Peanut Butter Blueberry Dog Treats for the dog that loves to be spoiled!
I made these dog biscuits on a whim. I found blueberries in the freezer as I was cleaning out the freezer to prepare for fresh berries.
Ruby and Callie, my two dogs, love a blueberry treat, so I thought it would be fun to make them some.
🐶 Can Dog's Eat Blueberries?
Over the years I’ve seen confusion about whether blueberries can be added to dog food. The good news is that blueberries can be added to dog food.
We can use fresh or cooked berries in dog food or treats. There are recipes for dog treats that use raspberries and blackberries besides blueberries.
Occasionally, dogs are picky eaters like humans and a small few puppies may not like blueberries. So their willingness to try a newly discovered food may need a little extra encouragement.
🥘 How to Make Peanut Butter Blueberry Dog Treats
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Makes: depends on size of doggy cookie cutter ( I got 35 treats )
- Skill: Easy
📋 Ingredient Notes
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Blueberries - When using frozen blueberries, you can also add the juice from the bag in your dog treats. You’ll need more liquid if you use dried blueberries.
Oats - (I like to use either Rolled Oats or the Old-Fashioned Oats).
Whole Wheat Flour - (King Arthur Flour - Regular Whole Wheat and White Whole Wheat are both good options. In the store, it will cost less than $5; online prices are high.)
Eggs - as always eggs serve as a binder to hold everything together.
Peanut Butter - Make sure that the peanut butter you buy contains nothing toxic for your dog, it’s always best to buy dog safe peanut butter. I always look at the labels to make sure the only thing in the jar is peanuts.
Ground Cinnamon - cinnamon enhances the flavor of your recipes.
Wheat germ oil - by adding wheat germ oil to your homemade dog treats you can provide a wide range of benefits for them.
If your dog doesn’t react to gluten, you can add whole wheat flour, wheat germ oil, or wheat germ to their dog treats and they will reap the benefits of wheat germ.
The nutrition in these healthy treats protects your dog from heart disease and cancer.
Honey - dogs can consume honey, as long as it’s in small amounts.
Olive Oil - Among the numerous health benefits of olive oil for dogs, besides being safe.
The major benefits include it’s good for your dog’s skin and coat, helps your dog maintain a healthy weight and improves the taste of your dog’s treats or food.
🥣 Supplies Used:
- Cookie Cutters: small circle (1 inch) and dog biscuit (3 ½ inch)
- Rolling pin
- Baking Sheet
- Medium-Size Bowl
- Silpat Mat or Parchment Paper
- Cooling Rack
- Air-tight Storage Container
📖 Directions: Peanut Butter Blueberry Dog Treats
Your dog will love these easy-to-make dog treats!
In a medium-size bowl, mix peanut butter and honey. Stir in the egg and olive oil. Add wheat germ oil and cinnamon. Add oats and mix.
Alternate flour and water, mixing to combine. When dough is like thick cookie dough, slice blueberries in half and fold into dough.
Place dough on a floured board, sprinkle with flour, and roll to ½” thick. Cutout shapes with cookie cutters.
Place treats onto baking sheets. If you create small circles and bone shapes, cook them separately as the baking times will vary.
Bake at 350° degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes (biscuits) and 20 minutes (small circles) or until golden brown and crisp.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Store in a Ziploc bag or covered container for 1 ½ weeks. These can also be stored in the freezer and thawed as needed.
Note: When your done give some our frozen dog treat recipes a try.
🐾 Tips for Success
- Your dough shouldn't be overworked or over-rolled. It will lose some stretch and be difficult to work with. (When you roll it out, it gets like pizza dough and shrinks back.)
- Dogs would love homemade dog treats for their birthday!
- Choose a peanut butter without artificial sweeteners like xylitol, they're toxic to dogs.
- Use different shapes and sizes - these cookie cutters from Amazon come in a set of five and I usually use the middle size, which is about 3 12 inches long.
🐕 Storing Peanut Butter Blueberry Dog Treats
Airtight containers are best for storing these. When you store them without exposing them to moisture, you should be able to keep them for a while. Since my dog doesn't eat them that fast, I like to freeze half the batch.
Store in a Ziploc bag or covered container for 1 ½ weeks. These can also be stored in the freezer and thawed as needed.
🦴 Serving Suggestions & Uses
These treats can be given to your dog like a regular hard biscuit - but not too often, and be sure to check them before giving them.
Callie weighs somewhere around 75 pounds and she usually gets 2 or 3 of these a day. Ruby weighs 20 lbs and gets ½ twice a day. Although they would both happily accept more!
Peanut Butter Blueberry Dog Treats Recipe
📖 Recipe
Peanut Butter Blueberry Dog Treats
Ingredients
- • 1 cup all-purpose flour
- • ½ cup oats
- • ⅓ cup blueberries
- • ⅓ cup smooth peanut butter
- • 1 egg
- • 3-5 tablespoon water
- • 2 tablespoon wheat germ
- • 1 tablespoon honey
- • 1 tablespoon olive oil
- • ½ tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- In a medium-size bowl, mix together peanut butter and honey.
- Stir in egg and olive oil.
- Add wheat germ and cinnamon.
- Add oats and mix together.
- Alternate flour and water, mixing to combine.
- When dough is similar to thick cookie dough, slice blueberries in half and fold into dough.
- Place dough on a floured board, sprinkle with flour, and roll to ½” thick.
- Cutout shapes with cookie cutters.
- Place treats onto a lined baking sheet. If you create small circles and bone shapes, cook them separately as the baking times will vary.
- Bake at 350° degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes (biscuits) and 20 minutes (small circles) or until golden brown and crisp.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
- Store in a Ziploc bag or covered container for 1 ½ weeks. These can also be stored in the freezer and thawed as needed.
Notes
* Allow to Cool Completely before storing.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
35Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 42Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 14mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 1g
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