My Crunchy apple raisin suet cake recipe is the topic today. Today, My backyard birds devour suet cakes, so I started making my own. There are lots of fights at the feeders over this peanut butter suet cake recipe. So, if you are a backyard bird watcher and want to keep birds at your feeders, make this crunchy treat for your feather friends.
Furthermore, Suet cakes are a great source of heat and energy for birds. Especially, during the winter months when insects and berries are scarce. I have purchased commercial suet cakes, but the birds seem to prefer my homemade suet cakes. If I have both a DIY suet cake and a commercial suet cake out at the same time, the birds prefer mine. So, I have created tons of recipes for them. Crunchy apple raisin is the flavor of the day.
Crunchy Apple Raisin Suet Cakes:
- 1 cup chopped raisins
- 1 cup chopped dried apples
- 2 cups of quality bird seed ( I use Royal Wing Birdwatchers Banquet from Tractor Supply)
- 1 cup of oats
- 1 cup lard
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- containers to mold your mixture (container should be at least 5 x 5 so it will fit into a suet cage)
- Melt 1 cup of lard in a pot, and than allow it to harden.
- Melt melt the lard a second time and allow it to harden again. You can add more lard here if you don’t think you have enough for your mixture.
- Melt the lard again, and add the cup of crunchy peanut butter.
- Next, mix your dry ingredients thoroughly, and than add your melted lard and peanut butter to your dry ingredients. Stir the mixture well.
- Pack the mixture into your containers. ( I spray my containers with Olive Oil to ensure an easy removal.
- Freeze or place your container in your refrigerator for several hours.
- Last, remove the suet cakes from your containers and store in a freezer bag in the freezer or refrigerator until you need them. (I mark my bags with the type of suet cake that I’m storing. For example, Crunchy Apple Raisin).
Some of the birds that visit my suet feeders are:
- Woodpeckers
- Mockingbirds
- Northern Flickers
- Carolina Wrens
- Tufted Titmouse
- European Starlings
- Downy Woodpeckers
- Hairy Woodpeckers
- Pileated Woodpeckers
- Black-capped Chickadees
Finally, check out my carrot raisin suet cake recipe before you leave. It’s another favorite of my backyard birds. You may also like All About Bird Foods.
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