Merry Christmas! Hope you all are enjoying the holiday surrounded by your family and friends. This year we did a little traveling to see family...Christmas Eve in Tuscaloosa and Christmas Day in Odenville...and the pups wanted to send a gift along to their friends...Santa Fe, Daisy, and Max. So I figured homemade treats would always be appreciated...and what dog doesn't love peanut butter. I made a triple batch...since we were sharing.
Homemade Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats
adapted from Whole Foods Market
1 ripe banana, peeled
1 cup oat flour (whole wheat would work too)
2/3 cup rolled oats
3 tbs peanut butter
1 egg, beaten
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Put the banana in a large bowl and use a spoon or potato masher to mash it thoroughly. Add the oat flour, oats, peanut butter and egg; stir well to combine. Set aside for 5 minutes. Roll the mixture into 24 balls, using about 1 tbs of dough for each; transfer to a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use the back of a spoon or the heel of your hand to press each ball into a (1 1/2 to 2 inch) coin. Bake until firm and deep golden brown on the bottom, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely.
Note: It is best to store these in an airtight container in the refrigerator or in the freezer...just be sure to thaw before giving to your pup.
And a few holiday pictures of our dogs...
Emmy admiring the Christmas tree...
Poor Sampson wondering why I put a wreath over his head...
And Mermont really didn't get into the picture thing...
A Christmas Poem From the Dog
author: Unknown
Eyeing hydrants, digging holes,
Drinking from the toilet bowls...
Playing games of "tug-o'-war,"
Putting scratch marks on your door...
Rolling over, playing dead,
Getting dog hair on your bed...
Scaring folks who bring the mail,
Chasing cars, as well as tail...
Barking, begging, heeling, howling
And also, on occasion growling...
Romping through a field of grass,
Sneezing, snoozing, passing gas...
Sniffing everything I see,
Peeing on the Christmas tree...
Woofing, wagging, chomping, chewing...
These are things I sure love doing!
(But I'll try not to do that tree thing...)
Happy Holidays!
Having three canine kids myself, I really loved this post, Bo, and you KNOW I will be making those treats! The only thing my kids love more than peanut butter are banana. Quick question...how long do you think these will keep in the fridge? Hope you are enjoying your Christmas Day Eve. XO from Georgia.
ReplyDeleteBunny...I think they would keep for at least a couple weeks...probably longer...nothing in them would really go bad. Hope your having a good Christmas.
ReplyDeleteYour babies are gorgeous! Love Emmy's coat!. I hope they appreciate your home made goodies!... Bet they can put alot of kibble away!.
ReplyDeleteAwwww! Christmas cookies for dogs!!! What a sweet idea. I am going to make these for my little puppy. I'm sure she is going to love them. :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! :)
Sounds good. My dog is not a huge banana fan, but she loves pineapple. In fact the other day I thought she was trying to eat my pizza and it turned out she just wanted the pineapple off it. Hope you had a nice holiday.
ReplyDeleteHey Bo, Oliver here: Finally one of my mom's blogging friends thought about me!! I love bananas. I love peanut butter. I love treats. I think I'd love to be friends with your good looking puppies. I'm leaving lots of hints for my mom to make me these treats.
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Oliver
What beautiful dogs. I'm sure they are much more interested in the treats than in all the Christmas hoopla.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos and the poem. I've really been wanting to make my own dog treats. Pinning this one for after the holidays.
ReplyDeleteYour blog rocks! Will have to give these a try. Will be curious to see if Otis, who doesn't like bananas but loves PB, will eat them. He's getting pickier and pickier as he gets older!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos and the poem. Treats for our canine kids... love this. I know my canine kid will love this. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI love your series with dog food!great idea, such a niche in blogging:) I think you could make a dog-blog, with dog food:))I'm sure you've got plenty of ideas :)
ReplyDeletehugs !
have a great rest of the year!
J
ps. The dog carrol is amazing;)))
That was SO sweet! Your poochies are adorable! Sunny Bunny is a little tyke - she's a Yorkie....she'd LOVE the treats, but I'd have to make them MUCH smaller! Merry Christmas and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMy first holiday without our beloved lab. Missed Sadie so much - particularly when baking - where she was always at my side waiting for an "oops." Loved the Christmas dogs! Whether or not they felt like celebrating.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the best way to store dehydrated chicken? Also, how long will it last? I found you post very helpful. I bought a dehydrator and already made a batch of organic chicken and turkey jerky. I do not want to feed my dogs chicken from China. Thanks for your help. Please help me in making of dog boneshow to make dog bones.
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