Dog Treat Recipe- Banana Oat Muffins

These are packed with nutrients and are very low fat but still delicious!

Banana Oat Muffins

2 cups flour
1 ¾ cups oats
½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. ground flax
1 Tbsp. hulled hemp seed (optional)
3 bananas, mashed
¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup blackstrap molasses

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

In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, cinnamon, flax, hemp seed and baking soda. In another bowl, combine mashed bananas, applesauce and molasses, mixing well. Add the wet mixture to the dry 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 three 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.