Baking Dog Treats
 

I need help from the experienced bakers on the planet. I am a great cook but I suck suck at baking. I would like to make a healthy cupcake treat for my dogs. Obviously I dont want to use sugar but I do want to use;

pumpkin or sweet potato
hemp seed or flax seed oil (for health)
sugar free dried berries
sugar free cream cheese icing
whole wheat, oats, whole grains

I have a few dogs that have joint problems so I might add Glucosamine Chondroitin powder after mixing before baking. I'm not sure how to do this successful.

I'd like to get a few recipes that are yummy and healthy but also address a few health issues. When you must take a supplement everyday its much nicer in a treat.

funny you posted this I am making treats for the pack today or tomorrow..


Peanut Butter Goodness Dog Treats
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups white flour
1/2 cup peanut butter (all-natural or organic)
1 cup water
2 tablespoons oil
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Combine oil, peanut butter and water. Add flour, one cup at a time, forming a dough. Knead dough into firm ball and roll to 1/4 inch thickness.

Cut into 3 to 4 inch pieces. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.

Oh wow thank you! Do you have any others? Can I add flax seed? will that screw up the texture? Like i said I'm a novice baker.

I'm jazzed! I have all of these ingredients, so I'm going to make these today! How long do these keep, Sassy? (To give as gifts next week....)

Diva can you freeze cookies? Can you make the dough ahead and bake a day or so before you give them? You know much more about this then i do.

I don't think flax seed will be too much fiber. I wonder about a recipe I pull back the flour, add oats and flax seed. Anyone ever eat those Vootermans Flax Seed cookies? They are wonderful. My poodles goes ape shit over them. I'd love to make something sugar free and natural like these. In fact I don't think I've met a dog yet that didnt like them. I take care of dogs every day as my job. I don't give them the cookies a lot but you know how it is- "Ok, I'll give you ONE BITE!"

I use a lot of natural foods and herbs on my farm including with my pig and chickens. Sweet potatoes, certain oils, herbs. I make these yummy medicine balls for them using all kinds of stuff with grapefruit seed extract (antibiotic) fresh mints, parsley and spices that are natural anti inflammatory. I'd love to make treats using some of this on a regular or seasonal basis. As winter approaches I give my hens cod liver oil, baked sweet potatoes, even buy bulk ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and sprinkle it on stuff. wow i need a mega cookie or cupcake!

This is not exactly my old recipe buts it's close... most of this is in any kitchen pantry..



Low Fat Carrot Dog Treats
Ingredients:
1 med. banana (ripe, please)
1 c. shredded carrots*
1/4 c. unsweetened applejuice
1/8 c. water (maybe more, as needed)
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour (keep some handy for rolling)
1 c. rolled oats
Directions:
Start off by preheating your oven to 350 degrees, lightly spraying a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and sprinkling a little flour onto the surface your’re planning to use to roll out the dough.
In a medium bowl, mash up the banana and mix in the shredded carrots. To the carrot and banana, add the water and applesauce. Stir. Next, add the water and applesauce. Stir all of the ingredients together until they are thoroughly combined.
Using your hands, knead the mixture until a dough forms. Dump the dough onto the lightly floured surface that you prepared earlier. Roll it out until it’s about a half inch thick. Using a cookie cutter (bone shapes are fun!) or the rim of a small glass, cut into 3″ pieces. Place the pieces onto your lightly sprayed baking sheet.
Bake the dog treats for 25 minutes.
Before “serving”, let them cool completely. Here’s a tip that you may find useful: If your dog likes a little more crunch to his treats, then turn off the oven and let the treats cool there overnight.
This recipe makes about 24 low fat, healthy dog treats. My dog can eat them up pretty quickly, but they’ll actually last about 3 weeks, if stored in the fridge and up to 6 months, if you decide to freeze them.
*About the shredded carrots…I like to buy mine already shredded in the grocery, but if you do the shredding yourself, you should keep the skin on. That’ll add an extra nutritional punch to the recipe. Regardless of whether or not you buy them shredded or do them yourself, give the shredded carrots a rough chop before adding them to the recipe. The treats will come out better if they’re a little bit smaller.

THE Cookies!
 

