Oatmeal Pumpkin Homemade Dog Biscuits are easy to make crunchy treats that will have your best friend barking for more! Filled with wholesome ingredients like oat flour and pure pumpkin puree, you can feel good about giving these biscuits to your furry friends.
I know…I don’t post many dog recipes. But today I had extra pumpkin puree and I thought “why not?”
These are seriously the easiest things to bake. Just measure, stir, roll, cut and bake. Done. Boom! And your sweet friends will start chasing their tails with excitement! If you are like me, you want to know what your dog is eating…and these treats are sooo much better than the packaged biscuits at the store. You may also like my recipe for Homemade Apple Peanut Butter Dog Treats!
You can use oat flour purchased at the grocery, but I make my own. I buy rolled oats and put them thru the food processor to make the oat flour. You can see the flecks of the oats in the biscuits, and they have a lot of texture.
How could I resist this beautiful face? If you haven’t met her already, let me introduce Scarlet. We rescued her at 4 months old… and she turned 6 months old today!
I used a dog bone shaped cookie cutter to cut them out. The set has 4 different sizes, but I made them all medium, which is about 4 inches long.
I baked these for about 40 minutes. Oh, did they smell good…my son thought I was baking him cookies!! When they start turning crisp at the edges they are done and will be hard and crunchy. Take them out of the oven at about 30 minutes for chewy biscuits.
Store the biscuits in an airtight container. The biscuits are normally snapped up quickly, but I have stored them for up to 2 weeks on the counter.
Check out all the dog treat recipes that your furry friends are sure to love!
TOOLS TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
Click on the links below to see the items used to make this recipe.
- Bone Shape Cookie Cutter – cuts dough into cute dog bone shaped treats. Includes several handy sizes!
- Rolling Pin – for perfectly rolled dough. This one has rings so you can get the exact dough thickness you want!
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Oatmeal Pumpkin Homemade Dog Biscuits
Ingredients
- 4-1/4 cups oat flour
- 14 ounce pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- 1 large egg
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- In a large bowl, combine oat flour, pumpkin puree, egg and oil until well blended. Dough should hold together in a ball. If the dough is too sticky to handle, sprinkle the dough with the extra flour, working in 1 tablespoon at a time.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough until 1/4 inch thick. Using a cookie cutter, cut the dough into desired shapes. Roll the scraps again and cut to make more biscuits.
- Transfer the cut shapes to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the biscuits are hard and crisping around the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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If you made this recipe, please leave a comment and rating. I would appreciate the chance to troubleshoot any issues you might have had before you leave the rating!
Hi Izzy, the baking time would depend on how thick you make the dog treats. I would start I would start with 10 – 15 minutes of baking time and keep checking the oven after that until they are done.
How long would i cook them for if i made them into penny size shapes?
Hi Lauren. I haven’t tried dehydrating these dog treats, but I suppose it could work depending on your technique. My reservation about dehydrating using this recipe would be that this recipe contains eggs. Getting the dehydrator hot enough (160 to 165 degrees F) and dehydrating long enough to keep salmonella from forming may be an issue. Hope that helps.
Can you choose to dehydrate these? And if so how long would the shelf life be?
Yes, these treats can be frozen for up to 3 months. I usually wrap them individually in plastic wrap or stack them with wax paper between each treat, then put them in a plastic freezer bag. Thanks for the comment?.
Can these treats be frozen & kept for a few months?
Yes, you can use coconut oil. The oil acts as a binder, so I don’t think the applesauce would work for this recipe. You might like our popular recipe for Homemade Apple Peanut Dog Treats which does use applesauce, and no oil besides what is found in the peanut butter. Thanks for the question?
Worried about giving my dog veg oil. He gets pancreatitis. Think I could could sub applesauce or coconut oil?
Thanks
Glad to hear it! And You’re Welcome!
My dogs love them. Thanks for sharing!!
You are welcome! So glad your dog loves them! Thank you.
My dog loves the Second! Thanks for sharing.
I am so glad you like them! They’re a favorite at our house too! I’m excited to see your photo! Thank you.
Second time I’ve made these. Favorite biscuit recipe. Thanks for sharing. I’ll post a picture on Instagram.