Don’t buy your fur babies junk dog treats at the store, make these easy homemade dog treats in no time instead! They’re super simple three ingredient dog treats, and dogs love them!
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I kind of really love our animals. I am always careful to give them food and treats that they will not only enjoy, but that are good for them.
One of the easiest ways to be sure about what’s going in your pet’s treats, is to make them yourself. I don’t have time for crazy recipes, so I use this one. These homemade dog treats are simple, easy, and the dogs love them. Win, win, win.
DO YOU NEED A LICENSE TO MAKE AND SELL DOG TREATS?
In the US, most states will require you at minimum to have a business license in order to sell homemade dog treats. Find more information on that topic HERE.
CAN YOU USE REGULAR FLOUR TO MAKE DOG TREATS?
Some dogs, just like humans, actually have a sensitivity to wheat. While some recipes may call for regular baking flours, we like to make flour with oatmeal, like in this recipe, as it tends to be safest for a dog’s digestive system.
How to Make Homemade Dog Treats
Step 1: Gather your ingredients.
You will need:
- One ripe-ish banana
- 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter (make sure your peanut butter doesn’t contain xylitol)
- 1 1/2 cups of oatmeal
- Food Processor
- Dog Bone Cookie Cutter (this set is SO cute!)
- Rolling Pin
Step 2: Make your oatmeal flour.
To make your homemade dog treats, start by putting the oatmeal in the food processor. Let it do its thing for a minute at a time, until it’s turned into a fine powder, similar in texture to flour. Place the flour in a bowl and set aside.
Slice up the banana, and place it in the food processor with the peanut butter. Be sure your peanut butter doesn’t contain the ingredient xylitol, as it can be harmful to dogs. Let it run until it’s combined. You may have to use a spoon to scrape the edges of the food processor, and then let it run again.
Take a couple of tablespoons of the oatmeal “flour” you made, and set it aside. Slowly add the oatmeal flour to the food processor, while it’s running, a tablespoon at a time. Your food processor will most likely not like this, and will whine and groan, but it should be fine.
Step 3: Roll out the Homemade Dog Treat dough.
Sprinkle the oatmeal flour you set aside on a clean workspace, and on top of the ball of “dough” from the food processor. Use a rolling pin and roll it out until it’s about a quarter of an inch thick.
Step 4: Roll and cut out.
Use a cookie cutter to cut out cute shapes, or you can be lame and just cut out strips or something. I used a cookie cutter, because I’m not lame.
Poke each shape with a fork before sticking them in the oven.
Step 5: Bake.
Grease a baking sheet, and bake them at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Check them at 12 minutes, and if they’re starting to look too dark, remove them. They won’t ever get super hard and crispy, but they will get firm. After you pull them out of the oven, place them on a cooling rack to cool.
Once they’re cool, feed them to your puppy (or your baby, I mean, both my baby and the puppies were snacking!) and watch them go crazy!
WHAT ARE THE HEALTHIEST DOG TREATS?
The healthiest dog treats are always going to be ones you can make yourself at home. Recipes like this one, that use simple, natural ingredients are the best and safest option for your fur babies. Our dogs just love these homemade dog treats, and gobble them right up! They’re really quick to make, and I love knowing exactly what’s in the treats I give my dogs!
HOW LONG DO HOMEMADE DOG TREATS LAST?
This recipe for homemade dog treats will last, in a sealed container, for up to two weeks. It’s best if they’re stored in a cool, dry area to prevent mold from growing prematurely.
Want more dog DIYs?
- Homemade Leash/Treat Station – this is SO cute and easy!
- Dog Summer Boredom Buster – keep them busy and hydrated!
- 5 Minute Tug of War Toy – use recycled items to make this!
Homemade Dog Treats
If you have peanut butter, bananas, and oatmeal, you can make these homemade dog treats for your puppy! They're super simple and dogs love 'em!
Ingredients
- One ripe-ish banana
- 1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter (make sure your peanut butter doesn't contain xylitol)
- 1 1/2 cups of oatmeal
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350.
- Put your oatmeal in a food processor and let it process one minute at a time, until it's a fine "flour-like" consistency.
- Place the "oatmeal flour" in a bowl and set aside.
- Slice up the banana and add it and the peanut butter to the food processor.
- Let it run until it's combined. You may have to use a spoon to scrape the edges of the processor and let it run again.
- Set aside a couple of tablespoons of the "oatmeal flour".
- Slowly pour the rest of it into the food processor while it's running with with peanut butter and banana mixture.
- Sprinkle the reserved "oatmeal flour" onto a dry, flat surface.
- Roll out your homemade dog treats dough until it's about 1/4" thick.
