Frozen Peanut Butter Dog Treats

I mentioned a few weeks ago that our dog Zelda passed away. Well, meet Naz! He is a 1 year old chihuahua/Italian grey hound mix! We found him through the Great Dog Rescue of New England. This is a rescue that started as the Paws Project. They are based out of Woburn Massachusetts but rescue dogs primarily come from the south. Naz came from a horrific hoarding situation in Georgia so we were more than thrilled to welcome him to his forever home.

Naz has settled in quite nicely and is learning to play and be a dog. It has taken him some time to recover from his previous conditions but we are seeing his personality a little more each day!

The rescue puts out a newsletter and this recipe was included in that newsletter so I knew I had to make them for our little guy! There is a big catch though, because of the conditions Naz came from he has never had treats. So when I made them he wanted to hide them and save them for later. Because they are frozen treats I could not let him do that as they have to be eaten right away or they will melt. So I had to recruit my taste testers from the neighborhood dogs. None of the dogs that tried them complained, they ate them right up! I’d say they gave them a paws up!

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup of peanut butter
1/2 cup of solid coconut oil, melted
2 Tablespoons carob powder (I purchased it from Amazon)

DIRECTIONS

Melt the coconut oil and let cool for a couple minutes.
Place the peanut butter and carob powder in a bowl and mix well. Add the coconut oil and mix to combine, it will create a liquid mixture.
I used silicone molds that were wiped with a little melted coconut oil.
Pour the mixture into your mold and freeze for at least 30 minutes. Remove the treats from the molds and place in a small freezer bag. Store the treats in the freezer. Serve to your furr baby as a treat.

Enjoy!