It is officially February and you know what that means, Valentines Day is just around the corner! If you are looking for an easy way to treat your pets this Valentine’s Day try making them some homemade pet friendly treats. From gluten free dog treats to frozen options, there’s plenty of recipes to choose from. Here’s 5 of our favorite Valentine’s Day dog treat recipes. Every recipe also has the option to add CBD to make these treats both delicious and calming.
- Valentine’s Day Dog Cookies *
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, what better way to show your dogs you love them, then by making some DIY Valentine’s Day Dog Treats! These Dog Cookies are perfect for that special Valentine in your life! And they are Gluten Free! Yes, you read that right, Gluten Free Dog Treats!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 Cups of Rice Flour
- 1 Egg
- 1 cup cooked beets (or canned beats) Pureed
- 1/2 cup sweet potato (or canned) Pureed
- 1/2 Cup water
- Zen Frenz Zen Drops
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees farenheit. Mix all ingredients together to form a dough. If you dough is sticky, add more flour, if it’s wet, add a bit more water.
- Once the dough no longer sticks to your hands, it’s about right! Lightly flour your surface, and roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut dough into whatever shapes you like. We used hearts for Valentine’s Day! Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 40 minutes.
- Cool completely on a wire rack. Cookies should have a bit of a crunch to them when they are cooled.
- You can use them as is, or decorate them with a bit of white candy melts or yogurt frosting. Your dogs are going to love you for making these!
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 1/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt (greek or regular)
- 6 strawberries
- Zen Frenz Zen Drops
Directions
- Peel and puree bananas with an immersion blender. If you don't have an immersion blender, mashing the bananas works too.
- Mix yogurt with bananas to thin out the liquid. You can add as much yogurt as you like.
- Pour banana and yogurt mixture into silicone molds or ice cube trays. Leave some room for the strawberries.
- Cut the strawberry tops off in a V-shape. Strawberries should now resemble hearts.
- Slice each strawberry into 4-6 pieces, so that each slice still resembles a heart. You may need to trim some of the slices so that they can fit in the mold or to appear more heart shaped.
- Place a strawberry slice on top of each section of banana and yogurt mixture. Press the strawberry into the mixture slightly.
- Freeze for 2-3 hours or until frozen and serve
- Quick Valentine's Day Dog Treats *
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 3-4 strawberries finely diced
- Zen Frenz Zen Drops
Directions
- Add a few pieces of strawberries to each compartment of a silicone mold or ice cube tray.
- Using a pyrex measuring cup, melt the coconut oil in the microwave. This may take 30 -60 seconds.
- Pour the melted coconut oil over the strawberries and freeze.
- When frozen, pop from the mold and store in a baggie or container in the freezer.
- As with all treats don't over do it.
- DIY Frozen Peanut Butter & Yogurt Dog Treat Hearts *
Ingredients
- Organic Greek yogurt
- Zen Frenz Peanut Butter
- Heart shaped ice tray (any ice tray will do)
Directions
- Spoon a small amount of peanut butter into the base of the ice tray. You can heat up the peanut butter first to make it easier (and not so messy) to spoon in. The more you add, the thicker the top layer on the treats will appear. You can play around with different amounts to get varying final results
- Next up, dollop heaping spoonfuls of the yogurt to cover the peanut butter in each mold
- Press yogurt down into the molds using the back of your spoon to make sure they're packed. This will help seal the peanut butter and yogurt together in the final treat. You can even gently "drop" the tray a few times in order to encourage further settling. If you have excess yogurt in any of the molds, gently scoop away until level with mold and pop into the freezer for at least 4 hours
- Once frozen, remove tray and pop out individual frozen treats!
Works Cited *
Denise, et al. “Quick Valentine's Day Dog Treats.” My Life Cookbook - Low Carb Healthy Everyday Recipes., 8 Mar. 2018, mylifecookbook.com/quick-valentines-day-dog-treats/.
Jessica ShipmanJessica Shipman is a bargain hunter. “Valentine's Day Strawberry Banana Heart Frozen Dog Treats.” Beagles and Bargains, 23 Sept. 2020, www.beaglesandbargains.com/valentines-day-strawberry-banana-heart-frozen-dog-treats/.
Jessica ShipmanJessica Shipman is a bargain hunter. “Valentine's Day Strawberry Banana Heart Frozen Dog Treats.” Beagles and Bargains, 23 Sept. 2020, www.beaglesandbargains.com/valentines-day-strawberry-banana-heart-frozen-dog-treats/.
Valentine's Pets: DIY Natural Frozen Dog Treats, www.17apart.com/2014/02/valentines-pets-diy-natural-frozen-dog.html.