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6 Easter Dog Treats You Should Be Making

  • 12th March 2016

Easter’s one of our favourite times of the year. The days are (finally) getting longer, there’s an abundance of chocolate and there’s a couple of bank holidays for the perfect weekend getaway.

We all know chocolate’s poisonous for our furry friends, so we’ve rounded-up our favourite easy Easter dog treats for you to make at home. This way, you won’t feel so guilty about cracking into your chocolate egg!

1. DIY Easter Brunch

Hatch a plan to have your pup’s dog pals over for a party and enjoy a long and lazy weekend brunch with these adorable-looking egg and cheese scrambles.

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 28g grated cheese
  • Bunny shaped silicone mould

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°c.
  2. Crack and scramble the eggs.
  3. Pour the eggs into the mould, leaving a little room in each shape.
  4. Add 1-2 pinches of cheese to each shape.
  5. Bake for 20-25 minutes until eggs are set.

2. Homemade Dog Egg Treats

A super-simple recipe to make, the oats in these biscuits contain L-tryptophan and can help with dog anxiety and stress.

Ingredients

  • 60g peanut butter
  • 280g whole wheat flour
  • 140g steel cut oats
  • 225ml hot chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp honey

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°c.
  2. Place steel cut oats in a blender, food processor, or coffee grinder until they’re a powdery consistency.
  3. Combine peanut butter, hot chicken broth, olive oil, and honey. Stir until dissolved.
  4. Stir in ground oatmeal and flour until well combined.
  5. Place dough on a floured surface and roll out to a 1/4” thickness.
  6. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
  7. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
  8. Ice cookies if desired with a little flour, water and natural food colouring. Pop back in the oven for 2-3 minutes.

3. Frosty Easter Dog Treats

Almost too pretty to eat, these frozen treats are jam-packed full of yoghurt and berries. Did we mention they’re egg-stremely healthy and perfectly safe for human consumption? We dare you try not to eat them all yourself!

Ingredients

  • Plain yoghurt
  • 1 banana
  • ½ punnet raspberries
  • ½ punnet strawberries with stalks and leaves removed

Method

  1. Whiz the fruit together in a mixer until smooth.
  2. Pour into a silicone egg mould until halfway full.
  3. Freeze for 30 minutes to an hour.
  4. Pour plain yoghurt onto the frozen fruit mix until it reaches the top of the mould.
  5. Freeze for at least 2 hours.

4. Easter Egg Cookies

You’ll whip up these dog delights in next to no time. Remember to eliminate the orange juice if your dog’s diabetic.

Ingredients

  • 560g whole wheat flour
  • 30g cup cornmeal
  • 25g cooked rice
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • Juice from a small orange
  • 375ml water

Method

  1. Preheat oven at 180°c.
  2. Mix all ingredients together until completely combined.
  3. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for two minutes.
  4. On floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 – 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick.
  5. Cut into Easter Egg shapes.
  6. Arrange on lightly greased baking sheets.
  7. Bake in the centre of the oven until dark brown and crisp (about 40 – 50 minutes).
  8. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

5. Carrot-apple Easter Dog Treats

Get yourself a Wilton Silicone Bunny Mould and make these egg-cellent dog treats with five cupboard ingredients you’re bound to have at home.

Ingredients

  • 140g whole wheat flour
  • 115g grated carrots
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 30g apple sauce
  • 30ml olive oil

Method

  1. Preheat oven 180°c.
  2. Mix the flour, carrots, baking powder, egg, apple sauce, and olive oil together. The dough should have the consistency of play-doh.
  3. Scoop about 1 tbsp of dough and squish into the Wilton Rabbit Silicone Bunny Moulds.
  4. Bake for 20-22 minutes.

6. Chicken Liver and Green Bean Easter Dog Treats

Chicken livers are super-affordable and contain high levels of iron and Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids. Green beans are filling and low in calories – just double check they haven’t got any added salt.

Ingredients

  • 700g whole wheat flour
  • 280g brown rice flour
  • 450g chicken livers
  • 1 can green beans in water, no salt, drained
  • 1 egg

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°c and either grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
  2. In a food processor or blender, mix chicken livers until liquid then add green beans and pulsate until smooth.
  3. Mix flours and egg together, then pour in the chicken liver and green bean mixture.
  4. Mix dough (by hand or with a dough hook). The dough will be heavy.
  5. Roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness then cut with your favourite cookie cutters.
  6. Bake treats for about 30 minutes until they’re brown on the bottom.

Have you tried any of these recipes? Are there any other dog-friendly Easter treats you’d recommend? Share your pictures with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook tagging us @DogBuddyCo for some serious heart-eye emojis all round!

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