These 4 ingredient Banana Dog Treats are a healthy gluten-free dog treat for your puppy! Easy to make soft or hard for a homemade dog treat. Follow along on our reel for a step-by-step video.
Ingredients for banana dog treats
3 1/2 cups oats
3 medium bananas
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 Tablespoon flax seed or chia seeds, optional
Instructions
1. Mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl.
2. Place 2 1/2 cups of the oats in a food processor and grind until it has a flour-like consistency. Place the ground oats in the large mixing bowl.
3. To the mixing bowl, add the remaining 1 cup of whole oats, cinnamon, and flax seed if using. Mix to combine. Add additional oats if the mixture is too wet, and banana, honey, or water if it is too dry. You want the dough to hold together but not be sticky or wet.
4. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly dust the surface with flour or additional ground oats. Roll out the dough to approximately 1/4" thick.
5. Using your desired cookie cutter, cut out the treat shapes and place them on a silicone baking mat or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
6. Bake treats at 350F for 15 minutes. Turn off the oven, leave the cookies inside, and let them sit for two hours. This will make the cookies crunchier. For soft cookies, remove them after 15 minutes to cool at room temperature.
Notes
Store soft treats in an airtight container, kept in the refrigerator, for up to 2 weeks. Hard treats can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.
The number of treats will vary with the thickness of the dough and the size of the cookie cutter. This makes 16 treats that are 2″ bones.
Ground flax seeds are completely optional but a great healthy ingredient to add as they provide fiber and are anti-inflammatory. Talk to your vet for more information. Chia seeds are another great addition.
Any type of oats that you have should work well.
Recipe from Three Olive Branches
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