Meet Athena…
She was less than 3 months old in the photos above, but recently came upon her **drum roll** 1st birthday! As much as I’d love to say this adorable furry creature is mine, she is the four-legged baby of one of my awesome local clients… but that doesn’t mean her birthday goes without a celebratory gift.
Being the impulsive baker that I am, I took this opportunity to whip up some birthday treats (my first attempt at baking for the canine kind) that ended up turning out pretty amazing according to Athena’s reaction, shared here via her Mommy’s review:
Email Subject: Four out of four paws rating
“I put the A and W on a plate for her and she snatched up the A before I could get a pic! She took it in to the dining room, ate it in a flash, then went back for the W. After it was gone, she went back looking for more. But she’ll have to wait!
Thank you so much. That was extremely thoughtful of you. She LOVED them. Usually she sniffs a new treat a few times and mouths it a bit before eating it. Not yours. She ate them right up. She could tell right away they were awesome.”
Nothing like having your culinary prowess validated by multiple species! WIN.
With a review like that and actually remembering the recipe due to it being so crazy simple, I definitely thought it was worth sharing with the vast population of doggy lovers out there. So, here you go!
Healthy, EASY PB-Sweet Potato Doggy Treats!
- 2 ½ cups whole wheat or all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 jar of Sweet Potato baby food (ingredients should only be sweet potato + water)
- 1 Tbsp Black Strap Molasses (or honey)
- ¼ tsp salt (I used Pink Himalayan)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2-3 heaping Tbsp smooth Peanut Butter
- Chicken Stock or Broth (or just water works!)
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all of the above ingredients (except for the chicken stock/water) in a bowl until it’s all incorporated well.
- Add in chicken stock/water to get the desired consistency (it should be a somewhat “dry” dough that you can roll out… you honestly may not even need any extra liquid).
- Sprinkle a bit of flour on a flat surface and flop the dough over from the bowl.
- Roll it out to be about 1/2 inch thick, and use cool cookie cutters like these (or your free-hand shaping skills like I did!) to form the cookie shapes.
- Place on a cookie sheet and bake for about 45 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned on edges and a bit stiff.
- Take out and let cool on a cookie rack, or you can just turn the oven off and let them cool in there! (They will harden up a bit as they cool, getting that doggy biscuit kind of feel; so don’t worry if they seem soft when they are freshly done baking.)
Then again, I’m sure your doggy won’t mind one bit!
Enjoy, Canine Friends!
P.S. If you try out this recipe, share it on Instagram or Facebook and use hashtag #TrueHealthTrifecta so I can see how yours turned out! ;)
