Apple Carrot Dog Treats (Video)
This post shows how to make Apple Carrot Dog Treats, an easy homemade apple dog biscuits recipe that makes the perfect hostess gift, stocking stuffer, or teacher gift.
Today I’m sharing a delightful recipe, and a video: How to make Apple Carrot Dog Biscuits recipe, and it’s perfect for your pet-loving friends! One reader says: “Instead of the sugar and egg I added one mashed banana. Now the dog won’t leave the kitchen because he knows the biscuits are for him. He absolutely loved these.”
Apple Carrot Dog Treat Recipe
These crunchy carrot dog biscuits are the best Apple Carrot Dog Treats. Our dog, Alder, loves them! This recipe is great for pooches of all sizes. And take a peek at this post, Charcuterie Boards for Dogs!
Why we love this recipe
Makes the best gifts: hostess gifts, teacher gifts, or stocking stuffer homemade gifts for your friends who have dogs!
We have been making this recipe for years, and our dog loves them.
They are easy to make and freeze (so you never run out) :)
Ingredients for Apple Carrot Dog Treats recipe:
This recipe contains apples and carrots, which your pet is sure to love, so let’s dive head first into these Easy Carrot + Apple Dog Treats!
- Whole wheat flour
- Oats (you can use gluten-free)
- Brown sugar, optional if your dog doesn’t like sugar
- Apple + carrots
- Egg
- Vegetable oil
- Water
How to make Apple Carrot Dog Treats
This recipe makes 12-24 dog biscuits, depending on the size of your cookie cutter.
- Core and grate apples; peel and grate carrots (I used food processor).
- Mix the dry ingredients together.
- In separate bowl, beat the egg and mix in the oil, water, and grated apples and carrots. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix completely.
- Carefully roll ‘dough’ out and cut out desired shape with a small cookie cutter.
- Bake until biscuits are firm.
Pet [Dog] Ettiquette when Entertaining
Alder the Whoodle (poodle and wheaten terrier) is almost 6 years old now. He’s all about dog treats! Here he is in our Sprinter Van, camping on the OR coast. Yes, he sleeps with us.
When guests come over (which we have regularly), for our breed of dog, it’s good to have dog treats ready. Alder is rambunctious and loves to “greet” our friends, so we’ve learned to keep a few treats in our pockets.
Here’s a post I wrote years ago, Pet [Dog] Ettiquette when Entertaining.
This recipe comes from our friend, Jessica, who has a beautiful Pit Bull, Marz.
It’s for all you fellow dog-lovers out there, and perfect for gift-giving season!
Tips and substitutions:
Be sure to core your apple before grating. Apple seeds aren’t good for dogs!
Use a small cookie cutter for 20-24 biscuits.
You make as you would any other cookie, using your favorite shaped cookie cutter. We love the heart cookie-cutter, but you can use a shamrock, tree, egg, bunny–think about the holidays coming up.
Make, bake, and allow to cool.
One reader used half almond flour and half all-purpose flour, adding 1 1/2 teaspoon of flax seeds, and they turned out great.
You can bake ahead and freeze.
How to Store Homemade Dog Biscuits
The best way to store homemade dog biscuits is to keep them in an airtight container. They’ll keep for about a week in the pantry, or two weeks if you refrigerate them. I really like to use Rubbermaid Glass Storage Containers because they’re nice and roomy and the tops are see-through so you’re not trying to guess what’s inside. A set of two costs about $25. A less expensive option is this set of four glass storage containers from Anchor Hocking. The lids aren’t see-through, but it’s priced at around $12.
The perfect doggie treats gifts
Stack the treats, and tie together with a big bow. Place in brown paper bags (you can decorate, or buy decorated bags), and GIVE AWAY!
You can also spoil your own pooch with a bit of extra pizazz added to their stockings – homemade dog treats!
How to store homemade dog biscuits
- Store in air-tight container.
- Optional to freeze!
- Serving size: makes 20-24 small dog biscuits.
