Treats are essential when you’re raising a pup. Not only are they a great way to bring joy to your furry friend, but they also are a huge help if you’re trying to train them. Here are a few quick and easy recipes that can be made from ingredients you probably already have!
Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Dog Treats
Recipe from It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken
Ingredients
1 cup oats
⅓ cup of pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling!)
¼ cup natural peanut butter
Instructions
Grind up the oats to make an oat flour.
Blend all ingredients in a food processor
Roll the dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape them into treats.
Place the treats on a baking tray and bake at 300 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
Frozen Berry Yogurt Treats
Recipe from Bigger Bolder Baking
Ingredients
Chopped strawberries (fresh or frozen)
Blueberries
Plain, unsweetened yogurt
Instructions
Distribute your ingredients evenly into a mold (a popsicle mold or ice cube tray will work!).
Place in the freezer and grab one when you need it!
Banana Carrot Treats
Recipe from Heavenlynn Healthy
Ingredients
1 ripe banana
2 carrots, grated
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 cup buckwheat flour
Instructions
In a small bowl, mix 1 tbsp. chia seeds with 3 tbsp. water and let sit for 10 minutes to thicken.
Peel and mash the banana.
In a large bowl, mix coconut oil, buckwheat flour, carrots, banana and chia seed mixture.
Add more buckwheat flour as needed if the mixture is too sticky.
Roll the dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape them into treats.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15-20 minutes.
Peanut Butter Vanilla Dog Biscuits
Recipe from AllRecipes
Ingredients
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cornmeal
½ cup rolled oats
1.5 cups water
½ cup canola oil
2 eggs
3 tbsp natural peanut butter
2 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cornmeal and oats in a large bowl.
Make a well in the center of the flours and mix in water, oil, eggs, peanut butter and vanilla.
Roll the dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape them into treats.
Bake at 400 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
Choose-Your-Own-Flavor Biscuits
Recipe from Buzzfeed
Ingredients
2 eggs
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 cups whole wheat flour
Flavors (this could be anything from banana to blueberries to carrots)
Instructions
In a large bowl, mix together eggs, applesauce and flour.
When the mixture becomes a dough, add your selected flavor ingredients.
Roll the dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape them into treats.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30-40 minutes.