Frozen Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats
Our dog Grace recently ran out of her homemade dog treats but since it’s been so hot outside lately I decided to make these frozen peanut butter & banana dog treats instead of baked treats. I kept it simple by using only three ingredients – peanut butter, banana, and Greek yogurt. First, I melted some peanut butter in the microwave and poured it into the cute silicone dog treat trays that I recently stumbled upon. Then, I added a layer of mashed-up sweet/ripe bananas combined with Greek yogurt and then put them in the freezer for a few hours. Grace was absolutely THRILLED with these frozen treats and did her best puppy eyes to get a second one. Truth be told, I was pretty tempted to eat one myself!
Side Note: Make sure the peanut butter you use doesn’t have Xylitol in it. It’s a sweetener used in many foods, including peanut butter, and is safe for humans but potentially deadly for dogs. If ingested, it can cause seizures, liver failure, and death, warned one animal hospital, which called xylitol “extremely toxic” to dogs.
How to Make Frozen Peanut Butter & Banana Dog Treats
Heat the peanut butter in a microwave-safe dish for 10-15 seconds, or until it’s softened and a bit runny.
Spoon an even layer of peanut butter into each silicone mold. Slightly tap the silicone trays to remove any air bubbles and to make them level.
Make the banana mixture by mashing the ripe banana in a bowl with a fork until creamy. Add the Greek yogurt and mix until well combined. Spoon an even layer of the banana/yogurt mixture until the mold is filled up. Tap the silicone trays lightly on the counter then place them into the freezer for 4 hours.
Remove from the silicone molds and store these frozen treats layered in parchment in an air-tight sealed container in the freezer.
Serve to your loving dog and watch them enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanut butter **Side Note: Make sure the peanut butter you use doesn’t have Xylitol in it. It’s a sweetener used in many foods, including peanut butter, and is safe for humans but potentially deadly for dogs. If ingested, it can cause seizures, liver failure, and death, warned one animal hospital, which called xylitol “extremely toxic” to dogs.
- 1 ripe banana
- ⅔ cup Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Heat the peanut butter in a microwave-safe dish for 10-15 seconds, or until it's softened and a bit runny.
- Spoon an even layer of peanut butter into each silicone mold. Slightly tap the silicone trays to remove any air bubbles and to make them level.
- Make the banana mixture by mashing the ripe banana in a bowl with a fork until creamy. Add the Greek yogurt and mix until well combined.
- Spoon an even layer of the banana/yogurt mixture until the mold is filled up. Tap the silicone trays lightly on the counter then place them into the freezer for 4 hours.
- Remove from the silicone molds and store these frozen treats layered in parchment in an air-tight sealed container in the freezer. Enjoy!
Good thing Thatcher is in bed, or he would be telling me we need to take a long road trip, so he could use the puppy eyes to get some of these from you! These look wonderful, Pam; I’d be tempted to sample one, too! Gracie is a lucky pooch!
They are so GOOD that I want one too, Pam. Lucky Grace!
What a fun idea! Grace is SO lucky. 🙂
Very creative. Love the molds.
My dog will love these. Just an added note- make sure the peanut butter does not contain xylitol for our furry friends!
A word of WARNING – It’s no longer easy to say whether it’s safe to give even a small amount of peanut butter to your dog. And there’s a one-word answer as to why… Xylitol!
Xylitol is an increasingly common sugar-replacement sweetener that’s in hundreds of products, including some brands of peanut butter. It’s an “all natural” sugar substitute that’s fine for people, but it’s extremely poisonous to dogs and poisons thousands of dogs each year. BEWARE.
Take care, Diane
Good to know! Thankfully, the peanut butter I use doesn’t have xylitol in it.
-Pam
You need to check peanut butter content, not everyone have xylitol
This is why you check the ingredients! Good day!
my dogs loved this recipe. But make sure that the peanut butter does not have xylitol it is extremely deadly to dogs.
Made these today for my pups and they absolutely loved them! Thanks for the easy recipe, so simple and yummy!
I’m going to try some other recipes this week!
Sophie,
I’m so glad your pups loved them! Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
-Pam
I’m going to try them this week I’m so excited to try for my Tazz do they have any peanut butter without that in it
Stephanie,
I use Jif brand. I hope this helps!
-Pam
can you use regular plain yogurt?
Barb,
I’ve only used Greek yogurt in these treats but regular yogurt would work the same although I would be careful about what type you use. Below is a link to an article about dogs eating regular yogurt.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/can-dogs-eat-yogurt/
I hope this helps.
-Pam
I am going to try these. I think I will use natural peanut butter that is already runny.