Sachita -

My gf made my dog doggie cupcakes on his birthday. She found the recipe (and lots others) on the internet. I only give my dog all natural stuff, and of course I would prefer to give him a cupcake/cookie that is made for dogs (that humans can eat too...it was pretty bland, but the dog was good with it!)

Do you have a cupcake recipe?

Yes, will look for it and post it.

Peanut Butter Puppy Poppers

2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375'F. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix well. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Bake for 20 minutes on a greased baking sheet until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container.

Peanut Butter Hound Cookies
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil ( I use Coconut oil...healthy essential fat)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup wheat germ
3/4 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cups flour( Instead, I grind oatmeal and flax meal in the blender to make flour)
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp baking powder
Directions: Combine all ingredients and mix on low until well blended. Make into 1 tablespoon sized balls and place on un-greased cookie sheet. Flatten balls to 1/4 inch using tines of fork. Bake at 325°F for 15-20 minutes or until golden. Yields approximately 20 cookies. I add pumpkin to this, and sometimes I add egg.

If you are like me and can deal with the smell of liver cooking, some people cannot, your dogs will surely think Santa has arrived when they get a whiff of these cookies.

Oatmeal Liver Cookies

1 lb. of raw liver (chicken livers work and they are cheap)You could also add a 16 oz can of liver dog food in place of the liver if that is your preference.

1 egg, slightly beaten (keep the eggshell, you will add it into the mixture)

5 c. dry Quick Quaker Oats

2 heaping T. Flax Meal

warm water as needed

Mix egg and shell, liver and flax in a blender or food processor. Gradually add oatmeal alternately with warm water to the meat/egg. Mix until it is like a thick cake batter. Bake in a greased 8x11 pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cut in squares. Place in plastic bags and refrigerate. Can be frozen.

What isn't good with Nutella!!!!???

(Have you read the fat content in that yummy stuff?) :|

Ya know?
I coulda gone all month without hearin' that.

I'm going to spank You. :eyebat:

Here's a pretty good site for some pup recipes..
http://www.dogtreatkitchen.com/peanu...it-recipe.html


I have always heard that dogs cannot digest bread... I'm not sure if it is because of gluten or flour itself or what.

In the past, I have given the dogs more dehydrated treats.. like bean chips, etc. or sweet potato mashed into a yummy flavor and dehydrated them. I would make a "spread", and spread it out on layers in the dehydrator. I started doing this when I used to backpack a lot, as it was better and easier to pack loads of dehydrated healthy food than heavier stuff. They seem to like the crunchy bits and I could eliminate the flour etc that may disagree with them. I haven't had time to do good stuff for myself lately, much less the pups. :(

Some great ideas here! Thank you for the thread Sachita!!! :rrose:

wow I bet they love these!

They really do. :) I just realized I forgot to add the garlic in to the ingredients list. I usually throw a couple of diced whole garlic cloves into the mix, you can also add parsley if you do desire.

You're welcome Jess! kiss those sweet schnauzers

Dog biscuits are flour and many dog treats are some kind of weird gluten after product. I'm not saying its healthy. I give the dogs here plain biscuits, milkbones but even with that I don't get carried away. I think a cookie or muffin made with oatmeal or some quality grain but I think your idea about a "pup" roll up lol is excellent. I had an Excalibur but its not working right now. I have dehydrated sweet potatoes for them and apples. I eat these dried fruits I buy in a bag, sugar free and do you know they will gobble up dried cherries?

Let's keep exploring good healthy treats for the fur babies!

anyone give their dog whole raw carrots to nibble on?

I personally try to stay away from grains, flours, sugar etc for my foods and I also avoid feeding them to my dog, so he eats grain free kibble. I also give him raw carrots, chunks of apple on occasion, and I toss the ends of chopped raw veggies into his dish, such as the end of asparagus, cabbage cores etc. He loves this stuff. He also gets raw meat though. He is a happy guy. lol

oh my....right here in the dog treat aisle?

baking
 

Anytime I bake anything it ends up as a dog treat. hahahaha I'm good at grilling stuff though.

diva
 

Can I watch? Satan likes spankings.

opps i need more coffee.. i was going to say i dont give my dog treats for barking