5 Super Simple Homemade Treats Your Pup Will Love

Never Made Your Own Dog Treats Before?

No worries - these are so simple any hooman can make them.  My hooman is pretty busy, and tries to keep things pretty easy when it comes to my food and treats.  She doesn't have the time (or skill) for anything too complicated.  That's why treats are so yummy, and easy to make.  For my hooman, she's happy knowing all the ingredients that go into my treats.  My hooman tried not to feed me any grain, corn, soy, or poultry so these recipes should work for a variety of dog diets.  With 5 ingredients or less, you and your best pupper can feel good about these recipes.

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Baked Sweet Potato Fries

I love love love sweet potatoes!  My hoomans get dried sweet potato for me to eat, but that can take hours to cook yourself.  This is a quicker recipe for those hoomans who don't have 5 hours to slowly dehydrate sweet potato.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Sweet Potato
• 1 tbsp Coconut Oil (melted)
• Cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 425° F
2. Wash the sweet potato (peeling isn't necessary, but you can if you prefer)
3. Cut the sweet potato into evenly sized (fry shaped) pieces
4. Lightly coat with oil and cinnamon (this works best in a large bowl or even a sealed plastic bag)
5. Spread sweet potato pieces in a single layer on your baking sheet
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes, flipping the fries about halfway through
7. Be sure to let them cool before letting your pup chow down!

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Berry and Melon Fro-Yo Bites

You have to be careful when feeding your pupper fruits and veggies.  Despite what we'd have you believe, we can't actually eat anything.  Luckily, some of my favs are ok for doggos.  If your pup runs warm like me (thanks double coat) he'll enjoy these all year round.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Freeze Time: 6 hours
Total Time: ~6 hours

Ingredients

• 1 cup watermelon (seeded and peeled)
• 1 cup raspberries
• 5 tbsp plain unsweetened greek yogurt

Instructions

1. Mash watermelon and raspberries together in a bowl
2. Mix in greek yogurt 1 tablespoon at a time until you're satisfied with the consistency
3. Spoon mixture into ice cub trays
4. Freeze and enjoy

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Chilly Fall Pumpkin Bites

You might be noticing that my hooman makes me lots of frozen treats.  That's because they're both super quick to make, and because I'm a warm pupper.  My double coat keeps me pretty toasty all year, so I love something frozen to eat (or play with) even in the winter.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Freeze Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 6 hours, 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 can 100% pure pumpkin puree (Trader Joe's even sells organic pumpkin puree for ~$1/can)
• 1 cup plain unsweetened greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup unsalted, unsweetened peanut butter

Instructions

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a big bowl (we used an immersion blender, but you can mix things by hand as well)
2. Pour mixture into ice cube trays
3. Freeze and enjoy!

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Salmon & Sweet Potato Cakes

Great for pups who like a softer treat, to have as an easy break apart treat for training, or for pups who just love cake!  This recipe is a little more time intensive, but you pup will love every morsel of these cakes.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour + 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 can salmon (Whole Foods and Trader Joe's sell good quality canned salmon for a reasonable price)
• 1 medium sweet potato (baked) or sweet potato puree
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• Coconut oil for greasing the pan

                            Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 30° F
2. Stir together salmon, eggs, and coconut flour - leave to rest for 10 minutes
3. Mix the baked sweet potato into the mix
4. Lightly grease a 9×9 cake pan or 9″ pie plate with coconut oil
5. Scoop/pour mix into the pan
6. Bake for 60 – 70 minutes
7. Once cool slice into squares
8. If your pup likes an extra crunchy treat, put the pieces back into the over on low (~150 degrees) for 3 hours

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Banana Almond Schmackos

These soft, yummy, schmackos won't last a minute with your pup.  They taste similar to banana bread, and nobody would judge you for taking a bite or two (or more!).

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Egg
• 3/4 Cup Unsalted Unsweetened Almond Butter
• 1/3 of a Banana
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 350° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper

2. Mash the banana in a bowl

3. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix together until blended (batter should be thick and gooey)

4. Spoon batter in dime sized amounts onto your baking sheet

5. Bake for 10 minutes

6. Cool and enjoy!

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