- Not a substitute for professional veterinary help.
After playing outside on a hot day, your dog deserves a treat, and frozen dog treats are easy to make at home and can help your canine cool down from hot weather.
We used peanut butter in these frosty treats, but you’ll want to make sure you’re using a PB option that is safe for your pet. Check the ingredients on your jar’s label and look for no sugar and no xylitol (an artificial sweetener that’s poisonous for dogs).
This recipe will fill between 6–9 bones in this silicone baking sheet. Each well is around one ounce. Adjust your measurements as needed or consider making a bigger batch featuring different flavors in this recipe.
Frosty Peanut Butter Pupsicles
Let’s be honest—these ingredients are very forgiving, so don’t worry about measuring perfection here.
Plus, your dog will happily lap up any leftover yogurt mix. Even better, you can use it as the base for a frozen Kong treat.
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Frosty Peanut Butter Pupsicles
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 6-9 treats 1x
- Category: Summertime Treats
Ingredients
- Baking mold or ice cube trays, such as this style from Amazon
- 2-cup glass measuring cup or similar
- Blender or food processor
- 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
- 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 molds. 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.
Notes
- Measure the depth of the wells in your mold if you want to make the multiple flavors in this recipe 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.
Why Homemade Dog Treats?
Going homemade for dog treats is simpler than you might think—and often more affordable. Plus, you’ll rest assured knowing you’re providing your dog the most wholesome options free of scary fillers. Dogs, like humans, thrive on whole foods.
For instance, this watermelon “ice cream” for dogs is refreshing, healthy, and inexpensive when watermelon is in season.
Learn more about Chef Kiki here and find tons of homemade dog treat recipes at her YouTube channel, Kiki’s Canine Kitchen.
