5 Fall Inspired Pet Friendly Treat Recipes

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Today marks the first day of Autumn! It’s safe to start drinking pumpkin-spiced lattes and eating apple cider donuts. But what about your pup? What are some safe things for them to eat during the Autumn season? We have five fall seasonal treat recipes for you to cook up for your pup! It’s a win-win situation, your house will smell delicious and your dog will be extremely happy to clean up any mess that may fall on the floor. 

Turkey & Oatmeal Dog Biscuits: 

Ingredients Needed:

  • 1 ½ cups of shredded turkey Homemade Dog treats

  • 1 cup of turkey broth

  • 1 ¾ cups of whole wheat flour

  • 2 ½ cups of dried oats

  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder

Prep & Cooking Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and line your cookie sheet with either parchment paper or grease

  2. In a bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients. Next, in a blender, pour the turkey and the broth in. Blend both ingredients together until it looks like baby food. Add the wet blended mixture to the dry ingredients and mix

  3. Lightly flour a surface on your counter and start kneading the dough. After that, you can roll the dough out and start cutting it into dog bone shapes or bite-sized balls, then place it on your cookie sheets.

  4. You will let these bake for about 25 minutes

As always, make sure that the treats are completely cooled off before letting your pup have one. These will be good for roughly six months if you freeze them, if not then they will probably last about 5 days in the refrigerator.

Apple Cheddar Dog Biscuits:

Ingredients Needed:

  • ½  cup of unsweetened applesauce Homemade Dog treats

  • ½ cup of cheddar cheese

  • ½ cup of dried oats

  • 1 ½ cups of whole wheat flour

  • 2 teaspoons of olive oil

  • 3 teaspoons of water

Prep & Cooking Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and either grease your cookie sheets or line them with parchment paper.

  2. In a large bowl, mix all of your ingredients together until combined. 

  3. Lightly flour a surface on your counter and start kneading the dough. Next, roll the dough out and start cutting it into any shape you like or bite-sized balls, then place it on your cookie sheets.

  4. Let these bake for around 25 minutes 

As always, make sure that the treats are completely cooled off before letting your pup have one. These will be good for roughly three months if you freeze them, if not then they will probably last about 5 days in the refrigerator.

Sweet Potato Slices:

Ingredients Needed:

  • 2 Sweet Potatoes

  • 1tablespoon of Olive Oil 

  • ½ teaspoon of cinnamon

Prep & Cooking Instructions:Homemade Dog treats

  1. Preheat your oven to 257°F and line your baking sheet with parchment paper or grease.

  2. Wash and peel your sweet potatoes, then dry with a paper towel. You do not want to leave the skin of the potato on because it is hard for dogs to digest and could cause a blockage. 

  3. Next, you will slice the potatoes anywhere from a ?-inch to a ¼-inch thick.

  4. Take all of your sliced potatoes and place them in a large bowl and add the olive oil and cinnamon. Toss the potatoes, making sure they are all coated in the oil and cinnamon. 

  5. Start laying your coated potatoes on your baking sheet, make sure that there is space between each slice so they aren’t touching each other. 

  6. You will bake these for anywhere between an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes. Cooking for an hour and a half will produce a softer treat. Where letting them cook a little longer will be a more crunchy treat.

As always, make sure that the treats are completely cooled off before letting your pup have one. These will be good for roughly six months if you freeze them, if not then they will probably last about 7 days in the refrigerator.

Frozen Peanut Butter & Banana Treat:

Ingredients Needed:Homemade Dog treats

  • 3 tablespoons of peanut butter. Be sure the peanut butter does not contain the artificial sweetener called Xylitol

  • 2 Bananas 

  • 3 tablespoons of coconut oil

Prep & Cooking Instructions:

  1. In a blender or food processor, start mashing the bananas until they are smooth. 

  2. Next, place the peanut butter and softened coconut oil into the blender or food processor and mix until the ingredients are smooth, almost liquid. If your peanut butter is a little thick, you can add some water to the blender.

  3. After the mixture is smooth, you will want to place it in a silicone mold. You can find tons of dog design molds on Amazon. 

  4. Lastly, place the mold into your freezer and let freeze for at least 3 hours. 

Once they are frozen, you can let them thaw for a couple of minutes or give them to your dog right away.  These will be good for roughly three months in your freezer.

Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Oat Balls:

Ingredients Needed:

  • 2 ½ cups of oatsHomemade Dog treats

  • ¼ cup of honey

  • 1 cup Pure Pumpkin (Do not use pumpkin pie filling - it can contain Xylitol) 

  • ½ cup of peanut butter. Be sure the peanut butter does not contain the artificial sweetener called Xylitol

  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Prep & Cooking Instructions:

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper

  2. Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl

  3. Take your mixture and roll individual treat balls, roughly about an inch to an inch and a half in size and start placing them on the baking sheet

  4. Place the treats in your fridge for an hour and a half then you can move them to a container 

These are extremely easy to make and don’t call for a lot of clean-up. The best part is you can enjoy one of these treats with your dog. They will last up to five days in the fridge. 

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