Lola Paws

These are (an incredibly) healthier version of the popular "Frosty Paws" ice cream treats you can buy in the store. This recipe uses 5 ingredients while the store-bought treats use 31 ingredients, most of which I cannot pronounce.  Lola, a beagle-dachshund mix, loves this version much more!  Recipe follows.

Ingredients:

1 ripe banana, mashed
8 oz plain yogurt
2T low sodium peanut butter (Lola's humans make their own without salt as dogs' stomachs have trouble processing too much salt)
2 teaspoons honey or agave nectar (or sugar if that's all that is on hand)
few pieces of ice

Directions:

Place all ingredients in blender or food processor and mix until combined.  Fill 8 dixie cups or any small paper cup (3oz) up to top and leave about an inch free.  Freeze for several hours or overnight before serving the "good dog" treat.

Banana Carob Biscuits

This recipe gets two paws up as my beagle goes crazy whenever she gets a "good-dog" treat.  It uses carob, a healthy, safe alternative to chocolate for dogs. Check out the pics and recipe below!

 (Above: Lola can't wait for the biscuits to get their carob spread.)

(Left: finished biscuits, one with and one without carob spread)

Ingredients: 

1/2 Cup Banana, mashed

1/3 Cup Peanut Butter

1 Tablespoon Honey

1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour

1/2 Cup Wheat Germ

1 egg

1 egg white, beaten, for brushing

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees and lightly spray baking sheet with cooking spray or put down piece of parchment paper.

Stir egg, peanut butter, banana and honey in large bowl. Stir in wheat germ and mix until smooth and combined.

Place dough mixture onto floured surface and use rolling pin to roll out to about 1/4 inch thick.

Use bone-shaped or other shaped cookie cutter to cut out biscuits.  Use pastry brush and paint tops with the beaten egg white.

Bake biscuits until dried and crunchy, about 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool completely before icing with carob spread (recipe below).

Carob Spread Ingredients:

2 cups banana, mashed

1 Tbs butter

6 Tbs powdered Carob

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 Tbs flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

Place all ingredients in medium sized bowl and beat with electric or standing mixer until smooth.  Spread on cooled biscuits.  Extra carob mixture may be stored in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.