Low Fat Carrot Dog Treats

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 medium banana, ripe
• 1 cup carrot, shredded
• 1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
• 1/8 cup water, more as needed
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (keep some handy for rolling)
• 1 cup rolled oats

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and sprinkle a little flour onto the surface you’re planning to use to roll out the dough.
• 3 in a medium bowl, mash the banana and mix in the shredded carrots.
• 4 to the carrot and banana, add the water and apple juice. stir.
• 5 add the oats and flour. stir all of the ingredients together until they are thoroughly combined.
• 6 using your hands, knead the mixture until a dough forms. dump the dough onto the lightly floured surface that you prepared earlier.
• 7 roll out the dough until it’s about a half inch thick.
• 8 using a cookie cutter (bone shapes are fun!) or the rim of a small glass, cut into 3′ pieces. place the pieces onto your lightly sprayed baking sheet.
• 9 bake the dog treats for 25 minutes.
• 10 before “serving”, let them cool completely.
• 11 *tip: if your dog likes a little more crunch to his treats, then turn off the oven and let the treats cool there overnight.
• 12 this recipe makes about 24 low fat, healthy dog treats.they’ll last about 3 weeks, if stored in the fridge and up to 6 months in the freezer.