Birdie Bars
Lorraine Wade


As Lorraine pointed out to me, since these bars have sugar added, they are best given as a special treat instead of a regular element of your bird's diet. But, you'll probably end up eating a few if you make them with sugar--so they won't go to waste!


BIRDIE BARS

INGREDIENTS

3 ounces uncooked quick oats
3 ounces TOTAL other cereals: Shredded wheat crumbled Grapenut cereal
1 cup evaporated skim milk
1 cup applesauce (no sugar added)
1/2 cup reduced calories margarine,
melted 1 cup TOTAL of the following mix: Chopped nuts (unsalted) Raisins dates dried fruit
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda

PREPARATION Preheat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, combine cereals; add other ingredients & mix well. Spray 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Bake for 30 minutes (until tester inserted in centre comes out clean). Remove from pan and let cool on rack. Cut into 16 bars Wrap each bar in plastic and freeze.

Break one bar in pieces appropriate to bird size!


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