Frozen dog treats offer your pup a cool relief from the summer heat. Easy and nutritious homemade frozen dog treats make a tasty snack that your pup can enjoy.
Create homemade dog food treats using any dog-safe food as the foundation, then customize with whatever flavors your pup enjoys most!
Opt for plain yogurt instead of sweetened options to avoid extra sugar (xylitol is poisonous to dogs) and low-fat varieties if necessary.
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Bananas
Bananas provide natural sugar and energy boosts for dogs, making them a tasty addition to treats or snacks. Furthermore, bananas help balance electrolytes such as potassium levels necessary for optimal heart and muscle functioning.
These frozen yogurt inspired treats combine yogurt, peanut butter, blueberries and bananas into an irresistibly delicious treat that your pup is sure to adore. Feel free to add other nutritious ingredients such as kale which provides abundant fiber and vitamin C or watermelons which provide plenty of hydration.
To make homemade frozen dog treats, all it takes is adding all the ingredients into a blender and pulsing until everything is thoroughly mixed. Next, pour into an ice cube tray, paper cups or silicone molds with sticks and place in the freezer – then when serving time arrives simply take out and serve to your pup! Although this recipe contains more ingredients than our other recipes for frozen pet treats at home, they still provide your dog with delicious meals made from nutritious foods!
Peanut butter
Peanut butter is a favorite among dogs, and you can use it to easily create homemade frozen dog treats at home. Simply layer peanut butter in ice cube trays, ice pop molds or paper cups before filling them with yogurt or meat broth and freezing. When the time comes for eating them simply peel away their containers or cups and enjoy!
Homemade frozen dog treats are an excellent way to both relax and provide nutrients to your pup! Just be sure to use all-natural peanut butter without xylitol, which is toxic to dogs.
This easy and delicious treat for your pup is sure to please them, featuring plain yogurt, peanut butter, bananas and blueberries! Best of all? There are no artificial ingredients used – making this frozen treat truly healthy for dogs. Plus it takes less than 20 minutes to prepare! Just remember not to overfeed as that could lead to weight gain!
Fruit
Frozen fruits and vegetables add nutrition, color, flavor and fluid to homemade dog treats. Just be careful that only foods safe for dogs (such as grapes, raisins and apples) are selected – some types such as grapes can be toxic! Additionally, any fruit chosen must have all pits, seeds, stems and leaves removed first before giving to your pup!
Fruit mixed into plain yogurt makes a delectable frozen treat that’s easy for your pup to digest, providing him with vitamin C and antioxidants in abundance.
Blend together ripe bananas, peanut butter and berries for a delicious frozen treat that your dog will adore! Berries provide natural fiber content while blueberries have proven calming effects; making this treat the perfect treat to beat heat waves while improving breath quality in hot weather! This simple yet easy recipe requires only an ice cube tray, silicone molds or popsicle sticks as containers for freezing the treats in.
Yogurt
homemade frozen treats for dogs are simple and healthy alternatives to commercial versions, boasting protein, B vitamins, probiotics, calcium and more – providing added benefit to bone health! Yogurt provides this health boost.
This recipe for yogurt-peanut butter-blueberry treats for dogs uses yogurt, peanut butter and blueberries as components to create an easy snack that’s healthy for their teeth and immune systems – including vitamin C-packed antioxidant-rich blueberries! In addition, they’re low in fat and sugar content – perfect for pets with sensitivities!
Make this flavorful frozen fruit smoothie on a stick for your pup with only three ingredients and minimal prep. Tailor it to their tastes by freezing slices of banana, mixing in spoonfuls of plain yogurt until it reaches milkshake consistency, pouring the mixture into silicone ice cube trays and inserting fun shapes such as dog bones (or other treats) into them for decoration!
