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Make delicious homemade Pumpkin Dog Treats with just 4 simple ingredients! These easy dog treats use pumpkin puree, peanut butter, and whole wheat flour — perfect for spoiling your pup naturally.
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🐶 You can bake these treats to your dog’s preference — soft and chewy after 20 minutes, or crispy and crunchy with an additional 10 minutes in the oven.
My 2 Best Tips For Making Pumpkin Dog Treats
Dough Consistency: The secret to easy-to-handle dough is achieving that perfect play-dough texture. Start with 2.5 cups of whole wheat flour and add more gradually until the dough is soft enough to roll but not sticky. If your dough is too wet, your treats will spread during baking.
Customize the Size: Use different sized cookie cutters based on your dog’s size and preferences. Smaller treats work great for training sessions, while larger shapes make special occasion treats. Remember that smaller treats will bake faster, so adjust timing accordingly.
🩷 Melissa
Your pup will love and eat up this easy pumpkin dog treat recipe! It’s only four ingredients and beyond easy to make tasty cookies for your furry friends.
These pumpkin dog treats stay fresh in the fridge for up to a week or can be frozen for up to 3 months. Simply store them in an airtight container, and you’ll always have healthy homemade treats ready for training sessions or special moments with your pup.
Note: Double-check that your peanut butter doesn’t contain xylitol by reading the ingredient list carefully. Natural peanut butter with just peanuts and salt is always the safest choice for your furry friend
And, of course, check with your pet’s veterinarian if you have any questions about what your pup can eat!
Pumpkin Dog Treats
Ingredients
- 1 cup pumpkin, canned or homemade puree
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 ½ to 3 cups whole wheat flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin, eggs, and peanut butter, and stir well.
- Add 2 ½ cups of flour and stir to combine. The dough should be about the consistency of play-dough — soft and easy to roll out, but not wet and sticky. Add more flour as needed to reach this consistency.
- Divide the dough in half. Working with one piece at a time, roll it out on a well-floured surface until it is ½-inch thick.
- Cut out the dog treats using a cookie cutter, or you can simply cut them into squares using a knife or pizza cutter.
- Place the cut-out cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining dough, gathering and re-rolling the scrap dough until all the dough is used.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through. (The treats will still be a little soft at the 20-minute mark. Bake for an additional 10 minutes if you'd like a crisp dog treat.)
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for 3 months.
Notes
- The homemade dog treats will still be a little soft at the 20 minutes mark. My pup prefers them like this. Their shelf life is shorter like this so you will need to keep them in the fridge or freezer.
- Bake for an additional 10 minutes if you’d like a crisp dog treat. They are more shelf stable when they are cooked longer, but the fridge or freezer will still prolong their usability.
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How To Make Pumpkin Dog Treats
- In a mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin, eggs, and peanut butter. Add flour and combine.
- Divide the dough and roll it out. Cut the dog treats out using a cookie cutter. (No cookie cutters? No worries! You can just roll out the dough and cut it with a knife or pizza roller as shown below.)
- Place the cut-out cookies on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree
I have you covered! I make homemade pumpkin puree by either cooking a whole pumpkin in the crock pot or by roasting whole pumpkins in the oven to make the puree. Both methods are great and good to know how to do.
Recipe FAQs
After 20 minutes, the treats will be cooked through but still slightly soft—perfect for dogs who prefer chewy treats. For crispier treats that are more shelf-stable, bake for an additional 10 minutes until they’re firm to the touch.
Yes! Canned pumpkin works perfectly for this recipe. Just make sure you’re using pure pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling, which contains spices and sugar that aren’t suitable for dogs.
While eggs help bind the ingredients together, you can try substituting with 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce or mashed banana. The texture may be slightly different, but the treats will still be delicious and safe for your dog.
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How should they be stored??
I live in the desert so I just toss them in a container in the pantry. If you are somewhere prone to mold I’d consider keeping them in the fridge.
This recipe is so easy thank you! How many treats can my 15 week german shepherd puppy have? Mines are 11/2 ” X 11/2″
That’s I don’t know… sorry. When we were giving them to our puppy I just limited to 1 a day.
My schnoodle who is picky loves these cookies! Ty how many can I I give her in a day? She is 14 lbs she wants them all day !
My dog absolutely loved these and I’m not honing to lie I tasted these and I liked them too will be making in the future
Hello dear,
Could you tell me what kind of pumpkins are good for eating?
Thanks
You can used canned pumpkin for this recipe or if you are cooking pumping, you can cook almost any pumpkin including the bigger ones that kids use for jack-o-lanterns. You can also buy smaller pumpkins that are labels “sugar” or “pie” pumpkins that you can roast and puree to eat. You have lots of options!
Can I use all-purpose flour instead?
Yep, you might need a little bit more than called for but it will work fine.
Is it bad to give the treats when still frozen?
Hello, what can I use instead of wheat flour?
You could put oatmeal in your blender and turn it into oat flour, I bet that would work great.
I used 1cup of buckwheat flour and 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and increased pumpkin and peanut butter as in previous suggestions. Dogs love them
Question: Can I substitute pumpkin for sweet potato or yams?
thank you
yvonne
Yes as long as they are pureed nicely (so no chunks) then any of those will work really well, I’d just start by adding less flour than called for though and adjusting it as needed to form a nice dough, the sweet potato will probably have less water than the pumpkin!
I love making dog treats to give as gifts during the holiday season! I’ll have to keep this recipe in my drawer…I’m always looking for new flavors! You need to use the cat cutter….afterall…it isn’t everyday he will have the opportunity to eat a cat!