Sweet Potato Bird Treats

Name: Sweet Potato Bird Treats
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 80
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters diced apples; 1 banana; 355 milliliters quick-cooking oatmeal, corn flakes, granola, or similar cereal; 237 milliliters frozen mixed vegetables, thawed; 118 milliliters raisins; 1 large sweet potato

Sweet Potato Bird Treats requires roughly 40 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 80 servings with 10 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up apples, raisins, similar cereal, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegan diet.

Instructions

Pierce the skin of the sweet potato several times with a paring knife or skewer.

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Sweet Potato

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Skewers

Knife

Place into the microwave, and cook on High power until the potato is tender, 5 to 9 minutes, turning the potato over halfway through cooking. When done, allow to cool until cool enough to handle.

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Potato

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Microwave

Peel the potato and place into a large mixing bowl.

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Potato

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Mixing Bowl

Add the vegetables, banana, raisins, apples, and oatmeal.

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Vegetable

Oatmeal

Raisins

Apple

Banana

Mix using an electric mixer on high speed until the vegetables have been reduced to tiny pieces and the mixture is thoroughly combined. If the mixture is too dry, add a little water until soft enough to roll into balls.

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Vegetable

Water

Roll

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Hand Mixer

Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper.

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Baking Sheet

Roll the mixture into marble-sized balls and place onto baking sheet. Feed Polly a couple now, then place the baking sheet into the freezer, and freeze solid. Once frozen, remove treats from parchment paper and store in a resealable plastic bag. Defrost treats before serving.

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Roll

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Baking Paper