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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
Add peanut butter and bananas to the food processor and pulse until completely combined.
Finally, add in the whole wheat flour and pulse just until combined.
The dough will become a uniform consistency.
Remove from food processor to a lightly floured surface.
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick.
Using a cookie cutter (or knife), cut the dough into individual bite sized treats and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
Some Delicious Human Treats You May Like
Maple Syrup Snickerdoodles – Soft and chewy centers with crispy edges and the perfect hint of maple.
Apple Crumble Cookie Cups – Fresh apple wrapped in a buttery cinnamon, vanilla, and brown sugar sauce and baked in a bite sized oatmeal cookie cup.
Seven Layer Magic Bars – Graham cracker, chopped pecans, chocolate, butterscotch and coconut wrapped in sweet and gooey caramel.
Butterscotch Ranger Cookies – a little bit of everything when you want something a little out of the ordinary.
Three Ingredient Butterscotch Fudge – Sweet decadent deliciousness – and only three ingredients!
Homemade Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- 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.
- Add peanut butter and bananas to the food processor and pulse until completely combined.
- Finally, add in the whole wheat flour and pulse just until combined. Remove from food processor to a lightly floured surface.
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough until it is about 1/4 inch thick. Using a cookie cutter (or knife), cut the dough into individual bite sized treats and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
- 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!
- 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!
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