Showing posts with label treats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label treats. Show all posts

recipe: doggie fresh-breath treats

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Let's admit it, pups can be a little stinky sometimes. But don't we all want to enjoy those wonderful slobbery kisses? These tasty peanut butter and parsley treats, based off Pickles & Honey's recipe, will let your puppy munch away bad breath!

Because I wanted to use a cookie cutter (rather than just spooning out the batter), and because one of my dogs can't have gluten or dairy, I altered a few of the ingredients from the original recipe. The amounts here will make 25 - 30 treats.

Ingredients:

2 cups almond flour (or any other kind of gluten-free flour if you want your treats to be gluten-free; you can always use white or whole wheat flour as well. If you want to be able to use a cookie cutter, have some extra flour on hand too)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup all-natural peanut butter
1/2 cup diced apple (about one small apple)
1 cup nonsweetened almond milk (or any other kind of non-dairy milk. You can certainly use cow's milk as well, if you want)
1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley

Method:

Preheat oven to 375 F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, almond milk, and diced apple until creamy. Add in flour and baking soda. If you are going to just scoop out spoonfuls to make round treats, stick with 2 cups of flour. If you'd like to be able to roll the dough out and use a cookie cutter, add in extra flour, until the dough doesn't stick to your hands when touched. I used about an extra cup. Mix in chopped parsley.

Either scoop out spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet (if you're making round treats), or sprinkle a flat surface with flour and roll the dough out until it's about 1/2 inch thick (if you're using a cookie cutter). Cut out shapes (Petsmart and Walmart have doggie-themed cookie cutters!) and place on a greased baking sheet.

Bake for 20 minutes, until golden-brown and a knife comes out clean when inserted into the centre of a treat. Remove the baking sheet, and allow the treats to cool on a wire rack.






Look at this little beggar! My puppies gobbled down the treats as soon as they were cool; they loved the peanut butter and apple flavours, and the parsley made their breath quite lovely. Nice and sweet and fresh!

Enjoy!


peanut butter and carrot doggie birthday cake

Friday, March 15, 2013


Today was my darling puppy's first birthday! He got lots of presents and, of course, a birthday cake! I found this delicious recipe online for a peanut butter and shredded carrot doggie cake from the Brown Eyed Baker. The three dogs (my two pups and their best buddy) absolutely loved the cake - especially the peanut butter frosting!

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup natural peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
1 cup shredded or chopped carrots
1 egg

Method:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Spray an 8x4 inch loaf pan (best if you plan on cutting the cake into a bone shape!) or a 8 inch round cake pan. Whisk together the flour and baking soda, then add in the rest of the ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined. Pour batter into pan and bake for a little more than 30 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

Allow to cool and then flip onto a flat surface. Using a sharp knife, cut into a doggie bone shape and then frost the top with smooth peanut butter. This will make quite a decently sized cake, so it's good to share among pups or even cook in smaller portions (doggie cupcakes!).

It is human-friendly too if you want to join in the festivities, so enjoy!!
Proudly designed by Mlekoshi playground