Honey's soft pumpkin dog treats

Honey belongs to Nikole and Brad.  She is a beautiful yellow lab.  I am making her treats for her Christmas stocking but she has a sensitive stomach so I got the recipe for her favorite treats from Nikole.  These treats feature pumpkin which is well digested by dogs.  Using a familiar recipe I know that they will be tolerated and enjoyed.

These treats include two ingredients that grew on our farm, apples and pumpkin.  I made the pumpkin puree using this recipe.  And I used this recipe to make the homemade applesauce.

Homemade applesauce

(makes 1/2 cup--enough for a double batch)

2 apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks

3/8 cup water

1/8 cup sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Combine the apples, water, sugar and cinnamon in a saucepan.  Cook covered over medium heat for 20 minutes until soft.  Cool and puree in food processor retaining some texture.

Honey's soft pumpkin dog treats

 1 cup pumpkin puree

1/4 cup applesauce

1/8 cup honey

1 egg

1 cup whole wheat flour

Combine the pumpkin puree, applesauce, honey and egg in the bowl of a food processor or mixer and process or mix until combined.  Add one-half of the flour and mix.  Add the remaining flour and mix again until well combined.  Using a 1 inch cookie scoop or two spoons drop onto parchment lined baking sheet.  These did not spread so you can place them close together.  Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.  Cool and store in the refrigerator for up to one week or in the freezer.  Nikole feeds Honey these treats straight from the freezer.

ready for the oven

My double batch made 84 one inch balls.  The dogs at my house did a taste test.  Sadie gobbled hers up right away, Codie set hers down, sniffed it and looked at it for a moment and then ate hers as well.

I am joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Metamorphosis Monday.


Source (adapted) for applesauce:
Sources for treats using the pumpkin version.