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Homemade Grain Free Pumpkin Pie Dog Cookie Recipe

3/7/2013

These delicious homemade, grain-free pumpkin pie dog cookies smell incredible! Baking these tasty dog treats will surely fill your home with the delightful aroma of pumpkin and cinnamon.

This recipe is grain free, making it perfect for dogs with grain allergies or a grain sensitivity. In this dog treat recipe I use nutritious coconut flour, which is great for your dog's skin and coat health. Feel free to substitute the coconut flour with whole wheat flour, arrowroot flour, oat flour, rice flour or potato flour if that is your preference!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup of coconut flour
4 eggs
1 teaspoon of raw honey
3/4 cup of pure pumpkin puree
1/2 cup of smooth peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl mix the pumpkin puree, eggs, honey, peanut butter and cinnamon.
Add the coconut flour and stir it in very well.
Shape your cookies to your liking, place on a cookie sheet lined in parchment paper. (Adjust based on thickness of the cookies)
Bake for 20-25 minutes.

My favourite way to shape these cookies is in small bite-sized balls, but I also make them in small flat cookie shapes as well as shapes using cookie cutters. Depending on the thickness of your cookies you may need to leave them longer in the oven. 20-30 minutes will suffice for thicker cookie shapes. The center of these cookies should be moist, though! A crunchier outer layer with a soft center makes for a drool-worthy cookie!

This homemade grain free dog treat recipe was created for you by me at K9 Instinct! If you are interested in more homemade, nutritious dog treat recipes (especially grain free alternatives) click here to visit the homemade dog treat recipe section of my blog!

Angel
K9 Instinct
www.k9instinct.com

37 Comments

Carolyn Richmond link

3/7/2013 01:06:58 pm

I am assuming that cinnamon is safe for dogs to consume since it is included in the recipe. I already have coconut flour so I will try this out.

Fetch dog stores link

1/12/2015 02:46:28 am

Cinnamon is great for dogs. It regulates blood sugar , is anti inflammatory and anti fungal. It helps with stiffness in joints and those yeast infections some dogs get in their ears and paws

Lisa

2/9/2015 12:10:44 pm

Ceylon cinnamon is okay

Alison

5/8/2013 08:10:42 am

Hi
I am Vegan and don't have eggs in the house. I just added a bit of water to replace the eggs with (I have egg replacer, but our dog (black lab rescue) has a lot of digestive issues and wasn't sure if I should try that for him). I will next time. Dogs with digestive issues - I use slippery elm, you can also add this to your batter. We are sharing our dog's birthday with him, it's his first with us, but he turned 9 years old today. We've only had him 10 months. I'll let you know how he likes them :)
peace'n love
Alison

10-H

7/14/2013 06:11:39 am

Alison,
What type of food to you feed your lab rescue.

Shelly

1/30/2014 01:42:36 am

Just a thought, as an egg substitute, chia seeds with some water added gets to be a great binder for vegan I gave found.. Just give it a few minutes and stir!

DeLia E Cummings

11/20/2017 04:49:31 pm

Have you tried aquafaba in place of eggs. Google it. It's the liquid that chickpeas and beans are packed in. Save it when you drain the beans. Good vegan sub for eggs

Debbie Heuston

7/14/2013 08:19:56 am

Hi Allison, what form of the slippery elm do u use ? pill , liquid etc.And how much ? I have a cocker spaniel that constistanly has very soft or loose stools, He very often had mucous or just all blood stools.He's been tested at the vets, they can't find anything wrong.We switched his food,and put him on probiotics from the vet. It has really helped, but still has some problems. Am hoping maybe the elm will help further. Thanks !

Lisa

7/15/2013 10:21:37 am

These are in the oven for my little guys as I type! I used a combination of flours (about 2/3 c rice flour and 2/3 c potato starch flour...it absorbs the liquid a little differently) that I stock for gluten free baking/cooking as I was out of coconut flour...the little dogs, well, they are sitting in the kitchen waiting for their treats to finish baking (they know they are for them!). Thank you for sharing!

Jordan

7/26/2014 10:50:25 am

How long will these stay fresh and do they need to be refrigerated? Thanks!

Rachel

10/6/2014 12:17:00 am

Can I use this recipe w/ garbanzo bean flour instead of coconut??