- Use a cookie cutter (I used a dog bone shaped cookie cutter) and cut out the homemade dog treats and place them on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake them at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Check them at 12 minutes, and if they already look dark, pull them out.
- Let them cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Store in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Don't use a peanut butter that contains xylitol, as it's harmful to dogs.
- These will not get crispy, so don't over-bake.
- Store them in an air-tight container for best results.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 108Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 65mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 4g
We made the cookies and they are a hit!! Not too bad fir humans either. Kind of dry though and tasteless, lol. Oh well dogs like them.
I think my toddler ate more than the dogs did the last time we made them! Glad your puppies liked them!
My dogs love them and they are so easy to make. My husband tried them and he said they aren’t bad. I may have to hide them from my husband.
Haha! That’s awesome!
Best to store them in freezer, refrigerator, or pantry
ok thanks for the info we are acutally making them today hope my dog likes them
good thing to do during COVID-19
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you thank you thank you. Finally a recipe for a dummy like me. I’ll make a ton of these. Saves so much money.
What do you do if you don’t have a food processor?
You could possible use a blender. You just want to crush the oatmeal into a very fine powder, like a flour consistency.
You can use wheat flour
You might be able to, but I never have so I can’t recommend it =)
I used oat flour and my hand mixer. Still turned out great and all four dogs ate them up 🙂
You shouldn’t use wheat flour. They have bastardizes wheat to the point it is actually bad for you. That’s why so many people are sensitive to it.
So true! That’s why I use oat flour in this recipe. SO much better!
How long do these last?
We’ve kept them in the cupboard in a sealed container for two weeks before without any issue.
Do you have to use Quick oats or can you use the Rolled oats?
Either are fine, quick oats we’re just what I usually have on hand 🙂
I will make these as a special treat for my son and daughter-in-law’s dog Sophie, she flies with them from San Francisco to our home every year as it more economical than a dog sitter.
Oh how fun!!! I’m sure she will love them! =)
thanks wanted to know that to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I make these often for our 3 labs, for my grandson I add honey, and roll in confectioner sugar for small balls to snack on. Gods for a quick snack
So easy…..and I hate baking! I love that they’re so healthy for Roscoe! He’s a big fan!
Thank you!
How many of these can they have in a day? Our big guy gets lots of treats
I’m not sure! May check with his vet and see what they recommend =)
how many does this make???
Depends on the size of your cookie cutter. I always get at least 12.
Anyone else add a little water to this……man this is thick batter
Nope! Needs to be thick, or you’ll end up with gummy treats when they’re baked. And you want them crispy.
I’m going to try this recipe.. it looks yummy!
Thanks for pointing out about xylitol… I see many dog treat recipes with PB forgetting to mention this.
Absolutely! It’s important for our pups!
Important: Most peanut butters contain “added sugars” that is where the xylitol is!!!! There are only a few peanut butters, usually “natural” peanut butters, that DO NOT CONTAIN ZYLITOL!!!
Just so you know!!!
Correct! Which is why I included the warning. Thanks for the tip!
I use 2 eggs, 1 C peanut butter, 1 C pumpkin puree (not pie filling). Sometimes I’ll add fruit diced up, a few strawberries, bananas, or diced apple. I use enough of the oat flour to make it just a bit tacky. I am lame, so I just roll out and use a pizza cutter, but I also have a bad back, so I don’t have to stand as long either. I use the dog bone cookie cutters when I give as a gift, though. Another time saver I use is I roll out dough already on parchment paper. Then I just slide paper onto cookie sheet. I bake at 350° for 50 minutes, but I make them soft on purpose for my older 100 lb boxer, so I leave the dough about 3/4″ thick.
Sounds like a fun recipe! I’m sure the puppies love them!
Great recipe! It was a little crumbly, but that’s probably because I used crunchy pb. Instead of using a food processor, I used a vitamix and made the oat flour in that. Instead of blending the peanut butter and banana in a food processor, I mashed the banana up and then added the peanut butter and oat flour. I also halved the recipe. Super fun and easy! My puppy Violet is going to love them!
All the changes would probably explain the crumbliness – haha! I’m sure your baby will LOVE them!
Once again, my puppy will not eat homemade treats. I tried giving these to her every other day and she will not eat them. I put peanut butter on them with no success.
You tried! Some puppies are just picky haha
Since my two not spoiled yet nurtured…lol love raw carrots nubs, I plan to try tossing in abit
after running through processor and learn how that will turn out.
There’s no way I could know this, as a first-time pet owner website like yours really helped to gain knowledge about the topic that a person like me isn’t aware of. Thank you for sharing this. Keep Posting!