Valentine's Day Treats

Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show your pet a little extra love!  Follow these recipes to surprise your dog or cat with a tasty homemade treat on Valentine’s Day or any day of the year!

Cinnamon Honey Hearts
1/4 Cup Water
1/4 Cup pureed Banana
1/2 Cup plain Yogurt
1 Tablespoon Honey
1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Oat Flour
1/4 Cup Rice Flour
1 Cup Wheat Flour

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 Degrees F (150 degrees C)

In a small bowl combine the cinnamon, oat flour, rice flour, and 1/2 cup wheat flour. Set aside. In a separate bowl mix water, banana, yogurt, honey, and canola oil with an electric mixer. Add the dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Mix in remaining wheat flour 1/4 cup at a time until a stiff dough forms.

Place on floured surface and roll to desired thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Bake at 300 degrees. If rolled to 3/8″ baking time is 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Tip: After shutting off the oven leave the dog biscuits in the oven for a couple hours to make sure they are completely dry and crunchy. Then they can be stored for a long time without worrying about spoilage.

Source: doggingtonpost.com

Peanut Butter and Banana Dog Biscuits

1 egg

1/3 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup mashed banana

1 tablespoon honey

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup wheat germ

1 egg white lightly beaten, for brushing

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet

Stir together the egg, peanut butter, banana and honey in a medium bowl; blend thoroughly.  Stir in the flour and wheat germ; mix well.  Turn dough out onto a floured board and roll to 1/4 inch thick. 

Cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter, place on prepared baking sheet and brush tops with egg white.

Bake biscuits in preheated oven until dried and golden brown, about 30 minutes, depending on size.  Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.

 

Source: allrecipes.com

Crunchy Tuna Cat Treats

1 (5 ounce) can tuna, no salt added and packed in water, drained

1 cup oat flour*

1 large egg

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 heaping tablespoon dried catnip

*It’s easy to make your own oat flour. Simply grind old-fashioned oats in a spice grinder until it is transformed into a light powder. There you have it — oat flour!

Directions:

Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade attachment, combine drained tuna, oat flour, egg, olive oil and catnip. Blend until mixture is smooth. It will be thick but pliable and not terribly sticky.

Roll dough into 1/2 teaspoon balls and place on prepared cookie sheet. Use a skewer to press an X-shape into each cookie ball.

Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they are dried on top and slightly browned. Allow to cool completely before offering to your kitty.

Place treats in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to seven days.

 

Source: designsponge.com

Please let us know if you try any of these recipes and how your cat or dog liked them – we would love to see photos as well!

-Jennifer