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Tails will be wagging for these homemade doggie treats!
These no-grain doggie treats are made with all-natural almond butter, pumpkin, egg, cinnamon and ginger! Now, your furry friend can enjoy a little of the “Pumpkin Spice” craze too! You can swap peanut butter for the almond butter, just make sure either do not contain any artificial sweeteners – better with no sweeteners.
The pumpkin should be pure canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling. I used a little bit of cinnamon and ginger, not pumpkin pie spice because clove oil and nutmeg have components in them that are not healthy for dogs in large amounts (even though this wouldn’t be a large amount – better safe than sorry.) …and of course you know your pet best, so please only make treats with ingredients you know are safe for your sweet pet.
Pumpkin Spice Puppy Kisses - Dog Treat Recipe
These no-grain doggie treats are made with all-natural almond butter, pumpkin, egg, cinnamon and ginger! Now, your furry friend can enjoy a little of the "Pumpkin Spice" craze too!
Tina Verrelli - epicuricloud.com
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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 70 Dog Treat Kisses
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all natural almond butter or peanut butter with no artificial sweeteners
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger dry/powdered
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
In medium sized bowl, mix together all ingredients until well combined.
Spoon mixture into a piping bag or large zip top bag and snip off the corner with scissors. Squeeze teaspoon sized drops/kisses onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 10 – 12 minutes or until cooked through.
Let cool and store in airtight container in refrigerator for up to 5 days. May also be frozen.
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AshleyDogs can’t have almond butter
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- Christina Verrelli
Thanks Ashley! You can sub out with peanut butter if your dog can’t have almond butter.
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Dogs can have peanuts, almonds, and cashews in moderation. Too much will cause abdominal distress & diarrhea. The nuts to avoid completely are black walnuts and pistachios.
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Hi, recipe says canned pumpkin, can’t but that in Scotland I’ve tried many places, can I use fresh pumpkin?, sounds a silly question but you say not pumpkin pie filling again which can’t get here!
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- Christina Verrelli
Hi Georgina – Thanks for reaching out from Scotland! Can you buy cooking pumpkins in your area? You can make your own pumpkin puree. This blog here has nice instructions. I do read that if it’s very wet after cooking and pureeing, you can strain it with a fine mesh strainer and cheesecloth. easy pumpkin puree recipe
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- Jennifer Zimmerman
Thank you for that recipe link for fresh purée!Reply
- Pamela
You can use fresh can also sub with butternut squash, cartot or sweet potato, I do sometimes to vary flavor or if out of pumpkinReply
- Christina Verrelli
Thanks Pamela! Great idea!
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- Alissa
I’m sure you could use fresh pumpkin in the same way you would use it in a pumpkin pie recipe in Scotland
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- Cindy
No flour of any type is the right? Won’t it be too soft and slso not be hard once baked?
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- Christina Verrelli
I know – seems strange! You can see how they bake up and get cracks on the outside. You can adjust the bake time to be chewy or firmer on the inside!
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- Barbara
Almonds are never ok for dogs to eat it is poison for them.
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- Christina Verrelli
You should only feed your pet foods that you and your vet have deemed safe.
These treats can be made with various nut butters.
From what I’ve read some dogs can have almond butter in small amounts.
Are Nut Butters Safe for Dogs?Reply
- Natasha
Almonds are okay for dogs. If you have a dilemma, please read this article: dogsnsox.com/blogs/expert-advice/can-dogs-eat-almond-butter There is clearly stated that dogs CAN eat almonds.
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- Christina Verrelli
Thanks Natasha!
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- Leigh
What sized can of pumpkin? I have a huge can and
Don’t want to ruin them. ThanksReply
- Christina Verrelli
The recipe calls for 1/3 cup – you’ll have leftovers from the smaller or larger can. You can always freeze any leftover pumpkin.
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- Jennifer
I am so excited to make these for my pups! They LOVE pumpkin!!! I am wondering if sunbutter ( ssunflower seed butter) would be a suitable substitute, we cant have nuts/peanuts in my house.
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- Christina Verrelli
Hi Jennifer – I don’t see why not?? I say give it a shot! Hope your pups enjoy!
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- Cece
Hi do I have keep in the frig. If I keep them in a air tight. Container in a cool place would they be ok ? Thank you they look great.
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- Christina Verrelli
Cool place should be fine for several days – there aren’t preservatives in most homemade pet treats, that’s why best to fridge/freeze.
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- Lindi
Canned pumpkin is not really thing here in Australia. We have a pumpkin called a Queensland blue, when you boil and mash, it is fairly dry, Do you think that could be a reasonable swap out? One way to try is to just do it I suppose. These are the sort of treats I buy to keep beside my chair because they are little and this is the first I’ve seen a recipe for little treats… Thanks Tina….🤩💜
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- Christina Verrelli
I wonder if you could try sweet potato Lindi – cook it and smush it up.
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- Terri Lyons
I definitely will make them for my furbabies!Reply
My dogs have peanut allergies is there anything I can use in place of the peanut butter
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- Christina Verrelli
Can they have almond butter or sunflower seed butter?
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- B
Dogs can’t have cinnamon
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- Christina Verrelli
Thanks so much for your thoughts – I’ve read conflicting articles. But of course only feed your pets what you and your vet deem safe.
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- S
Yes, dogs can have cinnamon. It’s just like most everything else; in moderation. Cinnamon also acts as a natural preservative for the treats.
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- Valerie
These are my dog’s favorite treats!! I love making them because they are quick and easy. Thank you for sharing.Reply
- Christina Verrelli
So glad you enjoy!
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- Teresa
Can you dehydrate these for longer shelf life?
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- Christina Verrelli
That’s a great question – I haven’t tried it – so I can’t say for sure!
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