These simple 2 ingredient dog treats are quick to make any time. Just a jar of baby food (any kind) and some flour are all you need to make your dog very happy.
Do you want to reward your furry best friend with a healthy treat that's quick and easy to make? This kid-friendly project is fun for both the young and 'old' kids in your household (or just whip up a batch yourself if you're feeling in the mood).
Cooking with Caleb
My little cooking buddy, Caleb (now already 6 years old!), was over helping me do some cooking projects this week, and we had a great time making these 2-ingredient dog treats for our dear old black lab, Pippa, and for his dog, Charlie. We made a gourmet assortment of flavours, using different types of jarred baby food and different flours. We felt like we were in a dog treat science lab, doing our 'research'!
What You'll Need for Easy 2-Ingredient Dog Treats
You can use any type of jarred baby food (or even homemade baby food) and some flour. You can use regular all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, rye flour, or make the dog treats gluten-free and use oat flour, brown rice flour, or buckwheat flour.
We made a fourth batch with millet flour, but those were too crumbly so we turned them into 'doggie crumbles' (millet flour alone isn't 'sticky' enough).
Avoid Certain Ingredients
There are some foods that are unsafe, and even toxic, for dogs to consume. Make sure NOT to include these items in your 2-Ingredient Dog Treats. The most commonly known foods to avoid are:
- onions, garlic, leeks, chives
- grapes, raisins, currants
- xylitol
- chocolate
- macadamia nuts
- dairy
- raw bread dough
- caffeine
- alcohol
- excessive salt
Check a reputable source for a comprehensive list of foods dogs should avoid. On some lists you'll see things like stone fruits - note that is because of the pits, which contain a toxic substance for dogs. The flesh of the fruits (like plums, cherries, peaches, apricots) are perfectly safe for dogs, so if the baby food you've chosen contains stone fruits, it is fine to use it for these 2 ingredient dog treats.
Mix up the Dough - Easy
Add the baby food and flour to a bowl. Mix with a spoon, and then your hands (until it's like playdough!)
Now Roll, Cut & Bake the 2-Ingredient Dog Treats
Roll the dough out about as thick as a pencil. As soon as I told that to Caleb, he went over to my pencil jar, picked out a pencil, and laid it down beside his dough to measure it - smart guy!
Cut out the biscuits in any shape you like and lay them on a cookie sheet - no need to grease it. You can lay these 2 ingredient dog treats close together as they don't expand while baking.
You can reroll the dough over and over to cut out dog biscuits. Any last bits can be rolled into balls and flattened into little dog cookies.
Share the Baked Dog Treats with Your Furry Friends
After baking, leave the dog treats out on the counter overnight, uncovered, to completely dry out and harden up. Store these 2 ingredient dog treats in a paper bag, so they stay nice and dried-out and crunchy.
Then feed them to your favourite doggy friend and see how wonderful they'll think you are.
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2-Ingredient Dog Treats
Ingredients
- 1 jar or pouch (128ml/4.5oz) of baby food (or ½-cup homemade baby food)
- 1-1½ cups (120-180 g) flour (gluten-free or regular), like gluten-free oat, buckwheat, or brown rice flour or regular (non-gluten-free) all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, or rye flour
Instructions
- Empty the contents of a baby food jar or pouch into a bowl.
- Add 1 cup (120g) of your desired flour and mix to form a dough. Use a wooden spoon at first, then mix with your hands once the dough gets too stiff to stir.
- The dough should have the consistency of thick, maleable playdough. Keep adding flour, a tablespoon at a time, working it in with your hands until it makes a ball of dough that doesn't stick to your hands and is stiff enough to roll out. Depending on the type of baby food and type of flour you use, you'll need different amounts of flour.
- Roll the dough out with a rolling pin or smooth bottle until it is the thickness of a pencil, or a bit thicker. You can lay a pencil on each side of the dough and roll over it with a rolling pin - the pencils will keep the rolling pin at the right height and stop it from rolling the dough too thin.
- Use a bone-shaped cookie cutter, or any other shape you like, to cut out dog biscuits. Keep rerolling the scraps and cutting out biscuits until the dough is all used up. Roll the last bits into flat, round little discs.
- Place the dog biscuits onto an ungreased baking sheet - they can be quite close together as they won't expand with baking.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃).
- Bake the biscuits for 25-30 minutes, until they are dry and firm. Remove them from the baking sheet and put them onto a rack to cool down. Leave the dog biscuits out at room temperature, uncovered, for a day so they completely dry out and get hard and crispy.
- Store the dog treats in a paper bag at room temperature. If they are fully dried out, they will last for 3-6 months.
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