VEGETARIAN DOG TREAT RECIPE
I thought a meat free dog treat recipe without using liver or meat would make a nice change so I thought I’d try banana alongside peanut butter and honey to make recipe I call Banana Bombs! These dog treats are great, they have a hard crusty shell which makes them excellent to carry around but moist and bready inside and packed with flavour! Dogs love them!
After making them I took some with me while I went out dog walking. Ruffles the Lhasa apso loved his and I even got plenty of attention from other people’s dogs who could smell them in my bag. So that’s a big paws up for them already!
INGREDIENTS
2 Eggs, 2 Bananas, 200g (1 cup) of Peanut Butter, Squirt of Honey, 200g (1 cup) of Wholemeal Flour, 200g (1 cup) of Cornflour
Please note: Some ‘low sugar’ peanut butters use xylitol sweetener as a substitute. Avoid this as it’s harmful to dogs.
METHOD
Blend half tWe're going to need wholemeal flour, cornflour, honey, 2 eggs, 2 bananas and peanut butter!he liver, 2 eggs and a splash of milk.
Add two eggs, 200g (1 cup) of peanut butter, 2 chopped bananas and a good squirt of honey to a bowl!
Blend it till it's smooth!
Now add 200g (1 cup) of wholemeal flour!
Then add 200g (1 cup) of cornflour!
Mix the flours in with a fork then roll up your sleeves because you'll need to get stuck in with your hands to mix it all up!
Roll into little balls and place onto baking tray. Be quite firm when rolling them in your hands!
Preheat oven to 130°C (270°F) and then cook for 45 minutes. The buns above are now cooked and look brilliant!
Could you substitute unsulphured blackstrap molasses for honey ?
I have never even heard of that till now… but read this: http://canigivemydog.com/molasses
I would like to try the Banana Bomb recipe for my finicky Yorkie boy but would like to know what gluten free flour can I substitute for the cornflour and wholemeal? Can almond flour or tapioca flour or potato flour work just as well? What different ratio/grams/weight of the flours be compared to those you listed in original recipe?
Fantastic looking recipes, can’t wait to try them, thanks Jamie.
Well, I’m certain that I did something wrong, but stuck to the recipe but it was ridiculously wet and had to put over a cup more of flour to be able to use it. I followed the recipe and ingredients exactly. They are now in the oven. But I’m afraid as I added more flour I wasn’t sure how they would pan out so I managed to roll and make some in biscuits and half in the balls. Will let you know how they come out. But the dogs were happy to sit by me and lick the spoon!
How long do these treats keep, should I freeze them.
If frozen fresh, years.
Can you please clarify…is cornflour called corn starch in the U.S.? Can’t wait to try some of your recipes this weekend. Thanks!
I think so, yes. But cornflour is super finely ground. I know you can get Red Mill’s organic corn flour in the U.S. Take a look: http://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-Organic-24-Ounce/dp/B004VLVMOM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438848511&sr=8-1&keywords=corn flour
Thanks. Have used many Red Mill products!
I tried these today and our lurchers were sniffing around the oven as they were baking. Once cooled, they sat for these treats without even being told to! Tried one myself and thought they were pretty tasty too. Mine didn’t go brown – very light in colour but cooked through so if anyone else is concerned about the colour I wouldn’t worry as long as they’re cooked – if you’re no sure try one yourself before giving to the dog(s) 🙂
Dogs sitting when they haven’t been told too is what homemade dog teats are all about! Wait till you try liver cake, sardine oatcakes or the liver biscuits then you will really see good behaviour! From the paler colour, did you use plain flour to make them?
Hi there I was wondering what the shelf life of these would be?
I’m planning on being these for clients pooches nearer xmas x
I used regular wholemeal not strong wholemeal and I used medium cornmeal instead of cornflour – still worked like a charm. The dogs hound me while making them and once out the oven they’re even worse. They even start to hyper-salivate just before they get them 🙂
gonna try making banana bombs will it work with plain flour as picked it by mistake
Yeah, dont worry about it.