Dog Treat Recipe- Pink Pooch Muffins

Pink Pooch Muffins

The beets in these are not only very healthy, but they make the muffins pink! They’re a perfect recipe for Valentine’s Day if you use a heart shape cookie cutter with the biscuit variation.

2 cups flour
½ cup oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. ground flax
1 Tbsp. hulled hemp seeds (optional)
8 oz. can beets
¼ cup natural applesauce
½ cups water (add a bit more if the batter is too dry)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mini muffin pans with non-stick spray.

In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, flax, hemp seeds and baking soda. Blend the can of beets, including the juice, in a blender or food processor. Add beets, applesauce and water to the flour mixture, mixing well. Scoop batter into the muffin pans and bake for 30 minutes. Remove and let cool completely before serving. Store in the fridge.

Makes approximately two dozen mini muffins.

Variations

Biscuits- Eliminate baking soda. Knead into a stiff dough, adding ¼ cup of flour at a time until it can be rolled out without sticking to the rolling pin (add a bit of water if it gets too dry). Roll out onto a floured surface to ¼ inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters or knife and bake on a greased cookie sheet until crispy.

Cookies- Add ¼ cup of flour at a time until dough is firm enough to form into balls. Place dough balls on a greased cookie sheet and press flat with your hand or a fork. Bake until crispy.

Bagels- Make the same as the cookies except do not press them flat. Dip your finger in water and poke a hole in the middle of the dough ball. Flatten slightly to form a bagel shape. Bake until crispy.