Who would not like to spoil their canine? These crunchy, blueberry canine treats made with peanut butter and oats will change into your canine's new favourite cookie!
I made these canine biscuits on a whim. I used to be cleansing out the freezer to load up on recent berries and located a bag of blueberries from final yr. Our canine, Melly, loves this one type of crunchy blueberry deal with that's exhausting to seek out, so I assumed it could be enjoyable to make her some. She LOVES them. (They scent so good that we really tasted them. They style fairly good, however are type of dry and crumbly, like a Milk Bone deal with.)
I like with the ability to give my canine treats with recognizable components. I do know what's in them, so I do know she is not being fed rubbish. I additionally love how a lot she LOVES them. Melly will sing for her treats!
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🥘 Ingredient Notes
- Blueberries (if they're frozen, you may also add the juice from the bag) - optionally, you should utilize dried blueberries however you'll need so as to add extra liquid
- Oats - (I like to make use of Previous Original Oats)
- Entire Wheat Flour (I normally buy King Arthur Flour - Common Entire Wheat and White Entire Wheat each work. Within the retailer, you must be capable to discover it for below $5 a bag - costs on-line are a bit of excessive proper now!)
- Eggs
- Peanut Butter - Just be sure you discover a type of peanut butter that doesn't have any synthetic sweeteners like xylitol in it - that's poisonous to canines.
- Floor Cinnamon
- Non-obligatory: Kosher salt - we use salt as a result of we generally style them. (These treats are apparently very fashionable with toddlers!)
- Heat Water
🍽 Gear Wanted
- a stand mixer
- a rubber spatula
- cookie cutters (I like to make use of these bone-shaped ones from Amazon.)
- a baking sheet (I like these as a result of they
- a non-stick baking mat or parchment paper
🥣 How you can Make Them
These canine treats are very easy to make and your canine will love them!
First, preheat your oven to 350°F.
Then, add your blueberries to your mixing bowl. If you're utilizing frozen blueberries, smash them round a bit of with the mixer. (Image 1) It will assist break the large blueberries up into smaller items and mash a number of the juices out. If you're utilizing recent or dried blueberries, give them a tough chop in order that they're simpler to include within the dough.
Subsequent, add your oats and blend them up with the blueberries. (Image 2 - 3)
Lastly, add the remainder of your components - flour, eggs, kosher salt, peanut butter, and cinnamon. (Image 4)
Combine collectively till all the things is generally mixed - will probably be a bit dry and crumbly. (Image 5)
Now, add about ⅛ cup of heat water to the dough and blend till it sticks collectively in a ball. If the dough nonetheless appears dry, proceed including heat water in ⅛ - ¼ cup increments. (Image 6) (My blueberries have been frozen and launched a bunch of liquid once they defrosted, so I solely added ⅛ cup of water. In case your blueberries are recent, you might want as much as ½ a cup of water. If you're utilizing dried blueberries, you'll positively want so as to add at the least ½ a cup of water. Ideally, you need the dough to be like a pasta dough or sugar cookie dough - stiff however moldable and never runny and sticky.)
Subsequent, flour a clear floor to roll out your dough with a rolling pin (or a bottle of wine - nobody right here is judging.) (Image 7) Roll it out to about ½ an inch thick. It would not must be good, however you do not need to make these actually skinny or they may burn. Should you make them a bit of too thick, you may get away with simply cooking them for a bit of longer.
Then, minimize out your treats utilizing your favourite cookie-cutters. (Image 8 - 9) Should you do not need to use a cookie-cutter, you may also use a pizza cutter or sharp knife and simply minimize 1 x 1-inch squares or 1 x 2-inch rectangles.
Place your cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat. They do not must be spaced too far aside as a result of they will not actually increase, however they may stick collectively if they're touching. (Image 9)
Bake within the oven at 350°F for 40 minutes, till the biscuits are exhausting/crunchy.
Let the treats cool for a couple of minutes after which let your pup strive them out!
Melly positive loves them!
🙋♀️ Continuously Requested Questions
🍴Recipe Variations
You may change blueberries in these treats with all types of issues. You can also make:
- canine treats with canned pumpkin
- canine treats with applesauce
- canine treats with cooked and mashed candy potato
Let me know what canine deal with mixtures you strive!
🍳 Serving Recommendations & Makes use of
Serve these treats as usually as you'll give your canine an everyday exhausting biscuit - not too many, however be certain they're fortunately spoiled 😉
Melly weighs someplace round 45 kilos and he or she normally will get 2 or Three of those a day. (I am positive she would fortunately settle for extra if we provided!)
🥫 Storage/Shelf Life/Reheating
Retailer these treats in an air-tight container. They're actually crunchy, so so long as they don't seem to be uncovered to moisture, they need to final a very good whereas. (I wish to freeze half of the batch since I solely have one canine and he or she will not undergo them that shortly.)
✏️ Useful Suggestions
- Attempt to not over-roll or over-mix your dough. It should lose a few of its stretch and be exhausting to work with for those who overwork it. (It should begin to get that pizza dough spring again the place you roll it out and it shrinks again up 😉 )
- These treats would make an ideal canine birthday reward!
- Ensure to discover a peanut butter that doesn't have any synthetic sweeteners like xylitol in it - that's poisonous to canines.
- Check out totally different variations of shapes and cookie sizes - I like to make use of these cookie cutters from Amazon. They arrive in a set of 5 and I normally use the center dimension - it's about Three ½ inches lengthy.
🐶 Attempt These Different Nice Canine Pleasant Recipes
- Do-it-yourself Canine Meals
- Pupkin Spice Pumpkin Canine Treats
- Prompt Pot Do-it-yourself Canine Meals
- Peanut Butter and Banana Canine Treats
- Frozen Peanut Butter and Bone Broth "Pupsicles"