Ready to give Fido’s stinky breath a makeover?
Our homemade fresh breath dog treat recipe should do the trick!
If you’re looking for hypoallergenic dog treat recipes, these are great unless your pooch has an oat or egg allergy.
My dog Maia is a kisser. Like a super-psycho kisser. If you don’t stand still and let her slather your face with her doggy tongue, she’ll stalk you and try to hold you down until you give in.
Here’s the problem: she does the same thing to the cat’s behind. Alex the Fuzz seems to think that Maia is his mom, so he lets her bathe him…top to bottom. Emphasis on the bottom!
Now, I’m not squeamish about doggy kisses.
When you’ve lived with dogs as long as I have, you find that very little phases you. Stinky dog breath kisses, though, are in their own category.
If I can do something about it, you betcha I’m going to try!
This homemade fresh breath dog treats recipe is an easy way to sweeten those kisses!
It’s a great compliment (or alternative, depending on your dog’s food allergies) to our other breath biscuits recipe!
Let’s check it out! (Don’t forget to print the recipe below)
Fresh Breath Dog Treat Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
(gluten-free) - 1 cup fresh parsley, loosely packed and finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated
- 1 ripe banana, peeled
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
Directions:
Watch this video for a detailed tutorial:
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a blender, pulse the oat until it becomes like flour. Set aside.
- Mash the banana in a bowl. Add the beaten egg and coconut oil. Mix well.
- In another bowl, mix the carrots and parsley. Add the oats and the banana. Mix slowly, so it evenly distributes.
- Knead until moistened.
- Dust flour on a clean surface or large cutting board.
- Put the dough on the surface. Knead it for few minutes until you form a soft ball.
- With your hands, pull away small pieces and roll them into ball.
- Flatten slightly with your hand.
- Place each ball on cookie sheet lined with parchment.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until they are just a nice golden brown color.
- Store the treats in an airtight container after they cool.
If your dog does have an egg allergy, you can use substitutions as binding agents.
For example, 1/4 cup of applesauce should do the trick.
Will it change the consistency and flavor? Probably. But I don’t think your pooch will mind terribly.
Next time you catch your pooch heading towards you for sloppy kisses just offer him one of these treats to sweeten his breath!
Does your dog have any gross habits that she always seems to do right before she wants kisses?
How do you sweeten her breath? Tell us in the comments!
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats (gluten-free)
- 1 cup fresh parsley, loosely packed and finely chopped
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated
- 1 ripe banana, peeled
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a blender, pulse the oat until it becomes like flour. Set aside.
- Mash the banana in a bowl. Add the beaten egg and coconut oil. Mix well.
- In another bowl, mix the carrots and parsley. Add the oats and the banana. Mix slowly, so it evenly distributes.
- Knead until moistened.
- Dust flour on a clean surface or large cutting board.
- Put the dough on the surface. Knead it for few minutes until you form a soft ball.
- With your hands, pull away small pieces and roll them into ball.
- Flatten slightly with your hand.
- Place each ball on cookie sheet lined with parchment.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until they are just a nice golden brown color.
- Store the treats in an airtight container after they cool.