Fruity Stuffed Walnut Shells

Apple and Walnuts
Walnut shells are the best for serving treats. A macaw favorite not only for eating out of, but for destroying afterwards. They also make an easily held foot treat for medium birds and the perfect small bowl for our little ones.
19 Jan

Fruity Stuffed Walnut Shells

Kathy LaFollett Recipe

This recipe requires empty half walnut shells. I just save all the shells discarded by Butters and Snickers. You can wash them, rinse well and then dry in the sun or on a cookie sheet at 200 degrees for just a few minutes. Doesn't take long.

  • 2 Tablespoons of crushed pellets
  • 1 Tablespoon of mashed blueberries
  • 1 Teaspoon Natural apple sauce (or minced/crushed apple)
  • 1 chopped stem of Lemon Thyme

Mix all three ingredients to a paste consistency. Amounts may need to be varied to achieve paste consistency, blue berries are juicier at different times of the year, and walnut shell sizes vary.  This particular ratio gives a nice consistent paste.

Spoon into walnut shell halves. Serve

Author

Kathy LaFollett

Kathy LaFollett

I am a Companion Parrot Advocate™, Author, Speaker and Humorist. I'm also Felix's Mom. Which is to say, as a companion parrot parent, knee deep with 8 parrots in the house, I get it. Through humor and Felix's Ambassadorship, I share the full experiences and struggles of parrots.


I adore them. I am obsessed with what they bring into a home and how much we can learn from them. I weave science, humor, behavior, husbandry and antedoctal experience into my books, online articles, seminars and videos. This is my passion, and my obsession.

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