Homemade Peanut Butter For Dogs: Easy Recipe!
All you need to make creamy, healthy homemade peanut butter for dogs is unsalted roasted peanuts and coconut oil! Super easy and your dog will love it!
Most dogs love peanut butter and mine are not an exception. Odin and Finn love anything and everything to do with peanut butter!
They like peanut butter treats, peanut butter in their enrichment toys and they like peanut butter straight from the jar.
There are several types of peanut butter that you can use to make dog treats.
I used to use regular Jiff peanut butter (no xylitol) but I got to think that maybe I should try to make peanut butter from scratch because the store-bought stuff has a lot of extra fillers that aren’t harmful to them but they could do without.
First, let me tell you that if I would have known how easy it was to make homemade peanut butter for my dogs I would have done it a long time ago! This recipe was so easy to make and it came out so creamy!
It was a little bland for my taste because there wasn’t any salt in it but Odin and Finn didn’t seem to be missing it!
Second, I went the total “made from scratch” way meaning I shelled and roasted the raw peanuts myself but you can obviously skip these steps and buy unsalted roasted peanuts instead of unsalted raw peanuts like I did.
Third, honestly, as long as the peanut butter you’re feeding to your dog doesn’t contain xylitol, it’s fine. What’s eliminated in homemade dog peanut butter is sugar, salt and hydrogenated vegetable oils.
I added in coconut oil to make it a little creamier and healthier but you can omit this ingredient if you don’t have it. You can also add raw honey to make it sweeter if you want.
Ingredients For Homemade Peanut Butter For Dogs
- 2 cups unsalted, roasted peanuts (this will give you 1 cup of peanut butter)
- 1 Tbsp of unrefined extra virgin coconut oil (optional)
Directions For Raw Peanuts
If you have roasted peanuts skip these next steps.
- Remove unsalted peanuts from shell and skin (it’s easier to remove the skin after baking)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place peanuts on a cooking sheet
- Roast for 10 minutes (give the cookie sheet a shake at 5 minutes)
- Allow to cool and remove the remaining skins. It’s ok if you don’t get all the skins removed, they’ll blend in!
Directions For Roasted Peanuts
- Place roasted peanuts into a food processor
- Turn the food processor on and process for 1-2 minutes
- Turn food processer off and scrape sides
- Repeat until you have a nice creamy peanut butter
- You can store the peanut butter in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 month. If you chose to not store it in the fridge it should stay good for about a week in an airtight container. If you add coconut oil it may separate, that’s ok, just give it a stir!
During the processing time, you’ll see the peanuts go in different stages from crumbs to a dry ball to smooth and creamy peanut butter.
Be patient!
It might not seem like it but it will get there and it’s magic when it does!
All food processors are different, if your food processor gets too warm during this, turn it off, and let it cool, and continue to process.
Add your coconut oil in the latter stage. I melted my coconut oil and then added it when it just started to get creamy.
You can use this homemade peanut butter to make baked treats, frozen treats or use it as a filling in canine enrichment toys!
The possibilities are endless.
Don’t forget to always add any new food slowly to your dog’s diet!
Homemade Peanut Butter For Dogs: Easy Recipe!
This homemade peanut butter for dogs is so easy to make and only requires 2 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted, roasted peanuts (this will give you 1 cup of peanut butter)
- 1 Tbsp of unrefined extra virgin coconut oil (optional)
Instructions
Directions For Raw Peanuts
If you have roasted peanuts skip these next steps.
Remove unsalted peanuts from shell and skin (it's easier to remove the skin after baking)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Place peanuts on a cooking sheet
Roast for 10 minutes (give the cookie sheet a shake at 5 minutes)
Allow to cool and remove the remaining skins. It's ok if you don't get all the skins removed, they'll blend in!
Directions For Roasted Peanuts
Place roasted peanuts into a food processor
Turn the food processor on and process for 1-2 minutes
Turn food processer off and scrape sides
Repeat until you have a nice creamy peanut butter
You can store the peanut butter in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 month. If you chose to not store it in the fridge it should stay good for about a week in an airtight container. If you add coconut oil it may separate, that's ok, just give it a stir!
Notes
During the processing time, you’ll see the peanuts go in different stages from crumbs to a dry ball to smooth and creamy peanut butter. Be patient! It might not seem like it but it will get there and it's magic when it does!
All food processors are different, if your food processor gets too warm during this, turn it off, and let it cool, and continue to process.
Add your coconut oil in the latter stage. I melted my coconut oil and then added it when it just started to get creamy.
You can use this homemade peanut butter to make baked treats, frozen treats or use it as a filling in canine enrichment toys! The possibilities are endless.
Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 153Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 0mgSodium 1mgCarbohydrates 5gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 6g
This calculation is based on an equal serving size of treats. Depending on the size of the molds that you use the calories per treat will vary. Other varying factors include different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. Always speak to your veterinarian before adding new food to your dog's diet. These dog treats are meant to be fed in moderation.
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