Blueberry Dog Treats
Soft blueberry bites with yogurt in the batter, tender for small mouths and seniors alike. The berries burst in the oven and do all the sweetening.
Safety Snapshot — every ingredient, checked
- Blueberries — Safe · one of the best fruit treats going, rich in antioxidants
- Yogurt — Safe · plain and unsweetened only, and the label gets the xylitol check every time
- Oat flour — Safe
Recipe Index Card
◷ 25 min
YIELDS 18
Easy
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, plus a few extra for the tops
- 1 1/2 cups oat flour
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt, unsweetened, with no xylitol
- 1 egg
Method
- Heat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment, or grease a mini muffin tin.
- Stir the yogurt and egg together, then fold in the oat flour to a thick batter.
- Fold in the blueberries gently. A few will burst, and that is fine. Purple streaks are a feature.
- Drop spoonfuls onto the sheet or fill the muffin cups, and press one extra berry on top of each.
- Bake for 16 to 20 minutes until set and springy. Cool fully before serving, since the berries hold heat.
18 treats
Yield
about 13¢
Cost Per Treat
10 min
Active Time
Blueberries might be the perfect dog fruit: sweet, soft, packed with good things, and portioned by nature. Folded into a yogurt batter, they bake into tender bites that suit dogs who find a hard biscuit hard work.
Cut one open before you serve the batch. The centre should look set and bready, with the berries jammy. A wet, shiny centre means five more minutes.
Storage
Soft bakes live in the fridge on this site, no exceptions.
- In the fridge in an airtight container: up to 1 week
- In the freezer: up to 2 months
Any sign of mould and the batch goes in the bin.
Serving by dog size
- Small dogs: 1 treat a day, torn in half if needed
- Medium dogs: up to 2 treats a day
- Large dogs: up to 3 treats a day
Keep treats inside 10 percent of daily calories.