Dog Treats: Recipes and Tips for Delicious Rewards

Dog Treats: Recipes and Tips for Delicious Rewards

There is no dog that doesn't get excited about dog treats, dog biscuits, and other delights. Perhaps you would like to surprise your four-legged friend with homemade snacks for a change. In that case, you've come to the right place. We have compiled some recipes for tasty dog treats and dog biscuits for you. Additionally, we will explain what you need to consider when preparing homemade dog treats.

Baking dog treats – the key points at a glance:

• With the right recipes, you can bake dog treats, muffins, or dog biscuits for your dog.
• Make sure that your dog treat recipes do not contain ingredients that are unsuitable for dogs.
• Since baking dog treats and dog biscuits can be time-consuming, store-bought snacks can be a good alternative.
• Handmade Bellfor dog biscuits are made from natural ingredients and taste just as good as homemade snacks.
• To avoid overweight, the additional calories from treats should be taken into account when planning the main meals.

Recipes for Dog Treats: Not all ingredients are suitable

When baking dog treats for your furry friend, it's important to use only suitable ingredients. Even though your dog is undoubtedly an important family member, their nutritional needs differ significantly from yours. Some foods that humans tolerate well can be indigestible or highly toxic to dogs.

Ingredients that should not be included in your homemade dog treats include:

• Chocolate
• Grapes and raisins
• Garlic and onions
• Raw legumes
• Avocados

Recipe: Grain-Free Dog Treats

This grain-free dog treat recipe is packed with meat, making it particularly delicious for your furry friend. The preparation may require some effort, but it shouldn't be too challenging even for inexperienced bakers.

Ingredients:

• 500 g ground beef
• 2 carrots
• 1 sweet potato
• 2 eggs
• 1 small bunch of parsley
• 1 package of low-fat lactose-free quark
• 2 packets of Bellfor Freeze-Snacks (freeze-dried dog treats)

Preparation:

1. Peel the carrots and sweet potato, and grate the vegetables using a grater.
2. Finely chop the parsley.
3. In a bowl, combine the ground beef, eggs, grated vegetables, chopped parsley, and two heaping tablespoons of low-fat quark.
4. Mix everything thoroughly until the ingredients form a homogeneous mixture.
5. Transfer the dog treat dough into a small cake mold.
6. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
7. Bake the dog treat for approximately one hour. The baking time may vary slightly depending on your oven.
8. Once the cake has cooled, spread the remaining low-fat quark evenly on the top and sides.
9. Decorate the dog treat with Bellfor Freeze-Snacks.
10. Of course, your dog shouldn't consume the entire cake at once.

Recipe: Dog Muffins with Wild Boar

Muffins are not only popular among children. With the right ingredients, they can be a real treat for your dog too. Give the following recipe a try. Of course, you can substitute wild boar with another variety of our dry meat.

Ingredients:

• 250 g whole grain flour (gluten-free)
• 150 g oats
• 50 g oat bran
• 200 ml lactose-free milk
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• 3 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tbsp honey
• 100 g Bellfor wild boar meat strips
• 1 apple
• 1 banana
• 1 handful of spinach leaves

Preparation:

1. In a bowl, combine the flour, oats, oat bran, and baking powder.
2. Gradually add the lukewarm lactose-free milk while stirring.
3. Use a blender or food processor to finely chop the spinach, apple, and banana.
4. Chop the Bellfor wild boar meat strips into small pieces.
5. In a separate bowl, mix the egg with the coconut oil and honey.
6. Add the chopped fruit and vegetables, the egg mixture, and the chopped meat strips to the batter.
7. Mix everything thoroughly until you have a homogeneous batter.
8. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and distribute the batter evenly into muffin cups.
9. Bake the muffins for 20 minutes. The baking time may vary slightly depending on your oven.
10. Allow the dog muffins to cool before letting your dog taste them.

Hundekuchen: Recipe with Ground Beef

If you prefer smaller treats that you can easily take along for walks instead of a whole dog cake or muffins, you might want to try the following recipe for dog biscuits with ground beef.

Ingredients:

• 200 g whole grain flour (gluten-free)
• 50 g oats
• 100 g ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1 carrot
• 1 small bunch of parsley
• 100 ml meat broth

Preparation:

1. Finely chop the parsley and grate the carrot.
2. In a bowl, combine the vegetables with the flour, ground beef, and egg.
3. Mix the ingredients until a homogeneous dough forms.
4. Gradually add some of the meat broth while mixing to achieve the right consistency.
5. Allow the dough to rest for a moment and sprinkle some flour on the work surface.
6. Roll out the dough for the dog biscuits using a rolling pin to a thickness of slightly less than 1 cm.
7. Divide the dough into bite-sized pieces. You can use cookie cutters for this, but a knife will also work if needed.
8. Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and arrange the raw dog biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
9. Bake the dog biscuits in the oven for approximately 40 minutes. The exact baking time may vary depending on your oven.
10. Allow the biscuits to cool before letting your dog try them.

The Perfect Alternative: Handmade Bellfor Dog Biscuits

Homemade dog cakes and biscuits are undoubtedly a great treat to delight your dog in everyday life. However, baking them also requires a significant amount of time and effort. If you're looking for a ready-made alternative, Bellfor's handmade dog biscuits are the ideal choice.

Our dog biscuits are grain-free and made exclusively from natural ingredients. They have a high meat content and are carefully crafted with selected ingredients such as sweet potatoes and apples, making them a healthy and easily digestible treat.

But don't just take our word for it. We're confident that our biscuits will taste just as good, if not better, to your beloved four-legged friend than a laboriously baked homemade dog cake.

Regarding the dog biscuits available in the Bellfor shop:

Take into account the dog treats during main meals

Whether homemade or purchased from our shop, dog treats provide your four-legged friend with additional calories. It is important to consider this when determining the portion size of their main meals. Otherwise, your dog may become overweight, which increases the risk of various health issues.

Baking dog cakes: Our conclusion

As you can see, it is indeed possible to bake dog cakes yourself. If you have the necessary time and use only ingredients suitable for dogs, there is nothing wrong with delighting your canine companion with homemade dog cakes or biscuits.

If time is limited, our dog biscuits are the perfect alternative to reward your dog in a healthy way. In addition to biscuits, our shop offers a wide range of other dog treats such as dried meat or our popular soft snacks.