Show your pups some love with these homemade blueberry oatmeal dog treats.
A great deal of what I learned in my adult years (I count those as ages 25+), came from my dog.
Post-college, post-quarter-life crisis, I felt it was time to care for someone other than myself. I had friends that were very adamant about animal rescue.
I knew that I wasn’t going to find my future pup at a pet store or a breeder. We found Charlie (then known as Hobbs) from Cuddly Canines, a local non-profit group that rescues unwanted pregnant moms and puppies.
Since then, Charlie has forever changed my life. For Valentine’s Day, I made these blueberry oatmeal dog treats for my two loves, Charlie and Taylor.
Ingredients
These dog treats are very similar to these sweet potato dog treats I’ve shared before. The secret ingredient is baby food puree!
My dogs absolutely love blueberries. Hence, I used blueberry baby food. You may sub in your choice of baby food puree. Apple, pear, and pumpkin are great options.
This recipe uses a combination of baby food and fresh mashed blueberries. Fresh fruit works best. Frozen or thawed frozen fruit has too much moisture that will affect the texture of the dough.
Preparing Dough
Simply use a sturdy spatula to mix this easy dough together. Knead the dough until smooth. Then, roll to a thickness of about 1/4 to 1/2-inch.
Use your choice of cookie cutters to stamp out shapes. Hearts, stars, circles, triangles, use whatever you’d like!
For best results, stick to one to two similar sized shapes to ensure even baking. Place cutouts on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Brush with egg white before baking. The egg wash gives the crunchy biscuits a nice golden sheen and shine. Then, bake until golden brown.
Treat Storage
Cool treats to room temperature before sharing them with your dogs. Treats can be cooled in the sheet pan or transferred to a wire rack.
These treats last up to two weeks in an airtight container at room temperature or up to four weeks if kept in the airtight container in the fridge.
Treats may also keep frozen up for up to six month.
More Homemade Dog Treats
Blueberry Oatmeal Dog Treats
Ingredients
- 4 oz container apple blueberry puree baby food*
- 1/4 cup mashed blueberries
- 1 cup gluten-free flour, or whole wheat flour
- 1 Tablespoon ground freeze dried blueberries (optional, provides additional flavor and slight violet color)
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 large egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine apple blueberry baby food, mashed blueberries, flour, rolled oats, ground freeze dried blueberries, and honey. Use a sturdy spatula to combine everything together. Dump contents onto a lightly floured working surfaced and knead dough together.
- Roll out into a thickness of about 1/4 to 1/2-inch. Use desired cookie cutters to punch out shapes. Stick to one or two similar sized shapes to ensure even baking.
- Place cutouts on prepared baking sheet. Lightly brush the tops of cutouts with beaten egg wash.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until biscuits are crisp and golden in color. Rotate pan midway through baking. Let treats cool before giving to your dog.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Like this recipe? Rate & comment below!
I’ve worked with Abound in the past. We’re a fan of the quality of their foods, especially their treats. As you can see in the photo above, Charlie loves eating the grain free sweet potato sticks with blueberries.
If you are interested in trying out Abound‘s new grain free products, let me know by leaving a comment below.
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Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. Kroger gifted me with products from Abound’s new grain free line. Recipe and all opinions are my own.
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I make these every few weeks for my dog who has end stage kidney failure and can’t have high protein treats. I use gluten free flour (usually cassava and white rice flours – both low protein) and brush with egg white only. Sometimes add a little cinnamon. My dog loves them! Here’s a tip: you can form batter into a logs and freeze, then take out when you want treats and partially thaw and slice and bake treats. Not heart shaped, but taste the same!
Thanks for the tip! I’ll have to do that during the holiday season when I make a large batch for my pup’s friends!
Would like to sample. I just got my second rescue pup!:)
Thanks for sharing! Do they keep long?
They will last 3-5 days in an airtight container at room temperature. For longer storage, keep them in the freezer.
The blueberry oatmeal dog treats can you omit the apple blueberry baby food? I want to make them tonight and I forgot the baby food. I make them for all the dogs in my apartment building. Making them for Valentines day. The dogs here love them. Thank you.
Unfortunately, you cannot omit the puree baby food. Without it, the biscuit will be very dry and the dough will not come together during mixing. However, you can use equal amount of pure pumpkin puree or pure sweet potato puree instead.
OK so I just tried this recipe and it is a total FLOP! Has actually tried this recipe?
I’m sorry to hear that this recipe did not work out for you. I’ve made it several times with great results.
Thank you for this recipe. I made these for my “niece” who is bonkers for blueberry cookies. The only change I made was to add an extra quarter cup of flour because the batter was pretty moist. And I used chicken apple baby food. I’ve made them twice and they came out fantastic.
That’s wonderful to hear! I’m so glad your niece pup loved the cookies! I’ll have to try chicken apple baby food next time!
Can you freeze these? I want to sell some at an upcoming craft show.
These look so cute. My pup is going to love these with the blueberries. I would love them too! I think I’ll need to make myself some blueberry muffins at the same time to have a snack!
How long are their shelf life? My doggie is in my wedding and I want to batch out a lot of these for favors
They keep for a week in container at room temperature.
My batter was just a bit moist, so the cookie cutters didn’t work well. Nonetheless, my dog loved them and couldn’t have cared less about the shape. The freeze-dried ground blueberries were worth the extra step as it gave the cookies a lovely violet color that was different than other homemade dog treats, and appreciated by the human :)
Thanks so much for trying out the recipe! I’ glad your dog enjoyed them! :)
Thanks so much for trying out the recipe! I’m glad your dog enjoyed them! :)