These spooky snacks are nutritious and will keep your dog out of the candy bowl.
No one likes to be left out on Halloween, and that includes your pooch. Between all the people at the door and the mom dressing up in weird clothes, it’s always an exciting night for your dog.
When it comes to lick or treats, your dog shouldn’t be eating the candy kids get, especially chocolate (see our list of harmful foods for dogs here). But that doesn’t mean your pup should miss out on the fun.
DIY Halloween treats are worth the effort: you know exactly what healthy ingredients are inside, and you can custom-make the treats the size you like. Here are 10 ghoulish goodies you can try:
1. Banana Ghosts
Bananas
½ cup carob powder
1 ¼ cup goat milk
1 tsp honey
Ice cream sticks
Cut the bananas in half and insert a stick in each wide half. Dip in the whisked mixture of carob, milk, and honey. Refrigerate for a couple of hours.
Check out the full recipe here.
2. Canine Candy Corn
Halloween ice cube mold
Mashed bananas
Pumpkin puree
Plain non-fat yogurt
Layer all the ingredients in equal parts to resemble a candy corn. Freeze and serve.
Check out the full recipe here.
3. Creepy Coconut Balls
â…“ cup coconut oil
2-3 tbsp peanut butter
2 ½ cups rolled oats
â…“ cup shredded coconut
In a food processor, mix peanut butter, oil, and oats. Roll into bite-sized balls and toss in the coconut. Refrigerate on a lined baking sheet for 30 minutes.
Check out the full recipe here.
4. Pumpkin FroYo Bites
1 cup non-fat plain frozen yogurt
½ cup canned pure pumpkin
¼ cup water
Mix all ingredients and pour into a (pumpkin-shaped) ice cube tray. Freeze for 3-4 hours.
Check out the full recipe here.
5. Peanut Butter Party Biscuits
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
¼ cup honey
1 cup old fashioned oats
2 cups whole wheat flour
â…“ cup vegetable oil
â…“ cup water
Beat all ingredients until a stiff dough forms. Form biscuits with a (bone shaped) cookie cutter and bake at 375 degrees on a parchment-lined sheet for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through. Cool on a wire rack and serve.
Check out the full recipe here.
6. Pup-kin Spiced Latte for Dogs
2 tbsp pumpkin powder
6 oz warm water
1 oz frothed milk or coconut milk
Mix water and pumpkin powder well. Top with frothed milk.
Check out the full recipe here.
7. Skull and Crossbone Frozen Treats
1 cup plain non-fat yogurt
1-2 cups kale leaves
â…“ cup blueberries
Blend together half the yogurt with the kale, and half the yogurt with the blueberries. Freeze into separate skull and crossbone molds.
Check out the full recipe here.
8. Halloween Pup-cakes
Cupcake
½ cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
â…“ cup canola oil
½ cup apple sauce
1 egg
½ container plain yogurt
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp peanut butter
Frosting
2 oz cream cheese
4 tbsp canned pumpkin
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp yogurt
1 tbsp flour (to thicken)
Mix all cake ingredients in a bowl and scoop into a mini-cupcake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Mix frosting ingredients and top cupcakes when cool.
Check out the full recipe here.
9. Skeleton Bones
Bones
2 ½ cups non-bleached flour
1 egg
1 cup water
1 chicken bouillon cube
Icing
1 cup non-fat plain yogurt
½ cup water
Mix together bone ingredients until it forms a dough. Press into a bone-shaped cookie tin and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Mix icing ingredients and glaze over bones when cool. Freeze for about an hour.
Check out the full recipe here.
10. Bacon Donuts of Darkness
Donuts
1 cup flour
1 cup oats
â…“ cup coconut oil
½ cup peanut butter
2 eggs
Topping
Greek yogurt
Bacon bits
Mix all donut ingredients until a dough forms. Shape into an oiled donut pan and bake at 375 degrees for 14 minutes. Allow to cool then top with yogurt and bacon bits. Freeze until topping hardens.
Check out the full recipe here.