Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats ~ The Recipe Bandit

Name: Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups oats; 2 ripe bananas; 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter* (Be sure it does not contain XYLITOL or Birch Sugar); 1/3 cup whole wheat flour

Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats are made with just four ingredients. An easy and healthy way to treat our furry friends!

Our dogs are a very important part of our family. They love treats and they get them all the time. We try to be careful and give them only natural and healthy dog treats but that can get kind of expensive.

These Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats are some of the best “from scratch” soft dog treats that we have ever made. Made with common pantry ingredients and without any preservatives, making these is a wonderful way to spoil your pups!

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Feeding one of the Homemade Peanut Butter and Banana Dog Treats to our big dog, Daphne.

Do Dogs Like Treats Made at Home?

Our dogs are like our family and because of this, we cook for them too! They are happy to be our taste testers, no matter what we are making but believe it or not, they haven’t actually loved every recipe we have tried.

Their favorite treats to date are small batch Two Ingredient Dog Treats (probably because there are so many delicious flavor combinations), Peanut Butter Pumpkin Dog Treats, and now these healthy and easy Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats. They are all in regular rotation in our house!

Ingredients for Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats on a board.

What You’ll Need to Make Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats

Oats – We use Old Fashioned Oats for this recipe but you can use rolled oats, or instant oats instead.

Bananas – 2 ripe bananas, medium sized, peel removed.

Peanut Butter – 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter. Be sure that the peanut butter that you choose to use does not contain XYLITOL or Birch Sugar.

Whole Wheat Flour – The most nutritional flour choice for homemade dog treats, whole wheat flour does contain gluten, which can be a trigger for allergies in some dogs. If you know that your dog has a grain intolerance you’ll want to use a gluten-free flour.Check out this article on Wiggleworthy to explore all of the flours that you can use when making dog treats.

Finished Peanut Butter and Banana Dog Treats, ready to eat.

How to Make Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats

Dog treats baked from scratch are made with love and pantry ingredients and making these soft, chewy dog treats at home is so easy to do.

With only four ingredients, these natural baked treats are preservative free and have been taste tested and approved by all of the dogs in our neighborhood!

Oats in a food processor, prior to pulsing into oat flour.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.

Put the oats into the bowl of a food processor with the blade attachment. Pulse 12-15 times until the oats become a coarse powder.

Adding bananas and peanut butter to the pulsed oats.

Add peanut butter and bananas to the food processor and pulse until completely combined.

Adding whole wheat flour into the homemade dog treat dough.

Finally, add in the whole wheat flour and pulse just until combined.

The dough will become a uniform consistency.

Rolling the dog treat dough out and cutting it into shapes prior to baking.

Remove from food processor to a lightly floured surface.

Using a rolling pin, roll the dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick.

Homemade dog treats cut into shapes on baking sheet prior to baking.

Using a cookie cutter (or knife), cut the dough into individual bite sized treats and place onto the prepared baking sheet.

Baking the homemade dog treats on a baking sheet in the oven.

Bake small to medium sized treats for 20 minutes until slightly puffed and browned on the bottom. Leave larger treats in for up to 5 minutes longer, but keep an eye on them!

Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats fresh out of the oven on the baking sheet.

Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet.

Cool completely before sharing with the pups. Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, these treats will stay good for up to two months or may be stored in the freezer for up to six months. Enjoy!

Frequently Asked Questions

Are peanut butter and bananas good for dogs?

Yes! In moderation, bananas offer potassium and vitamins and aid in digestion. Peanut butter is a good source of both protein and healthy fats. Just be sure that the peanut butter you use does not contain the artificial sweeteners Xylitol or Birch Sugar which are both toxic to dogs.

What kind of peanut butter should I use to make homemade dog treats?

The best peanut butter to use is natural peanut butter without added sugar or salt, where the only ingredient listed on the label is peanuts. If using a commercial peanut butter, make sure that you do not use a or sugar-free peanut butter, as those may have artificial sweeteners like Xylitol or Birch Sugar which are both toxic to dogs.

How long will homemade dog treats last?

Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, these treats will stay good for up to two months or may be stored in the freezer for up to six months.

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