Healthy Grain-Free Dog Treats
Servings: 1 batch
Simple, easy and truly healthy. Unlike the industrial garbage sold in shops under the guise of 'natural'.
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Ingredients
- 80 g pumpkin purée or Make your Own - see RECIPE NOTES below)
- 70 g smooth peanut butter
- 50 g coconut flour or Tesco Finest Organic Coconut Flour (U.K. only)
Instructions
- line oven rack(s) with non-stick parchment paper.
- combine liquid ingredients, stir in flour, and knead until smooth.80 g pumpkin purée, 70 g smooth peanut butter, 50 g coconut flour
- dust silicone mat with a little flour, spread out a piece of dough, cover with cling film, roll out to approximately 5mm thickness, and cut desired shapes - it's easier to use 1/4 dough at a time.
- pre-heat oven to
130 °C static. - bake 35-40 mins (depending on whether you want crunchy or slightly soft treats).
- if baking double batch, swap top/bottom racks half way through and add 10-15 mins baking time.
- open oven door fully and leave in situ until cool.
- store in airtight container at room temperature (fully dry), or refrigerate (if slightly soft).
Notes
Make your own Roasted Pumpkin Purèe:
Slice fresh pumpkin, remove seeds and filaments, and bake skin-down at 200°C until soft (30-40 mins). Discard skin and blitz until smooth using a food processor or blender. Divide into 80g portions and freeze.
I use my Braun Stick Blender (U.S. option HERE). It is the only one that has truly controllable speed rather than pre-sets.
You can buy pumpkin purèe if you prefer. I've only found one brand that sells Pure Pumpkin Purèe: America's Finest (U.S. alternative HERE)
Alternative to roasting:
You could also boil the pumpkin (or other veggies) instead of roasting. Drain well and leave to cool in the colander (so residual moisture evaporates) before blitzing to a purée.
Other Flours:
You can replace coconut flour with up to 90g lupin flour (U.S. option HERE), or up to 120g Chickpea/Gram flour. Exactly how much will depend on the density of your peanut butter and how much remaining moisture is in your purée.
Peanut Butter:
Of all the different brands I've tried, Whole Earth Organic Smooth Peanut Butter is my favourite because it is firmer, contains less oil and has fewer carbs. If using a different brand, scoop up only the dry part, avoiding any surface oil. If your peanut butter is quite runny/oily, you'll probably need more flour, and the biscuits might turn rancid in a short space of time due to the oil.
Weigh ingredients with scales:
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Nutrition
Serving: 1batch | Calories: 657kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 26.5g | Fat: 49g
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