Homemade Dog Treats Using Holiday Leftovers

My Oatmeal, Turkey & Veggie Dog Biscuits will take a good chunk of your leftovers and turn them into healthy, no-funny-ingredient-added treats for the canine members of your family.

Have you ever made homemade dog treats? These yummy bites are perfect to whip up after the holidays. But, they use simply ingredients you can find any time of year!

Oatmeal, Turkey & Veggie Dog Biscuits

(makes between 16 & 32 biscuits)

*These could easily be made with leftover roast chicken and chicken broth/stock.*

2-3 cups oat flour (quickly make your own by blending oats in a high speed blender or food processor)

2 cups turkey and whatever cooked veggies you have on hand (I used roasted sweet potato, butternut squash and green beans)

Turkey broth or gravy

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a high speed blender combine the meat, veggies and enough stock to puree everything. Pour into a medium mixing bowl. Start with 2 cups of flour and begin mixing. You may need to add more flour to get a consistency you can work with. Once the dough is ready you have two options. Option 1: scoop and drop the batter directly onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet then press down with the tines of a fork to spread out the batter. Option 2: you can go the extra mile — roll the dough out and cut out shapes using cookie cutters. I have a bigger dog so I made fewer but bigger biscuits; you can easily make smaller ones for little dogs. Once the biscuits are prepped, bake them for 30 minutes or until they are nice and golden. After thirty minutes, turn the oven off but leave the biscuits in the oven while the oven cools. This will help them continue to dehydrate. Store in the fridge or freezer depending on how fast you’ll use them.