Pumpkin Peanut Butter Oatmeal Dog Biscuits
Just wait until you see how easy this pumpkin peanut butter oatmeal dog biscuits plus my TOP 10 list of must-have items if you have a dog!
I’m pretty sure the day we brought home, Charlie, we thought we were rescuing him…..
turns out we now think he rescued us.
He’s so sweet, we are very lucky!
Charlie helps us be more active, we are always getting up to let him out, to go for a walk or play fetch.
He rescued us from ever feeling like there is no one home, he runs to the door as soon as we open it.
He’s my constant companion!
He follows me around all day and is ALWAYS in a good mood!
He helps us realize how much love we have to give and of course, he is there every step of the way reminding us how much he loves us.
Even if it sometimes means cleaning up a chewed up mess…..
he is probably trying to remind us to make sure everything is put in its place! (with a lid on it if need be)
I have baked dog biscuits before we even had a dog. We have always loved when dogs would come by for a visit!
Now that we have a dog there are so many things that we have gotten that we LOVE.
Here are my top 10 must-have items for your dog!
- THIS is essential for a puppy, but we use it every day, he loves it. It’s his own little hide-a-way.
- This is the best dog bed cover it makes for easy clean-up, we even have one in the bed for the dog in our RV.
- I’d much rather take the dog for a walk and use THIS than stay home cleaning all day.
- And we all sure need THESE, don’t leave home without them!
- We just switched and got THIS and it really works not more pulling me around the block, it hooks in the front so if the dog pulls, he just turns himself around.
- And certainly can’t go for a walk without THIS leash, it has two handles and I love it.
- We have at least 2 of THESE it’s my dogs’ favorite, we replace them about once a year, they last a long time, he’s a chewer and they help keep his teeth clean. We also use these once a day they were recommended by our vet to keep his teeth tarter free or reduce tarter when were first started using them.
- Some days I wonder where THESE all go, then I’ll spot one and sure enough, they are all within a few feet of me and then I find 10 of them.
- I just love THESE, one for inside and one for outside, the bigger the better.
- and THIS, OMG this is the best at nighttime, no more walking into something I don’t want to and a clear view of what’s ahead.*My dog Charlie is microchipped, he was already chipped when we adopted him. I didn’t have a lot of info on registering him, chip info, and such and thought once I did it, he would always be registered, that was not the case with the company I registered him with. I paid a fee, thought that was it, I really didn’t know through that company that it was an annual fee type of thing. So the registering of the dog wasn’t really there. I was shocked.
I’m happy to say I found a registry that then when checked through other chip identifiers, the info is there.
It’s easy to use, you can update the info as needed. HERE is the website I used.
Are these dog teats gluten-free?
Are these dog teats gluten-free?
Yes, these pumpkin peanut butter oatmeal dog biscuits are gluten-free, when you roll them out, uses cornstarch instead of flour or place the dough in between two pieces of wax paper. Which is great if you don’t have a food allergy.
You can add flour to them if you’d like for them to be less sticky, but it’s not necessary.
If you want to avoid rolling them out and cutting them with a cookie-cutter, just place tablespoon-size balls and bake them, they are easy and quick and you’ll have a whole tray full done in no-time.
Can I make these with regular flour and no oatmeal?
I haven’t tried it, but yes, I do think you can use all-purpose flour in this recipe. I believe you may need a little more, so use 3 cups, then add some flour as needed to get a consistency you can work with that isn’t overly sticky.
The weather is still pretty warm here, about 85 today, and I really do think he thinks of going for a swim. He hasn’t jumped in on his own yet.
But he’s fallen off the edge a couple of times, and we’ve scooped him out after he swam to the edge.
When Charlie isn’t outside running aroun,d he can be found in his new spot…
on top of my desk.
He thinks he’s the cat!
This is Jack, he’s a Maine Coon Cat, so sweet with a wonderful personality, he likes to be right with us all day long.
The closer the better… as you can see by him being on the desk!
Sadly Jack passed away in 2016. He is greatly missed. We had many wonderful years with Jack and think of him often. And we lost Charlie in 2025, he was 14. I miss them both! Hug your fur babies for me.
He has such a sweet personality but really doesn’t like his photo taken too much.
I’m happy when I get a good shot of him, this one is so cute!
Charlie is ALWAYS ready to help me with my work!
- If you like PUMPKIN Recipes be sure to check out my Pumpkin Ebook HERE.
