Fall is for everything pumpkin, so why leave your dog out of the fun? Here are some easy pumpkin treat recipes for your fur baby to enjoy. Pumpkin isn’t just delicious, but it is great for your dog’s digestion! Be sure to use pure pumpkin puree, and not pumpkin pie filling (they can easily be confused with their cans looking quite similar).

 

Pumpkin Spice Dog Treats

Ingredients: 

  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2/3 Cup Pure Pumpkin Puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1/3 Cup Peanut Butter
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

Directions: 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  2. Prepare a large cookie sheet by either spraying with non-stick cooking spray or lining it with parchment paper. 
  3. In a large bowl, add all the ingredients and mix well until the mixture resembles dough. If it’s still too wet to handle, add a little more flour and knead in the dough until firm. If it’s too dry, add a little more pumpkin puree. 
  4. Turn out onto a pastry sheet or floured surface such as your counter top. Knead the dough until the surface is smooth. 
  5. Roll out to about a 1/2 inch thickness, then press with any shape cookie cutters. Place onto your prepared cookie sheet (don’t worry about how close they are together because they don’t ride or spread when baking). 
  6. Sprinkle tops with pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon, or leave them plain. 
  7. Bake for 40 minutes. 
  8. Remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely before giving them to your fur babies! 

***Store in the fridge in a container for up to 2 weeks

Grain-Free Pumpkin Treats

Ingredients: 

  • 2 Cups Creamy Peanut Butter (just peanuts, no sugar added)
  • 1 & 1/2 Cups Coconut Flour
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Tumeric
  • 1/2 Cut Coconut Oil
  • 1 – 15 oz can 100% Pure Pumpkin Puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
  • 4 Eggs

Directions: 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray one with cooking spray. 
  3. In a large bowl, which together the pumpkin, peanut butter coconut oil and eggs until smooth. 
  4. Add the turmeric, cinnamon and coconut flour. Mix until well combined and let rest for about 5 minutes to thicken. 
  5. Dump dough onto well-floured surface (with coconut flour). Roll to about a 1/4 inch thickness and cut with desired cookie cutter. 
  6. Bake in oven for 45-55 minutes (until dry and hard). 
  7. Place on wire rack to let cool completely. 

***Store in an airtight container for up to a month.