Vegetarian Bird Suet Recipe

There are many species of birds that especially like suet: woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches are a few that come to mind.

The suet cakes you purchase in the supermarket are made with animal fat as a base. If you’re a vegetarian like me, you may have looked for vegetarian suet, only to be disappointed.
Well, fortunately making your own bird suet is extremely easy and quick. The birds really seem to go for this recipe.

I usually make a half-recipe.

1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 cup shortening
2 cups quick cook oats
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar

1. Melt the peanut butter and shortening over low heat (they melt very quickly).

2. Add remaining ingredients (I do this while still on the heat)

3.Spoon into molds (I saved the square plastic molds that the store-bought suet comes in, but you can be creative with just about anything. A half-recipe makes enough to fill two molds from store-bought suet.)

4. You can either let it cook at room temperature or put them in the refrigerator.