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Frozen Dog Bone Treats With Yogurt, Peanut Butter, and Fruit

  • Author: Kiki Kane
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 2 trays 1x
  • Category: Summertime Treats
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Ingredients

  • Baking mold or ice cube trays, such as this style from Amazon
  • 2-cup glass measuring cup or similar
  • Blender or food processor
  • Unsweetened frozen blueberries
  • Unsweetened frozen strawberries
  • Plain yogurt (we used non-fat)
  • Peanut butter (check ingredients on the label. Look for no sugar and definitely no xylitol, an artificial sweetener that’s poisonous for dogs).
  • Water

Instructions

1. Blueberry and Yogurt Frozen Treats

For the first row, let’s start with the plainest mix, so we can use any leftover yogurt mix for the fancier rows.

  • Whisk together 4 ounces of yogurt and 4 ounces of water for the base. Add more yogurt and reduce the water if you want a creamier treat with more calories.
  • Pour into one row of 5 wells, leaving a generous amount of room for the blueberries.
  • Add blueberries to each well until the mold is almost filled (the pupsicle will expand as it freezes, plus it’s nice to have a little extra space to protect from spills).

2. Frosty Peanut Butter Pupsicles

  • Put 4 ounces of peanut butter in your liquid measuring cup (eyeballing a big glob is fine).
  • Add 3 ounces of water and 2 ounces of yogurt to reach 9 ounces.
  • If you have leftover yogurt and water mixture, add that and adjust accordingly.
  • Will it blend? Great. If not, add a little more water until you reach a pourable consistency.
  • Pour into your second row of wells. If the batter is a little sloppy, you can use a spoon, add more water and blend more, or just clean up the tray afterward. We won’t tell.

3. Frozen Strawberry Yogurt Dog Treats

Paws down, my dog’s favorite!

  • Clean the peanut butter mix out of your blender (or don’t. Will anyone know but you and your dog?) A great blender hack is filling the dirty blender halfway up with warm water and soap, and then blending that to get all the residue off before rinsing.
  • Add a handful of frozen strawberries to the blender. Aim for 4-6 berries.
  • Add 2 ounces of yogurt and 2 ounces of water.
  • Blend, adding water if needed to aid the blending process. Go ahead, leave it a little chunky.
  • Spoon batter into the third set of wells. Watch out for splashing berry chunks!

Notes

  • Measure the depth of the wells in your mold if you want to make multiple flavors at one go. Measuring will also help reduce extra filling.
  • Clear some flat space in your freezer for your pupsicles to set evenly.
  • Use a baking sheet or similar under your silicone mold, because you will have a devil of a time moving it when full without some form of support.
  • If you have different dog-safe fruits or veggies on hand, substitute them in as desired. Dogs won’t mind if you swap out green beans for blueberries, or pumpkin for peanut butter.