Is your dog sensitive to grains? They will absolutely love these grain-free peanut butter carrot dog treats! My dog Blaze sure loves them!
Do you only feed your pets the best food?
I know I sure do. These treats are great because they are made with only ingredients that YOU can eat as well! No funny business here.
Made with only a few simple ingredients (coconut flour, natural peanut butter, carrots and eggs), you don’t have to worry about food allergies in these tasty treats.
If you’re not familiar with, or have not worked with coconut flour, it is a very absorbent flour that acts quite different than regular flour. It cannot be substituted 1:1 with other types of flour.
Yes, my pup wants these, let’s make them!
As you can see, my greyhound Blaze was very interested in these treats, and he enjoyed them very much!
To make them, you’ll simply mix the ingredients together in a bowl. If your coconut flour has a lot of clumps in it, it’s a good idea to use a fork to mask up the clumps before mixing in the other ingredients.
Once the ingredients are well-incorporated, simply split the dough into 8-10 evenly sized balls, and flatten. You can make the cookies thick or thin (I tried both), depending on how soft or crunchy you want them to be.
You can also cook them longer to get them crispier. For the softest treats, make them thick and cook for less time.
For crispier, cook longer and make them thinner. Easy peasy!
Are these soft or crunchy?
You can make them either way, depending on how long you bake them for! For soft treats, bake for 10-15 minutes. For crunchy treats, bake for 15-20 minutes.
You can also make them thicker for softer, and thinner for crispier.
Can I substitute the coconut flour for something else?
I cannot recommend that personally, as I have only made these with coconut flour. Coconut flour is very absorbent, and does not act like other types of flour. So if you try another kind of flour, I cannot guarantee success.
Can I use something else instead of the eggs?
I have not tried this personally, but I have heard about flax eggs. This may work for dogs with egg allergies, but I am not familiar with making flax eggs, so you would have to play around wit this for yourself.
If you make these grain-free peanut butter carrot dog treats for your pup, please let me know what you think in the comments below. Also be sure to follow me on Facebook and Pinterest so you don’t miss a recipe!
If your pup loved these, then they will also enjoy these other treats (actually two recipes in one!)
Grain-Free Peanut Butter Carrot Dog Treats
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut flour (28 g) I used the Arrowhead brand
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter natural, no sugar or oil added
- 3 baby carrots shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Pour coconut flour into a bowl. Using a fork, remove clumps, if necessary.
- Add in other ingredients and mix well. Add a little more coconut flour if batter is too wet and sticky to be formed into balls by hand. If the dough is too dry, add in a splash of water to moisten.
- Split dough into 8-10 evenly sized balls, depending on the size of cookie you want to make.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes for soft cookies, or 15-20 minutes for crispier. The longer they bake, the harder they will become. Just watch that they do not burn!
26 comments
Thank you so much for giving weights in Grams We Europeans find American recipes so inventive but we don’t cook by cup volumes so have to research to convert measurements. Not ALWAYS successfully. This recipe is truly loved by my pooch. Thanks once again.
You’re very welcome Jo. I try to be very careful when I look up the conversion to grams, because I want you to enjoy the same recipes that we enjoy here in America. Happy to hear your dog loves these treats!
I find most everything I cook or make is now posted in grams or micrograms, etc. I live in USA and I am 71 years old Eveything I know has been in inches, feet, pounds, miles, etc. I cannot convert very well. I did ok when in the states they printed both. But now the USA now apparently wants to do what everyone else wants to do. Us old folks are left out and it is miserable. Direction forr measurements , I cannot understand. What can I do, other than go back to school.
Hi Jane, I have posted both the US measurements (cups, tablespoons, etc) and the European measurements (grams, liters, etc). What unit of measurements are you looking for? These are generally the two standards.
Hi, I thought I made it clear that it is the US measurements that I know and use. I don’t know European measurements. They are making it so everyone will have to use EU measurements. Do you know how hard it is for someone who never learned EU measurements in school? I have used US measurements all my life, and now I can’t figure out recipe’s because it is using EU measurements. Does this make it clearer? Guess I will just have to use old cookbooks, because they do not always give you both US and EU measurements.
Hi Jane. I understand what you are saying. It is very challenging to convert from EU to US because all of the units vary depending on the ingredient. That is why I always post both, so that everyone hopefully has all the information they need to make it. The only suggestion I have for you is to use your favorite search engine and input convert grams of XX ingredient (flour, for example) to cups. It is very tedious for long recipes, so hopefully you are able to find ones with US units already included. Best of luck.
Can sweet potato flour be used instead of the coconut flout?
I have not tried using sweet potato flour in this, but I don’t see why it would be a problem. Simply add in enough that the dough isn’t overly sticky. Let me know how it works!
Hi just made these could you tell me the best way to store them pleas
Hi Alison, you can store these at room temperature for a week. In the fridge, they’ll stay fresh for a few weeks.
I think this is the first time I have ever seen coconut flour used. I have been making natural cookies for several years and have always used coconut flour! I add lots of other things to my cookies in addition to the peanut butter. But what I want to add is that I make large batches and freeze the dough (just like when I make cookies for people- too much work and clean up for just a few dozen cookies!). I roll the dough onto a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan, then use a pizza cutter to make the individual cookies.
Thanks so much for the 5 star review Michele! I’m happy to hear you successfully freeze the dough, that’s a great idea!
Michelle Wagner – do you freeze the dough in the cookie shapes or just in a big ball and roll it out once thawed??
My Yorkshire is 5 pounds and very sensitive to just about everything she digests. I made these treats and they are perfect. No more worries about problems with her stomach or skin. Thank you so much.
So glad to hear that, Jami! Thanks for the great review.
I’m going to make these for our puppy as training treats. She’s loves peanut butter so I hope she will like them 🙂
Thanks Emily, I hope she enjoys them!
I did not have coconut flour on hand, but I did have tapioca flour which substituted quite well. I also added about 1/4 c of chia seeds to the mix for more nutrition. Both of my dogs loved these — thanks for the idea!
I’m glad the recipe worked well with the chia seeds and that your dogs loved them!
My dog Goldie loves these treats! I made them super small, so it actually made 16 treats. (My dog is actually not small, she’s just a bit overweight) I will definitely make these again.
I’m so glad Goldie enjoyed them!
My doxies loved them. I used spelt flour (it’s what I had) and it worked just fine. I’m not a baker – but these were easy. Just took time tout out all the little ‘bones’. My doxies are minis. Thanks again for the recipe
Thanks for the five star review, Jill! I’m so happy to hear that your doxies enjoyed them 🙂
I made them for my two senior dogs ( Chihuahua and Boston Terrier. )
They absolutely love them! Thank you so much for the recipe.
My two senior pups love the treats!
Thank you
So glad they enjoyed them!