Energy Bars
Homemade Dog Treat Recipe
Try this homemade dog treat recipe for doggie Energy Bars. It is one of those easy dog treat recipes for healthy dog treats that you will make over and over. You and your dog can enjoy this one together! Skipper and Steve share them. I'm not quite sure who is sharing with whom...if you know what I mean! This healthy dog treat recipe evolved from a favorite cookie recipe that I used to make for my children. I was very careful about serving healthy foods to my kids, so this recipe has lots of healthy dog treat ingredients in it.
These Energy Bars were baked in a casserole dish
and then cut with a knife into bars.If you think about it, the recipe is very similar to recipes for granola, so I used to call the little cookies, "granola bars". The original recipe contained nutmeg. Since nutmeg is toxic for dogs, I replaced the nutmeg in the recipe with ginger—which is safe and healthy for dogs. I like to use a mini loaf pan for these easy doggie energy bars. Unfortunately mini loaf pans are very hard to find! I had a dickens of a time finding the one that I have! I found that a nice substitute for the mini-loaf pan is using a mini-muffin pan, which gives you little round “energy bars”. You can find the mini muffins pans more easily than the mini loaf pans. For other very simple and easy recipes, check out my new e-book,
Easy Recipes for Kids - Homemade Dog Treats.
Ingredients for Dog Energy Bars
Here's the recipe for my easy Energy Bars dog treats:- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup brown sugar or raw sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups oatmeal, quick or old fashioned – either will work
- 1 cup peanuts, chopped
Directions
- Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs together.
- Mix dry ingredients and add them to the above mixture.
- Press 1 large tablespoon into each mini loaf pan or mini muffin cup, and make sure it's evenly distributed in the pan. Or...drop by teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes. Bake 12-15 minutes for teaspoon size cookies, if you prefer to make smaller cookies.
- Turn off the oven and let the energy bars continue to dry in the oven overnight.
Energy bars will usually keep well in an airtight container at room temperature. However, it's sometimes hard to tell if they are dry all the way through to the middle. So, I think you would do well to refrigerate them—just in case. If they are not thoroughly dried, they will develop mold. I hope you enjoy this easy homemade dog treat recipe. And make sure that you try a few of my other easy homemade dog treat recipes:
Homemade Dog Treat Recipe to Home Made Dog Treats
Homemade Dog Treat Recipe to Best Dog Treat Recipes
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