Easy Homemade Peanut Butter & Pumpkin Dog Treats
These peanut butter and pumpkin dog treats are sure to be a hit with your pup, and are so easy to make! The perfect treat to make when you want to completely spoil your dog.
Ingredients
- 3 cups oat flour
- ⅔ cup canned pumpkin puree
- 4 tblsp creamy peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet or cookie sheet with a slipmat or parchment paper.
- Combine the pumpkin puree, peanut butter, and eggs in a medium-large bowl and mix until combined. In a smaller bowl, combine the oat flour and ground cinnamon and stir to combine.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the peanut butter/pumpkin mixture and stir until the dough is thick and dry. If the dough is too sticky, add a bit more oat flour until it easily comes together and is easy to manage.
- On a floured surface, roll out the dough to a ½ inch thickness and use cookie cutters to cut out the treats.
- Bake treats for around 30-40 minutes (depending on how crisp your dog likes them!), then remove them from the oven and allow them to cool for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a baking rack to cool completely.
- These treats are best stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for about a week, or for about 3 months in the freezer.
Notes
Important: Ensure that whatever peanut butter you use does NOT contain Xylitol. Xylitol is a sweetener that is highly toxic to dogs.
- Store these dog treats for 1 week, or freeze for 3 months. These cookies will keep for about a week in an airtight container, preferably in the refrigerator. If you don’t think you’ll get through them all in that time, I’d definitely recommend freezing them. They should be good for about 3 months in the freezer.
- Roll and slice your cookies to make the process easier. Instead of rolling out the dough and using cookie cutters to cut the individual cookies, roll the dough into a log shape, and place it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Then, just slice the log into ½-inch thick circles. Easy!
- Mix it up! These dog treats use pumpkin as the base but you could sub that out for banana or sweet potatoes if your dog prefers it. Feel free to also add small pieces of meat (bacon would be great!) to mix it up and make it an extra special treat.
- Make your own oat flour! Add rolled oats to a high-speed blender and blend on high, until the consistency turns to a powdery flour. (Don't over-blend!)
Nutrition
Calories: 42kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 10mgPotassium: 45mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 541IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.4mg
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