Thanksgiving Pumpkin Treats and Benefits for your Dog!
“Squashing” the benefits out of a pumpkin!
Digestive Health
- Excellent source of fiber.
- Helps with constipation.
- Helps with diarrhea.
Urinary Health
- Fatty acids and antioxidant source.
- Contains vitamin A, beta-carotene, potassium and iron to prevent cancer.
- Oils around the seed help keep the urinary tract clean.
Weight loss
- Fiber keeps them full for longer periods of time.
- Replace food with some pumpkin.
- Adds additional flavor, naturally.
Let’s get cooking!
Pumpkin peanut butter treats
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups of whole wheat flour
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup of pumpkin puree
- 3 tbsp. all-natural peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix all ingredients on Low, until dough comes together.
- ½″between treats is enough.
- Bake 30 minutes.
- Makes 75+ 1″treats.
Pumpkin-cinnamon treats
Ingredients:
- 2½ cups whole wheat or all-purpose flour
- 1 cup 100% canned pure pumpkin
- 1 tbsp. of cinnamon
- 1 egg
Instructions:
- Combine pumpkin, cinnamon and egg in the bowl.
- Add flour ½ cup at a time into the bowl until stiff dough forms.
- Roll dough to about ½ inch thick.
- Line dog treats ½ inch apart.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until treat is golden brown.
- Store treats at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
No bake peanut butter pumpkin rolls
Ingredients:
- ½ cup peanut better
- 1 cup 100% pure pumpkin, canned
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp. honey
- 2½ cups oats
Instructions:
- Add peanut butter, pumpkin, cinnamon and honey in a bowl and mix.
- Roll batter into balls and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks (3 months frozen)
Peanut butter, pumpkin apple pup-cake
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 1 cup 100% canned pure pumpkin
- 3 tbsp. peanut butter
- ½ apple finely chopped
- ½ tsp baking powder
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
- Grease a ramekin or a jumbo muffin tin.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool on a rack for 5 minutes.
- Frost with the mixture with either: a spoon of peanut butter, spoon of plain greek yogurt or a spoon of honey.
Pumpkin and molasses treats
Ingredients:
- ½ cup canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
- 4 tbsps. molasses
- 4 tbsps. water
- 2 tbsps. vegetable oil
- 2 cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Blend all of the wet ingredients (pumpkin, molasses, vegetable oil, water) together.
- Add the dry ingredients (wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon) and stir until soft dough forms.
- Grab the dough by teaspoonful’s and roll it into balls with your hands.
- Drop the balls onto the cookie sheet or pizza pan and flatten them with a fork.
- Bake until hard (approximately 25 minutes).
Facts about doggy treats
- In 2014, 16% of US pet food spending went to treats.
- In 2016, 26% people spent $5-$9 on pet treats every month.
- Pumpkin is 4th in the most recommended ingredient in dog treats.
- Treats and snacks should only make up 10% of a dog’s daily calories.
- Low calorie veggie treats include: baby carrots, a green bean or some broccoli.
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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Dog Treats
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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Dog Treats by Kuddly.co - Squashing the benefits out of a pumpkin for the health of your dog.
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