These awesome Homemade Veggie Dog Treats are fun, easy to make and well kind of cute too. Made with frozen vegetables, wholemeal flour, wheatgerm, brewers yeast and some rice flour. add a little olive oil and your in business. Your four legged friend will love these dog biscuits even though they are vegetarian. Go figure!!
If you’re like us, a dog lover we like to give our dogs something special to eat. After reading the ingredients list on store-bought treats I’m never quite sure what we actually were feeding our dogs.
Why You’ll Love These Homemade Dog Treats
These easy homemade dog treats are created from wholesome ingredients so you’ll know exactly what you are feeding your pooch when you give them one. They aren’t oily or salty….(trust me I’ve tired them…ha ha).
Adding frozen veggies to your dog’s dinner you probs find that they’d leave some of the veggies behind. (you know just like kiddies….)
So this way they will eat them without leaving the peas behind. Popping veggies into a dough and creating a dog treat was something different for us but thought we’d give it a go but using the bone-shaped cookie cutter made the process so much fun.
Ingredients You’ll Need To Make Veggie Dog Treats
- Frozen Veggies – Mixed frozen veggies are used in this recipe and a combination of beans, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower.
- Wholemeal Four – normal or organic
- Wheatgerm – Wheat germ is a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids if you can’t source wheatgerm in your supermarket try your health food or bulk wholefood store
- Brewers Yeast – High in B vitamins and a good source of protein. Here’s a Great article about Brewers yeast for dogs that you might like to read here.
- Rice flour – good alternative if sensitive to wheat products
- Olive oil – good source of omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin E (or can subsitute with coconut oil)
- Water – add the water to the stock cube and steam the veggies
For the full dog nutrition of these easy homemade dog treats you’ll find it in the Recipe Card below.⬇
How to make these Homemade Veggie Dog Treats STEP BY STEP
It’s super simple but for a more detailed instructions you’ll find it in the recipe card below.
- Cook your frozen vegetables either by steaming or in the microwave till tender. Then blend them into a puree.
- Combine all the other ingredients and roll out into a dough and cut with cookie cutters and place onto a prepared baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
3. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees celsius for 30 minutes Turn off oven and leave the trays in while allowing to cool.
How To Store Your Homemade Dog Treats
After your biscuits have totally cooled, pop them into an air-tight container. Alternatively you can bundle up in a gift bag and give them as presents to your friends fury children.
Rewarding Your Dog With Treats
Most often if our dogs could choose a beach walk or a treat they’d always go for the beach option. I never knew how much a puppy dog helps to motivate you to get out and exercise until our other dog Gemma went to heaven.
Yes a dog is a humans best friend. I knew she would have loved these homemade veggie dog treats too.💚
A Quick Note Before You Bake
Just like people, every dog is different. While we’ve used ingredients that are generally considered dog-friendly, what works for one pup may not work for another. Factors such as age, allergies, sensitivities, medical conditions, and individual dietary needs can all play a role.
If your furry friend has any health concerns or special dietary requirements, it’s always best to have a chat with your veterinarian before offering new treats. And, as with any treat, serve in moderation and keep an eye on your pup the first time they try them.
FAQ
So What Vegetables Are Safe For Dogs To Eat?
This is a really important question. I’ve often given our dogs veggies wondering how much or if they were actually dog friendly. To save the confusion I searched and found an Australian veterinarian Dr Lisa Chimes and she has a quick article on the best vegetables for dogs and the ones to avoid.
Can I Make Dog Treats Crunchy or Soft?
Yes you can. Less amount of cooking time will make them softer while cooking a little longer will harden them up.
Can I cut the biscuits out with something other than a dog treat cutter?
A pizza cutter will work fine and make nice bitesized squares.
Why Can’t Dogs Eat Chocolate?
While we all love to give our dogs a treat I found this awesome article from Dr Chris Brown on What Happens To Dogs if They Eat Chocolate which I think is really helpful.
Recipe Card
Homemade Veggie Dog Treats
Equipment
- Rolling pin
- bowl
- Food Processor
- baking trays
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetabels veggies that are suitable for dogs.
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 olive oil
- 11/2 cups wholemeal flour
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1/2 cup wheatgerm
- 1/4 cup brewers yeast found in health food stores
Instructions
- Turn on the oven to 180 deg Celsius.
- Place the frozen veggies and water into a microwave proof dish and cook for 3 mins or until soft.
- Pop into a food processor, blender or Thermomix and blend till it's a puree.
- Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix till a dough is formed. If needed add more water to make the dough more pliable.
- Roll out dough to a half a cm thickness (5 millimeters) and using cookie cutters cut into the desired shapes.
- Place onto baking trays lined with baking paper and cook for around 20 minutes or until biscuits are firm.
- Turn oven off and leave the trays of biscuits in the oven to cool possibly around 90 minutes.
- Once cooled store in an airtight container in the pantry.
Notes
Nutrition
