27 MARCH 2019
These soft dog treats are so easy and so versatile. Sub the applesauce for mashed banana if you like! These require silicone baking molds, which you can easily find on Amazon. Here are some pictures of the ones that I used. Baking time varies — the large molds can take 40-50 minutes, but the small ones are quick — around 20-25 minutes.
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup pure pumpkin NOT pie filling
- 1/2 cup creamy, all natural peanut butter WITHOUT Xylitol
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup flour (I use AP, but you can use brown rice flour for GF)
- 1 cup oat flour (or oats pulsed in food processor)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 Tbl honey
NOTES
STORAGE: These should be stored in the fridge -- not your countertop cookie container. If it will take longer than a week to finish, I vacuum seal mine and place in the freezer until my dog is ready for the "second half". I let defrost entirely before giving them to him. A freezer bag with most of air pushed out works well too!
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 325F. Grease baking molds with cooking spray -- or if they're larger molds, you can brush melted coconut oil in them.
- Mix pumpkin, peanut butter, applesauce, egg, and honey until well combined. A whisk works great.
- If you don't have oat flour, just take old fashioned or quick oats and put them in a food processor quick until floury. Mix oat flour, AP (or brown rice) flour, and baking powder together.
- Add dry into wet until well combined. Grease molds (pictured above) and spoon batter into molds. Using a spatula, take care to fill precisely and scrape away excess.
- Place silicone baking molds on sheet tray and bake in oven at 325F for 20-40 minutes depending on the size of the mold. To test done-ness, poke treat while in mold with fork or finger -- it should sort of spring back. It will be totally set and not "watery" at all.
- Once done, pull tray out. Let cool for a few minutes, then treats should pop out of mold easy-peasy. Let cool completely before letting pups dig in -- I know, it's hard!