Homemade Holiday Dog Treats
Dec | 21 | 2020The holidays are all about spending time together with your extended family. So why not make some time for your furry and four legged loved ones as well? We thought that spending time in the kitchen with your immediate family or maybe virtually with friends & family who can’t be physically with you, while cooking and baking some treats for your pups, would be a great way to bring you + your family + Beest, close and bonded for the holidays!!
We listed some fun holiday AND non-holiday homemade treat ideas for you to make for your pups this season.
Sweet Potato Jerky
- 1 sweet potato.
- Preheat oven to 250.
- Wash sweet potato and cut lengthwise - think french fries.
- Place on cookie sheet in single layer.
- Bake for at 250 for 3 hours or until chewy
Cranberry Dog Treats
- 1 cup fresh Cranberries
- 1 cup Apple Sauce
- 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 cup Milk
- Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet
- Puree cranberries and mix with apple sauce, combine milk, cinnamon and whole wheat flour until dough is well mixed.
- Knead dough into ball and roll onto a heavily floured surface 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookie cutter of your choice.
- Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until browned at the edges.
- Cool and refrigerate.
Chicken & Rice Bites
- 1 cup diced chicken (or substitute other meat)
- ½ cup rice (cooked & mashed)
- 3 tablespoons rice flour
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 egg
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix ingredients together and put into silicone molds.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Keep refrigerated.
Cheesy Biscuits
- 2 cups brown rice flour
- 1 cup of cheddar cheese
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Preheat oven to 250.
- Combine flour and cheese then add water and oil to make a stiff dough.
- Roll on floured surface to ⅜” thick. Stamp with your favorite cookie cutter and place on cookie sheet.
- Bake for 2-2 ½ hours until golden brown.
Gingerbread Dog Cookies
- 1 cup molasses
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger or one tsp. of dried powder ginger
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine the molasses, honey, water, and oil in the medium bowl. In the large bowl mix the flour, the baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.
- Divide this dough in four balls, wrap each ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 - 5 hours, or you can freeze them for 1 - 2 hours (just don't let them get solid).
- Lightly flour your surface and roll the dough out into about 1/4" thickness, cut the dough out into fun shapes, such as Gingerbread men, with a cookie cutter.
- Bake for 20 - 25 Minutes, until the cookies start to get brown.
Peppermint Pinwheel Dog Treat
- 1 medium overripe banana
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tbsp. honey
- 3 tbsp. liquid coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp peppermint flavoring
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1 /2 + 1/4 c. oat flour
- 1/4 c. roast carob powder
- Optional: Natural red food colour
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a medium bowl, mash the banana. Beat together with eggs, coconut oil, honey, cinnamon & baking powder. Stir in 1 1/2 c. oat flour.
- Divide dough into 2 portions, approx. 1 cup each. Add 1/4 carob powder to one portion and 1/4 c. oat flour to the other.
- Roll out each dough separately to approx 3/8" thick, stack dough layers on top of one another. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Wrap in plastic wrap.
- Place on cookie sheet. These will not spread much, so they can be placed fairly close together. Bake for 13 - 17 minutes.
Whether your spending this holiday seaon with family, friends, or just you + your beest, remember that it's about making memories and having fun. We wish you & beesties a happy, healthy, warm holiday!
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