Healthy Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Treats
This is a simple ingredient, zero BS, oven-baked treat your dog will literally drool over. These are treats to be given intermittently, not as a meal.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Natural peanut butter (AVOID XYLITOL)
- 3 tbsp Coconut oil
- 2 1/2 cups Unbleached flour (or oats/almond flour)
- 1 cup carrots (shredded)
- 1 whole red delicious apple (shredded)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. In a blender or processor, puree your baby carrots and apple (cut into slices first, without core and seeds).
- Add in coconut oil and peanut butter until blended smooth (if you need to add a little water for consistency, this is OK to do).
- In a large bowl, add the flour and baking powder and mix before pouring in wet ingredients. Incorporate until the batter becomes dough-like. Add a little more water if needed (try not to use more than 1/2 cup of water for entire recipe). The consistency should be that of dough.
- Begin by taking a small amount, or however much can be pressed into the silicone molds without overfilling them (these babies will rise a little in the oven). If you aren't using molds, I advise to roll the dough into quarter sized balls and pressing them gently with your fingers (not flattening them completely).
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on desired crunchiness. These treats will be subtly soft on the inside, but if you want them crunchier, leaving them in the oven longer is your best bet (just watch that you don't burn them).
- Allow to cool completely before storing in an air-tight container for up to 7 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.