Banana dog treats

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4.75 from 12 votes

Easy, homemade banana dog treats for your pup. Egg-free and only 4 ingredients!

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Dog Treats

Cuisine: Dog

Servings: treats

Calories: 27kcal

Author: Cheryl Bennett

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups oats // 180g
1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt I used 2% Greek yogurt // 75g
1 tbsp. chia seeds // 10g
1 medium ripe banana //110g mashed
1 - 2 tbsp. flour for rolling out

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C / Gas mark 4.
In a small bowl, stir chia seeds into yogurt. Set aside.
Add the 2 cups of oats to the bowl of a food processor and grind until fairly fine. (A few pieces of whole oat is ok, but not too many)
In a medium mixing bowl, combine mashed banana, yogurt with chia seeds and ground oats. Mix together with a sturdy rubber spatula or spoon until thoroughly combined. The dough will be stiff. You may have to knead the dough with the heel of your hand to incorporate the last bit of flour.
Light dust the counter or a work surface with flour, and using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to 1/8" thick and cut out treats with a 2” cookie cutter. (or use a small cookie scoop to portion treats, then flatten into a disk)
Use a cookie stamp to decorate, if desired.
Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, rotating tray halfway through baking time.
Cool completely before giving to your dog. Store treats in an airtight container in the fridge.

Notes

For EXTRA crunchy treats, increase bake time to 30 minutes.

You can use store-bought oat flour if you prefer not to grind oats.

Because homemade treats do not contain additives, they are not shelf-stable like store-bought treats. They will eventually mold, as with any baked good. Store them in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. For longer storage, freeze them for up to 3 months.

To stamp your pup's name, or any word, on the treats, place the tiles BACKWARD in the holder, then stamp.

If you don't have chia seeds, but you have HEMP SEEDS, you can safely make that swap in the recipe.

Remember, these treats are for your dogs palate, not yours. Dogs do not taste things in the same way that humans do. However, their sense of smell more than makes up for it.

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