Merlin & Mikeys' Majikical Treat Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 boxes jiffy cornbread mix, prepared as directed (or your favourite cornbread recipe)
• 1/4-1/2 cup fresh, frozen or leftover vegetables (no salted veggies - no !... onions, tomatoes, avocados)
• 1/4-1/2 cup fresh fruit or 1/4-1/2 cup frozen fruit, chopped (ie apples, oranges, bananas, pineapple, cherries, seedless grapes, coconut, dates, figs, raisins, cr) or 1/4-1/2 cup canned fruit cocktail, drained and rinsed well,paper towel dry
• 1/4-1/2 cup raw unsalted peanuts or 1/4-1/2 cup walnuts or 1/4-1/2 cup pistachios, shelled and chopped
• 1 hardboiled egg, chopped,finely crush the egg shell and add to mixture
• 1/2 cup cooked pasta
• 1/4 cup low salt cheese or 1/4 cup no salt cheese, chopped,grated or shredded

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 prepare cornbread as directed.
• 3 mix into the batter any combinations/ amounts listed or your parrots favourites using paper lined mini muffins tins or a greased 13 x 9 baking pan.
• 4 spoon in muffins tins/ pour batter into pan.
• 5 bake 10- 25 minutes- depending on pan method used, until golden.
• 6 cool on wire racks.
• 7 *bakingpan- cut into small bars and remove from pan.
• 8 on 2 baking sheets, place cooled bars or muffin cups in the freezer for 4 hours or until frozen.
• 9 wrap each bar in freezer wrap or foil, place frozen bars or toss muffin cups into plastic freezer bags.
• 10 remove and defrost any treat to be given.