- You’ll find more Oatmeal Recipes HERE.
- and Peanut Butter Recipes HERE.
These are not typical store-bought dog biscuits:
- there are no preservatives, store them in the fridge or freezer (they have fruit in them, the pumpkin, they will go bad after 2 days at room temperature)
- the batter is sticky as mentioned, add flour to roll them out as needed
- if you want them firm, bake them a little longer until the edges are lightly brown
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Oatmeal Dog Biscuits
Ingredients
- 3 cups oats
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs
- cornstarch/ flour for rolling out cookies
Instructions
- Place the oatmeal into a food processor and pulse it until it's not so coarse, but it doesn't need to be fine as flour.
- Add oatmeal, pumpkin, peanut butter, cinnamon, baking powder, and eggs to a mixing bowl then blend on medium speed until it's all mixed.
- If it's overly sticky, add a tablespoon of cornstarch or flour to help dry it out a little so it's not difficult to roll out.
- Roll out with a little flour and cut with cookie cutters.
- Or roll out in between wax paper sheets, then cut with cookie cutter and place on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- If you don't want to roll out and cut the dog treats with a cookie cutter, simply roll tablespoon size balls and bake them on the baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
- Cool on a rack until completely cooled.
- Place in a container to keep them fresh, or in the freezer. I keep them in the freezer, they don't freeze solid as there is little liquid and my dog likes them right out of the freezer.
Notes
** these do not have preservatives so be sure to refrigerate or freeze them. (my dog like them out of the freezer just fine)
I have more DOG treats
- HERE (Peanut Butter Banana)
- HERE (the perfect no-bake dog or cat CAKE
- HERE (more peanut butter dog bones, these are iced and a great way to personalize them for gifts).
LOTS of info on baking cookies here:
- cookie tips guide https://www.createdby-diane.com/cookie-tips
how to bake perfect cookies https://www.createdby-diane.com/2017/09/how-to-bake-perfect-cut-out-cookies.html - Easy Cut Out Cookies https://www.createdby-diane.com/2011/07/sugar-cookie-recipe.html
- Cookie Dough Recipe that holds it’s shape https://www.createdby-diane.com/2011/07/sugar-cookie-recipe.html
- Soft Sugar Cookies and Frosting https://www.createdby-diane.com/2017/05/soft-sugar-cookies.html
- How to ice cookies with a piping bag https://www.createdby-diane.com/2017/07/how-to-ice-cookies-with-a-piping-bag.html
- Brush on glaze icing https://www.createdby-diane.com/2014/08/lemon-italian-cookies-with-lemon-icing.html
- resources, recipes, items, and instructions for baking perfect cookies https://www.createdby-diane.com/2017/09/how-to-bake-perfect-cut-out-cookies.html
- royal icing recipe https://www.createdby-diane.com/2013/10/royal-icing-googly-eyes.html
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I love pets. I have two beautiful that dogs called Tammy(female) and Yommo(male). Yommo is 1 year older than Tommy. He acts like a bigger brother to her. 🙂
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I just made these my furry kids loved them. I added honey. Awesome cookies.
Hi! Sounds like a great treat. I am going to add some a half cup of Brewers Yeast to your recipe to make them flea repellent. As for the stickiness, I will be using oat flour on my counter as it is so easy to make oat flour in a blender. Thanks for your recipes!
These are so Instagrammable and adorable! This is absolutely magnificent, scrumptious, delicious, super yummy pumpkin peanut butter oatmeal dog biscuits. Thx for sharing recipe Diane, i definitely add it to my cookbook!
I made these today for my fur babies and they love them. I had some left over bacon from our breakfast and added bacon bits to the recipe. This was my first attempt at making dog treats and it was a huge success. Thank you for a great recipe. Will definitely be making these again
I bet they just LOVED them with bacon!
My dogs love these! They can’t get enough of them. The dough was easy to work with when i added a small amount of flour before rolling as you suggested. Great recipe!
Debra
I made these as a halloween treat for my friend’s dog and she is so obsessed with them that they have promptly requested another batch 🙂 Awesome recipe!
I have a stash of them in the freezer and everytime I open the freezer my dog clearly asks for one 🙂
Hello – can applesauce be used in place of eggs? thanks!
I haven’t made them with applesauce, applesauce usually replaces the oil in recipes. But I’d love to hear how it works if you try it.
