These easy Sweetheart Potato Dog Treats will have your dog drooling for the next chapter of snack time. This simple no-bake three-ingredient sweet potato and peanut butter dog treat recipe is a special guest post from author Maggie Evans. Her recent novel, Hot for Hostage, is a dog-lovers rom-com. Maggie is sharing a few behind the scenes secrets with our readers, including the doggone delicious recipe for her Sweetheart Potato Treats. Sniff your way into our special guest’s dog treat kitchen, furfriends.
Snack Time with Blog Dog Humphrey and Furfriends
We made a batch of Sweetheart Potato Dog Treats using Maggie’s recipe in the guest post below while Humphrey was hosting playdate furfriends on a stormy spring day. The taste testers all give their sniffing drooling stamp of approval. After photos and (of course) nibbling some hearts, we froze the rest of treats for future shared snacking. Now, onwards to our special guest!
How to Make Sweetheart Potato Dog Treats
Guest Post and Images Provided by Maggie Evans
I’m sharing a recipe with you that the main character of my book, Hot for Hostage, makes for her beloved dogs at the shelter. Sadie puts her heart into everything she does—from volunteering to baking to taking on teenage thugs with only a broom for a weapon—and that’s why we’re using heart-shaped silicone molds for the treats.
Full disclosure: I’m not a baker! So, when I started writing a rom-com story about a dog shelter volunteer who bakes dog treats in her free time (when she’s not taking mafia guys hostage), I did a lot of research into baking and recipes for dog treats. As a beginner, no-bake treats felt like a good starting point. They’re just three ingredients, super simple steps, and way less margin for error. And the best part? My family’s yellow lab, Gracie, absolutely loves them.
No-Bake Sweetheart Potato Dog Treat Recipe
We’re keeping things simple with just three ingredients: sweet potato puree, peanut butter, and oats. I usually make these treats in smaller batches since it’s such a quick process and I don’t want them sitting in the fridge for very long, but you can scale up the recipe to make more. These are the easiest dog treats I’ve ever made!
They sell like hotcakes in Sadie’s fictional dog treat store, Sweetheart Treats Bakery, along with these other favorites: Mafia Macarons, Hostage Honeys, and Broom-tastic Bacon Biscuits. I hope your dog loves them.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Sweet Potato Puree
- 1/4 Cup Peanut Butter (Make sure it doesn’t contain xylitol!)
- 1 Cups Oats (I use Quick Oats)
- Heart-shaped cookie cutter or silicone mold (or use your hands!)
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix together.
- Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter, silicone mold, or your hands to shape the mix into hearts.
- Move treats to fridge. Wait approximately 30 minutes, then put them in a container and keep refrigerated!
First, combine all three ingredients in a bowl. Mix together, then use a heart-shaped silicone mold to shape it into hearts. If you don’t have a mold, you can use a cookie cutter or your hands. If I don’t know where my silicone mold is (it happens), then I’ll just roll the treats into little balls and Gracie is still happy. Place the treats onto a cookie sheet or flat surface and store in your fridge until chilled. After about 30 minutes, you can feed your dog a couple, then move the extras into a container to keep refrigerated.
Recipe Tips:
- Is your dog a peanut butter fiend? Feel free to add more! (Just make sure it doesn’t contain xylitol.)
- If you’re looking for a book to listen to while making this recipe, Hot for Hostage is now available in audio!
About the Guest Author
Maggie Evans writes laugh-out-loud, swoon-worthy romance filled with sweet heroines and the heroes who fall hard for them. Hot for Hostage features mafia kidnapping shenanigans, homemade dog treats, and the best dog sidekick a girl could ask for.
Pawnote from the Blog Dogs of Dalmatian DIY
Thanks Maggie (and adorable Gracie) for sharing your Sweetheart Potato Treat recipe with our readers. I haven’t yet read the book, but I can confirm that Humphrey and friends thought the treats were also quite swoon-worthy, hehehe. The recipe truly is really easy. It’s a great one for anyone wanting quick homemade dog treats, beginner treat-makers, and would be a fantastic option for making dog treats with kids, too. They’d love pressing the dough into moulds or rolling hand-formed balls.
Additional Tips and Tricks
As a pawnote from the dog treat kitchen, quick oats soften into a smoother texture than some other types of oats. If you’re using something sturdier, you can give the oats coarse grind to help create a smoother dough for moulding and shaping. I gave my chunky wholegrain oats a brief whiz in our mini-food processor before using it to puree my cooked sweet potato. Unlike many recipes, there’s no need to cool the sweet potato before mixing either – in fact, having it warm will soften up the peanut butter and make it even easier to mix and press the fudgy dough into the moulds. Mine was still warm from being cooked and it was pawfect!
As Maggie notes in her recipe, small batches help these treats are safely enjoyed while fresh. But we’ve tested and tasted, and they also freeze well for extended storage. Pre-freeze extras on a lined plate or tray so that they don’t stick together, then transfer to a sealed container or Ziploc bag for continued frozen storage. Then you can defrost a special little treat or two whenever you’d like.
Hungry for more tasty treats? There are lots of homemade dog treat ideas in our archives. You can use the categories and tags to explore, or use our internal search to sniff out something specific. Remember, treats (bought or homemade) are for spoiling your pup in moderation. Different animals have different preferences (likes/dislikes), just like people. Some pets may have special dietary requirements and/or food allergies/intolerances. If you’re ever in doubt or have questions about what’s suitable for your pet, have a chat with your trusted vet.
