Simple and yummy dog treat alert! This 3-ingredient dog treat recipe is the easiest one out there, featuring just three ingredients: (1) pumpkin puree, (2) oats, and (3) eggs!
These are the first homemade dog treats I ever made for my pup, Kingsley, the week we adopted him, and we’ve never turned back!
Breaking all the baking rules
The thing we should know about making dog treats is that it will go against the baker’s intuition you’ve built up. They won’t rise or expand like normal biscuits. Since many ingredients can upset a dog’s stomach, we have to bake as simply as possible, and that often means breaking rules.
Dogs can’t have yeast or rising agents because of their complexity, so the eggs featured in this recipe are simply for nutrition and moisture. This is good to keep in mind in case you have to make replacements which I’ve included options for in the recipe notes!
Here are some dog treat baking cues to look out for:
- the are no rising agents.
- the treats won’t grow or expand.
- there are only two textures: stiff dough and crisp treats.
- nonetheless, they will smell AMAZING!
How to shape 3-ingredient dog treats
Bone-shaped dog treats: I found a single bone-shaped cookie cutter in the Celebrations aisle at Wal-Mart months ago, and it has held in the dishwasher since!
Here are other affordable dog bone cutters from Amazon. You’ll use these over and over again, so I’d say go for it!
Round dog treats: a simpler method is to use a tablespoon scoop to dollop the dough into rounds, then flatten with a fork to create hatch marks.
How to Make 3-Ingredient Pumpkin Oat Dog Treats
