Homemade Seasonal Treats for you Pets

The fall is here and the season for baking, cooking and maybe even relaxing in front of a fireplace is upon us. Most cookies are not healthy for our pets in particular when they are covered with chocolate. But luckily. there are numerous homemade treats which are in line with healthy diet protocols for our pets.
 
Let’s explore some fun homemade treats for our pets:

Holiday cheese ball treats for cats:
Ingredients:
1 egg white from a large egg
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon freshly chopped catnip or 1/2 teaspoon dried catnip
1/2 cup grated cheddar or cheddar jack cheese
2 tablespoons margarine

​Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine egg white, cheese and margarine. Take another bowl and add flour and catnip.  Now combine the margarine mixture with the flour; making a rough dough. Take the dough and roll cat friendly sized balls. Place them on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake them for approximately 25 minutes. Let them cool and watch your cat enjoy the treats.

Cookies for cats:
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons soft margarine
5 tablespoons parmesan cheddar
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup white flour
1/4 cup soy flour
1 tablespoon cod liver oil

Let your oven get preheated to 350 ℉. Mix cheese, water, margarine and oil thoroughly. Take soy flour and white flour in it and keep incorporating it until a dough is formed. Cut the dough with a fun seasonal themed cutter after roll the dough to quarter of an inch thickness and cut the dough with a fun seasonal themed cutter into cat friendly sizes. Take an ungreased cookie sheet and bake your dough until it gets brown; this should take 20 to 25 minutes. Take the baking tray out and let the cookies cool. This is an easy way to make fun and healthy treats for your cat.

Maple pumpkin cookies:
Ingredients:
3 teaspoons wheat-free baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
1 1/2 cups organic canned pumpkin (without spice)
2 eggs (beaten)
1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
1/2 cup water or apple juice (reserved)
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
2 cups organic brown rice flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

​Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine all dry ingredients together and mix them. Crack the eggs in a different bowl, add the vanilla extract and beat the eggs. Now, combine the dry ingredients with the egg mixture until the mixture becomes thick but it is still pourable. Now, slowly and gradually blend it in water to obtain a smooth texture. Take half spoon sized drops from the mixture and place them on cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

Pumpkin pie cookies (cats and dogs):
Ingredients:
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups rice flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup unsweetened plain applesauce
1 cup grated carrots
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​Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Blend applesauce, pumpkin and carrots in a food processor until a smooth texture is obtained. Mix rice flour and oatmeal together in a separate bowl. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients and blend gently until dough forms. Roll out dough on floured board to about 1/4-inch thickness. Again, you can use seasonal-themed cookie cutters, or any form will do to cut out cookies. Take a greased cookie sheet, place the cookie dough on the sheet and bake cookies for seven minutes. Flip the cookies and bake for another five minutes. Take the tray from oven, let the cookies cool and now they are ready to share with your furry friends.

Do you make treat for your pet? Share your recipes, we would love to try them.

*Disclaimer:  All recipes are purely informational, we do not guarantee that your pet will like them or that they will be agreeable with them. You know your pet the best. Please do your own research to see if the ingredients stated in the recipes are suitable for your pet. Consult with your pet's veterinarian if you are unsure about the ingredients listed above. Enjoy the holiday season.