So watch the video and see how yummy and easy this recipe is to make! After biscuits cool, feel free to share with the pups in your life!
ENJOY!
More dog treats recipes:
Homemade Dog Treats [Pinch of Yum]
More posts about Alder the Whoodle:
Brand new puppy: Alder the Entertainer Whoodle Puppy
SIX MONTHS: Alder the Whoodle Six Months Old
ONE YEAR: Alder the Whoodle One Year Old
TWO YEARS: Alder the Whoodle is 2 years old!
There was a season where we served Farmer’s Dog for Alder the Whoodle
Get the Recipe:
How to Make Apple Carrot Dog Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup oats
- 1 TBSP brown sugar, optional if your dog doesn't like sugar
- 1 apple, cored and grated (leave peel on)
- ½ cup carrots, peeled and grated
- 1 egg, beaten
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ - ½ cup water, note: the apples add moisture, so only add extra water if necessary
Equipment
- Baking sheet (Gold Touch baking sheets are super durable)
- Food processor (This is the food processor I use all the time)
- Rolling Pin (I like this easy-to-roll model)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a cookie sheet.
- Core and grate apples; peel and grate carrots (I used a food processor).
- In one bowl, mix the flour, oats, and brown sugar. In separate bowl, beat the egg and mix in the oil, water, and grated apples and carrots. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients bowl and mix completely.
- Carefully roll ‘dough’ out and cut out desired shape with a small cookie cutter.
- Bake for 40 – 45 minutes, or until apple juices are soaked and biscuits are firm.
- After biscuits cool, feel free to share with the pups in your life! Store in air-tight container.
- Serving size: makes 20-24 small dog biscuits.
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Wow — that looks so easy! I’m going to try it!
thank you for sharing
Apple Carrot Dog Biscuits is an easy recipe. Housedog biscuits are the perfect hostess gift or stocking stuffer for your dog-loving friends.
Do you think I could use the paw print silicone mold?
I haven’t tried it, but sure!
Excellent! Dog loves them. Making these for the third time today. Thanks for sharing.
I made the once and she loved them so much I am making them again. My dog is small so I get twice as many . Can you freeze these? How long do you think the shelf life is in an air tight container?
I would think it would be like cookies … so maybe a week?
Going on vacation,Can I make ahead of time and freeze?
I have not tried freezing them, but I would think they would freeze just fine.
I made these today for my sweet girl Clementine. I used a smaller cookie cutter but still baked them for close to 40-45 minutes thinking the apple would have plenty of liquid to cook out. Well … that was too long of a baking time, they came out dark brown. The next batch I put in the oven, I cut the baking time in half and that worked well. Also, I put in coconut oil instead of water to get the dough to rolling consistency and I omitted the sugar.
I made these today for my three fur babies! They love them! I put very little sugar in, the apple and carrot would have natural sugars in them, next time I will try without any added sugar. Also added another egg to the dough for more protein.
This recipe is fantastic! Just made it for my rescue, a german shepherd mix.
These carrot and apple dog cookies are the best my dogs absolutely love them. Thank you!
Have made this recipe several times. The only thing I change is I do not use the brown sugar, sugar isn’t very good for dogs. I substitute honey or omit all together. My dogs love these !!
Thank you. Honey is dangerous for dogs.
We made these this afternoon, our girls are totally loving them!
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Thank you for sharing this! It would be great making them and I hope my dogs would love them.
Wow! I didn’t know this not until now. I will now have a new recipe for my dogs treat. For sure, they’ll gonna love it!
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Wanted to ask if substituting oat flour for whole wheat flour would work?
I have not tried oat flour, but I’m thinking you could substitute this!
Almonds can be dangerous to dogs. Using almond flour is not a safe alternative to flour.
The recipe is great as is.
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Just made these, my dog absolutely loves them. I was worried I’d baked them too long or not enough but she seems to not mind. I’ve made them into bite size pieces rather than big biscuits as she’s only small.
How many would you recommend she eats in a day?
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my pup would love these!
Our dog would love these!
Great recipe. I really appreciate it.