There are many tasty recipes for homemade dog treats, and a vast majority include sweet peanut butter! As long as you know which peanut butter brands are safe to include on dog treats, you’ll be able to cook something your buddy will certainly keep an eye on… and it may even make them slobber while they wait! ? So, here’s a list of a few DIY homemade peanut butter dog treats you can try your hand on. We promise it won’t be boring: we’ve only included videos shorter than 1 minute! ?

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Is peanut butter safe for dogs?

First, let’s demystify the story of peanut butter being a toxic food for dogs. Peanut butter can actually provide our four-legged friends with healthy fats, vitamins B and E and niacin – and they’ll all increase their love towards you, for sure! Having said that, peanut butter is safe for dogs only as long as it does not include xylitol. So if the jar you’ve just bought contains this ingredient, just leave it on the shelf, and look for unsalted homemade peanut butter to use on these recipes instead – it won’t be harmful for your pet, and is even free of sugar and additives! ?

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Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats

Time: 90min (20min preparation + 25min cooking + 45min to be ready) ? | Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

KitchMe baked a very sweet homemade peanut butter dog treat for their “let’s see if this is any good” four-legged tester: Buddy Reese Gursky! ? Banana is a potassium-rich fruit, high in fiber – so it can be especially useful if your dog is dealing with gastrointestinal problems! ?

Ingredients:

• 1⁄4 cup of peanut butter
• 1 mashed banana
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄4 cup of whole wheat flour
• 3⁄4 cup of rolled oats

Directions:

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (175°C).

1. 1. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

1. 1. In a small bowl: mix together peanut butter, banana, olive oil, and egg until you get a dough.

1. 1. In a large bowl: add flour and oats, and then the dough from the small bowl – knead everything up!

1. 1. Grab a chopping board, add some flour and roll the dough until it gets a 1/4 inch thickness.

1. 1. Time to have fun: use your bone-shaped cookie cutter and then put the cookies in a baking sheet.

1. 1. Bake them in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until they are lightly browned and fairly hard. In the middle of this process, turn the baking sheet upside down.

1. Take them out of the oven and let them cool down​.
2. After 45min, they’ll be ready to be eaten! ?

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Frozen Dog Treats

Time: 190min (10min preparation + 2h cooking + 1h to be ready) ? | Difficulty: ⭐☆☆☆☆

These homemade peanut butter dog treats are perfect for the Summer! As they’ll be frozen, they’ll be cool by the time you feed them to your dog. ❄️ Credits go to Earth Rated.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons of peanut butter
• 1 sliced banana
• Bone-shaped dog biscuits

Directions:

1. 1. In a small bowl: add the peanut butter, plain yogurt and the sliced banana – knead everything up!

1. 1. Pour the content of the small bowl into a cookie mold tray.

1. 1. Add the bone-shaped dog biscuits into each hole.

1. Let the treats freeze for 2/3 hours.
2. Give them to your pooch while they enjoy a nice sunbath! ?

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Treat w/ Peanut Butter Bacon Glaze

Time: 45min (30min preparation + 15min cook) ? | Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

First, let’s thank Lindsay, the Pinch of Yum blog manager, for this amazing recipe! The final aspect is probably the greatest asset of these homemade peanut butter dog treats – and they’re not that difficult to make! ?

Ingredients:

• Dog biscuits:
  • • 1 cup of pumpkin
  • • ½ cup of peanut butter
  • • 2 eggs
  • • ¼ cup of oil
  • • 2½ cups of whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• Glaze:
  • • 2 tablespoons of bacon grease, melted
  • ¼ cup of smooth peanut butter

Directions:

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350ºC.

1. 1. In a small bowl: add pumpkin, peanut butter, eggs, and oil – knead everything up!

1. 1. After a while, add baking soda and whole wheat flour to the dough – knead the dough again!

1. 1. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough.

1. 1. Use a cookie cutter to cut out dog bone shapes.

1. 1. Bake for 15 minutes at 350ºC.

1. 1. In a jar, whisk the bacon grease and the peanut butter until they get smooth.

1. 1. Drizzle over the treats and let them cool in the fridge/freezer until the glaze gets hard.

1. Serve your pooch this tasty treat! ?

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Yogurt Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats

Time: 2h30 (10min preparation + 2h freezing + 20min to be ready) ? | Difficulty: ⭐☆☆☆☆

Cooking With Janica must be an amazing experience: with only four ingredients, they’ve made an incredible recipe for homemade peanut butter dog treats!

Ingredients:

• 900g of plain yogurt
• 3 tablespoons of peanut butter
• 1 sliced large banana
• 1 tablespoon of honey ?

Directions:

1. 1. Blend all the ingredients until they’re creamy.

1. 1. Use the result to fill a silicone mold or an ice cube tray.

1. 1. Let them freeze for 2 hours.

1. That’s it! Your dog will love this easy to bake, but tasty snack! ?

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Peanut Butter Coconut Oil Dog Treats

Time: 2h (30min preparation + 1h freeze + 30min to be ready) ? | Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐☆☆

The 12 Tomatoes’ YouTube channel has published a recipe which will calm down your dog’s itchiness if they suffer from allergies or eczema. That’s why they’ve included coconut: because it’ll help to keep your four-legged friend’s coat healthy and safe! In addition, this recipe will also help to prevent diabetes and heart problems. ?

Ingredients:

• • 1 cup of peanut butter

• • 1 cup liquid coconut oil

• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Directions:

1. 1. In a small bowl: add the coconut oil, peanut butter and cinnamon.

1. 1. Mix everything up until the mixture gets thick, but pourable.

1. 1. Pour the mixture into an ice cube tray.

1. 1. Place it in the fridge/refrigerator until they get frozen.

1. After about 30 minutes, they’ll be ready to be served! ?

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Hey Chef, will you dare to try making one of these homemade peanut butter dog treats? Do you want to leave a suggestion of some tasty – and easy – recipes? Share them with our community! ?

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