Pupcake
Ingredients:
1 cup plain flour
1/3 cup porridge oats
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup shredded carrots
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 banana
1 large egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Frosting:
• 2 x Tubs cream cheese low fat
• smooth peanut butter
• Dog treats of your choice
Pre heat oven to 170 degrees celcius, line cupcake tins with paper cases (remember to take these off before giving to your dog if you have a bit of a greedy pup). Mix all ingredients in a bowl and distribute evenly between the cupcake cases. Bake for 15 minutes and leave to cool before icing. Using a spoon to dollop cream cheese on the cakes or as I did, use a disposable piping bag and smear two lines of peanut butter along the inside of the bag and spoon in the cream cheese. I used a large star icing nozzle and piped in a circular motion. I then popped a little puppy treat on top! Serve to your dog (preferably with a spotty napkin and a party hat) and enjoy!
Dog Sugar Cookies (Makes 10 Pug Cookies)
Ingredients:
85 g of unsalted butter at room temperature
100 g caster sugar
250 g plain flour, plus loads more for rolling
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
pinch of salt
Royal Icing
1.5 cups icing sugar (around 250g)
1 large egg whites
1/8 teaspoon cream of tar tar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons water (add more as you go along)
Black Wiltons Icing Gel
Directions:
Pre Heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prepare two baking trays with baking paper for your cookies. Place butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth and fluffy. Whisk eggs and vanilla extract in a separate bowl and gradually add to the butter and sugar mixture. Sift in the flour, baking powder and beat together to form a soft dough (bit like thick cake mixture – don’t be alarmed). Wrap it in cling film and put it in the fridge cool for one hour. After one hour, roll out the dough on a floured surface to your desired thickness. Once cut, pop onto the baking tray and bake for 10 minutes, or until slightly golden and leave to cool before piping. Pipe the icing using a disposable piping bag and a small round tip nozzle. When mixing the icing, make sure that when you form ribbons in the mixture, they are dissolved back in within 5 seconds. This will ensure that when you flood the cookies (fill them in) the icing will be flat. When piping the cookies, start by doing an outline which connects, and finish by flooding the cookie with icing to fill it, using a back and forth motion with the nozzle. Leave to dry and consume with the knowledge that you may need to brush your teeth afterwards so you don’t look like your teeth are decaying due to the black food colouring.
INGREDIENTS:⠀
3 medium-sized beets, peeled and quartered⠀
½ cup hot water⠀
2 cups whole wheat flour⠀
½ cup sunflower seed oil⠀
2 large eggs⠀
141g (5 oz) can of tuna in water, drained⠀
2 cups cream cheese, room temperature⠀
STEPS:⠀
Place the beets in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 45 minutes, until the beets can be easily pierced with a knife. Drain and place in a food processor and pulse until smooth. This should make about 2 cups of puree. Set aside.⠀
Add the hot water, flour, oil, tuna and eggs and mix until well combined.⠀
Dollop into a greased mini muffin tin. Bake at 350F for 25 minutes until golden brown on top. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack and cool completely.⠀
Once the cupcakes have fully cooled, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Place the cream cheese in a piping bag fitted with a large, star-shaped piping tip. Pipe a dollop of cream cheese onto each cupcake.⠀
To store, cover these with aluminum foil and refrigerate for up to 3 days, or place in a freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months.⠀
Cat tuna treat
Ingredients:
1 can tuna in oil, drained
1 egg
1 1/4 cups of flour, plus extra for dusting
1/2 cup water
dash of parsley
bottle cap for cutting out treats
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a food processor mix tuna, egg, flour, water and parsley until a dough forms. If the dough looks too sticky, add a bit more flour.
3. Dust a surface with flour and roll out dough to 1/2 inch thick.
4. Use a bottle cap to cut out treats from the dough.
5. Bake for 20 minutes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Let cool and serve to your cat.
After your cat enjoys a treat, check out this funny video and see if you can relate!
Leftover Trail Mix
Ingredients
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Pieces of meat (if seasoned, make sure to rinse off any flavoring)
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Potatoes
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Vegetables (no onions)
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Fruit (no grapes or raisins)
Directions
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Cut ingredients into ½ inch thick pieces
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Spray lightly with cooking spray
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Place in a food dehydrator or into a 200 degree preheated oven until dried
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Frozen peanut butter yogurt dog treats
The perfect snack to cool down your pet
Ingredients
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32 ounces vanilla yogurt
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1 cup peanut butter
Directions
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Melt the peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl
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Combine the yogurt and melted peanut butter
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Pour the mixture into cupcake papers
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Place in the freezer
Basic dog biscuits
These basic biscuits can be customized to cater to your canine’s palette
Ingredients
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2 ½ cups whole wheat flour (substitute regular flour or oats if your dog is sensitive to wheat)
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1 tsp. salt (or less)
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1 egg
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1 tsp. Beef or chicken Bouillon granules (can substitute beef or chicken broth/stock)
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½ cup hot water
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Bacon or chicken broth, eggs, oats, liver powder, wheat germ, shredded cheese, bacon bits
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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Dissolve bouillon in hot water
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Add remaining ingredients
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Knead dough until it forms a ball (approximately 3 minutes) Roll dough until ½ inch thick
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Cut into slices or bone shapes (you can purchase a bone shaped cookie cutter to make shapes with) Place dough pieces on lightly greased cookie sheet. Cook for 30 minutes