I have a small dog, who doesn’t really like large hard treats. I know I can alter the size, but I’m wondering do these turn out hard? Or is it more like a soft/medium hard biscuit?
They are not super hard, you can bake them to the desired firmness you’d prefer, (mine come out soft-medium) keep in mind smaller treats will bake faster. I keep these in the freezer and even frozen they are not too firm to give to my dog 😉 happy baking!
Charlie is so cute. My pup will love these biscuits. With pumpkin and peanut butter, who wouldn’t love them! I’m going to make them this weekend. Thanks for sharing the recipes.
Hi, Diane. My name is Hayes and I’m 9 and I LOVE animals. I volunteer at a dog hotel/cat hotel/doggie daycare. My Granny is having a garage sale and I want to raise money for homeless pets at Heart of the Valley animal shelter. So we used this recipe and I’m going to sell it at her sale. We are also using a dog breathmint recipe and a cookie recipe. I have two dogs, one cat, six cattle, two ponies, a bunny, two chinchillas, and my brother has a leopard gecko. I named my puppy Gunner, my dog is Frankie, my cat is Tiggy, my chinchillas are called Pedro and Pablo, our cows are Vi, Cookie, Mudball (ask me how she got her name), and Cinnamon, our bullie bull is named Copper, our steer is named Harry,my brother’s gecko is called Squirmy, and our ponies are Bugs and Squirt.
Hi Hayes, Happy to hear about all your animals and I’m hoping the dog biscuit recipes work out well for you!
I am making these right now d dont see how they can be “rolled out” without adding some extra flour, waaaaay too mushy. After adding some rye flour (my dog has allergies to wheat) i was able to roll them out and they were great, my baby loves em!
I made these and had to add extra blended oats…no fault to the recipe…it could have just been that the first batch of oats weren’t blended in the processor enough and didn’t soak up the liquid. So it’s a great recipe and the doggy we gave them to couldn’t get enough of them! Thanks!
Hey! This looks really good!
Did you cook the oats first or add them to the dough uncooked?
the oats go into the recipe raw
I covered the dough with plastic good wrap and use a rolling pan to spread it
I always roll out my dough and cut squares using a pizza cutter- super efficient. I was disappointed with this recipe because the dough was super sticky and it took a lot of flour to stiffen it up enough to not stick to my fingers. I had to form the treats individually into balls and flatten them because rolling it out still didn’t work out- bummer. I did measure 3 cups of oatmeal before using the food processor.
Stickiness aside, the dogs do enjoy these treats!
Great recipe, I made them today, thanks, my dogs love them. I’ve been hearing how pumpkin is so good for the dogs, and one of ours has a (*tmi*) leaky anal gland problem, peee-ew. I’m hoping 2-3 cookies a day will help neutralize that odour as I’ve been reading so many success stories!
I made this recipe today and Sparky loved them!!!! For the people who said the dough was sticky…I measured the oats AFTER they got “food processor’d”. Is that a word? haha. They measure differently when they are coarse vs fine. Maybe that was the prob? …cuz mine turned out perfectly…not sticky on the board or rolling pin (used a bit of whole wheat flour to prevent sticking tho). I did a double batch and it made 300 small circle treats. The Spark-meister is verrry fussy about which treats he likes but, he gave these “2 paws UP”!!! And it feels great to know how healthy they are 🙂
I noticed this recipe turns out sticky/wet if you “gently” fine the oats. I am going to try this recipe again but by switching to the quick-oats which are smaller so I can skip this step. Hopefully this will allow the result to be more “doughy” and less wet.
you can add some flour if it’s too sticky to make it more managable
I’ve baked many dog treats for my pup, but these are her favorite and one of the easiest to make. Will be baking these again!
So happy you pup likes the recipe, mine does too!
My dogs would love these! What could I use in place of Peanut Butter, my 2 cockers are on diets?
The peanut butter really is a main ingredient in these (and holds it all together) you could substitute any type of nut butter. You could try adding more pumpkin and some honey for it all to stick together, but really that’s a whole other recipe and would most likely need to be tested to come out properly.
Maybe some lowfat greek yogurt, pureed meat or banana could replace all or part of the peanut butter.
Thank you for this recipe. I’m so fed up of the shop-bought treats; they’re stupidly expensive and have all kinds of rubbish in them. I’ll be making up a batch of these today and I’m sure my doggies will love them; peanut butter is a firm favourite in our pack!