Lecia Dakin

7/30/2016 10:58:28 pm

Laura Johnson

1/6/2015 01:26:50 am

Any suggestions for a peanut butter replacement to this recipe? I'm severely allergic to peanut butter, and I can't feed my dogs anything with peanut butter because if they lick me, I will have a horrible reaction. :(

Elli

1/10/2015 05:33:55 am

Hey Laura-- as with any recipe (dog or otherwise) PB can be replaced with any type of nut butter. Almond is out for pups (bad for digestion) as is walnuts,macadamia, etc. cashews are VERY healthy for pups, so buy cashew butter. You can find in online or at a local co op or whole foods market.

Marlene

1/6/2015 05:30:16 am

This cookie recipe looks delicious. Where do you buy the coconut flour? Is it from a healthshop?

Lisa

1/7/2015 05:31:04 am

I buy my coconut flour at any bulk food barn.

Rachelle Williams

2/9/2015 01:40:05 am

Try Amazon! I got a 4 pound bags of Coconut flour for 17.00!

Alice

9/13/2015 12:19:26 pm

Any grocery store carries it

Kathy

1/11/2015 12:11:19 am

just a question, I made your pumpkin pie treats , turned out great :) Just wanted to know if you store them in the refrigerator or in a sealed container and left out?
Thanks
Kathy & Marley

Connie Thron

1/11/2015 04:34:43 am

I switched my dog to grain free and needed some treats. She loves these! There is a batch cooking now and she's walking around sniffing! She knows those are her treats! Thank you for a great recipe!

Cat

1/11/2015 07:26:11 am

Just made these snd my bischons just love them!thank you

amber

1/12/2015 06:26:23 am

I have regular all purpose flour, can I use that? I also have regular starch. Almond liquid flavoring, can I use that?

Kara

1/14/2015 04:44:19 am

My dogs LOVE these : ) I bake them in a ball, then after 15 minutes, I smash them down with a wooden spoon and cook for additional 10-15. Come out perfectly. Bought my coconut flour at Wal-Mart.

Lauren

1/26/2015 08:42:34 am

My dough was really gooey? Like i couldn't shape it into anything but a glob. Did i do something wrong??

Mary

2/9/2015 01:37:41 am

Is there anything I could substitute the peanut butter with due to nut allergies?

Doreen

2/17/2015 01:43:29 am

any of these recipes I've made all come out soft. Is there a way to make a crunchy dog biscuit that's grain free?

Donna

11/11/2016 03:00:19 pm

I bake my treats the required time, then turn the oven down very low to 200 and continue dehydrating until they are crispy.

Rachelle Williams

2/17/2015 01:53:54 am

I have managed to make these "Crunchy" by putting them in my dehydrator after baking and cooling them down!
My Diva likes the softer ones too, but she really goes for them crunchier!
I have a Nesco dehydrator with the fan, andit takes just 3 to 4 hrs and I keep them in a container on the table. The soft ones I keep in the fridge.

cindy

3/2/2015 05:32:32 am

They don't have to be refrigerated if kept in air tight container up to 1 week.

amy

3/30/2015 04:20:16 am

for anyone wondering sunbutter works well as a nut safe alternative to peanut butter but it may be a little oilier and sometimes when baked your treats can be green( never happened to me but others have reported) i do many treats and service projects with my students so we had to find nut safe options. hope it's helpful.

Stacey

5/16/2015 12:07:54 pm

My bulldog loves these treats. She starts to droll when I open the container. Thank you for sharing.

Cheri

12/31/2015 02:57:00 am

I have a new foster who is very food motivated. She still will ignore me at times. She will do anything for these treats. Thank you.

Kim

4/8/2016 01:06:09 pm

I made these treats and my doxie loves them. However it made quit a few and I fear they will go bad before she eats them all. Can they be frozen?

Marshall

11/22/2016 09:24:20 am

I made these treats and my nine dachshunds went crazy. I especially like this recipe because it requires no chopping. Easy prep! Thank you so much for posting this!

Gloria

11/23/2016 11:18:03 am

Can I use regular honey instead of raw honey?

Tracey

5/13/2017 10:01:09 pm

Made this for my dogs today . Was a complete success! Even my grumpy old girl loved them! I'm working towards getting all of my dogs off of store bought treats ,,,this is a step in the right direction ! 🐶

Michelle S

12/16/2017 07:43:38 am

My puppy loves these! The dough is a little hard to work with so I bought a cookie press and now I can make them in lots of cute little shapes! I'm giving these to friends with dogs for the holidays!! One question - how long have you all found that these stay fresh?

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