Easy Homemade Valentines Treats For Dogs

 Do you want to spoil your dog this Valentine’s Day, then look no further! We have compiled a few really easy recipes you can try yourself at home!

Strawberry love hearts

Ingredients:

• 32g Greek yoghurt
• 3-4 large strawberries finely chopped
• silicone mould or ice cube tray

Method:

1. Cut up your strawberries into small pieces
2. Add a few bits of strawberry to each section of a love heart silicone tray, or an ice cube tray
3. Spoon in some Greek yoghurt over your strawberries and pop them in the freezer for 3-4 hours
4. Once the mixture is frozen, pop them out and treat your dog!!

Apple and peanut butter hearts

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe banana
• 150g wholewheat flour
• 40g peanut butter (100% peanut kind)
• 1 egg
• 50g finely sliced apple

Method:
Preheat your oven to 180°C

1. Mash the banana in a bowl
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix into a dough
3. Add small amounts of flour if sticky
4. Roll out your dough until it is a ¼ inch thick
5. Using a heart shaped biscuit cutter, cut your biscuits out of the dough
6. Place your treats onto a baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 minutes
7. Once baked, place onto a wire rack to cool

Cheesy dog biscuits

Ingredients:

200g wholewheat flour
1 egg
50g applesauce
50ml water
1 tbsp coconut oil
½ tsp cinnamon

Filling:

50g cream cheese
1tsp beetroot powder (optional)

Method:
Preheat your oven to 180°C

1. Beat the egg and mix in all other ingredients (except water)
2. Add the water, a little at a time, until the mixture forms a dough  adding a little flour if sticky
3. Roll out to an inch thick
4. Cut biscuits using a cutter or a knife – cutting an even number of biscuits, as there needs to be a top and a bottom
5. Bake using greaseproof paper on your baking tray for 10-15 mins

5. For the filling mix the cream cheese and beetroot powder together
6. Once the biscuits are completely cool, add a teaspoon of the filling to half of the biscuits and add the tops on!