Crunchy pumpkin and peanut butter dog treats! These five-ingredient homemade dog treats are ready in 45 minutes.Next time, make them some pupcakes!

I prepare a lot of snacks for people, but we should never forget about our four-legged companions, who also deserve food!

I guarantee that these pumpkin and peanut butter dog treats will make you the most popular person at the dog park.

When you don’t have any whole wheat flour on hand but still need to make some snacks for your beloved floofers, these crispy peanut butter pumpkin dog treats are ideal.

I’ve been making them for years, and the recipients are always ecstatic!

Tips for making pumpkin peanut butter dog treats

Prepare your oats by grinding them. They don’t need to be ground to a fine powder like flour (though you may if you like), but a food processor or grinder of some type to achieve a blend of whole and powdered would suffice.

2 cups coarsely ground oats.2 cups ground oats, so you’ll finish up with a little less than you planned. It varies on how finely ground the oats are, but I generally find that 2 cups of whole oats provides 1 12 cups of flour.After pounding your oats, measure them.You want 1 1

Make use of natural peanut butter. Dogs’ stomachs are more delicate than ours, so we want to be sure we’re feeding them only the finest, most natural foods.

Conventional peanut butters may include harmful ingredients such as hydrogenated oils, sugar, and corn syrup.

Most essential, be certain that the peanut butter does not include the harmful sweetener xylitol.

A kind of peanut butter produced exclusively for dogs is much better than natural peanut butter!

NOT canned pumpkin pie, but canned pumpkin puree.This cannot be overstated. Pumpkin pie filling mix is not beneficial for your dog, so make sure you use just pure pumpkin puree with no preservatives.

I have cans of Libbys 100% Pumpkin on hand, but any brand with pumpkin as the sole ingredient would suffice.

I whisk the egg until smooth, then use a spatula to fold in the oat mixture.puffed riceFold together the wet and dry ingredients using a spatula. I always whisk the pumpkin before using it.

You have the option of rolling the dough on a lightly floured surface or not. I get comparable results when I just push the dough onto a nonstick baking surface with a spatula and eyeball it.

A floured surface will reduce stickiness, but if you’re in a hurry or don’t have any flour on hand, it won’t be the end of the world. Plus, your dog doesn’t really care whether they look great, you know?

Don’t attempt to find really intricate cookie cutters. This isn’t sugar cookie dough with razor-sharp lines, so avoid using detailed cookie cutters.

They do not spread when baked, so they will remain in whatever form you create them in.

Are pumpkin treats good for dogs?

In moderation, yes!

Pumpkin is high in vitamins A, C, and E, as well as minerals such as iron and potassium. Pumpkin is also beneficial to your dog’s digestion due to its high soluble fiber content.

But, like with anything else, moderation is key.

How big should I make the treats?

You may create them large or little, depending on your preferences (and the size of the dog you’re treating). If you don’t want to mess with cookie cutters, you can just roll out the dough and slice it in rows to produce square cookies of any size.

Because, once again, your dog doesn’t mind if it’s in the form of a bone or a heart. We care, but they don’t. They just want delectable morsels.

How do you store homemade dog treats?

For this preparation, the best way to keep them is in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for no more than 1-2 weeks.

If you wish to create a batch for Future You, you may freeze them for up to 3 months.

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