Homemade Carrot Pupcakes (Dog Cupcakes)
Treat your dog to these Homemade Carrot Pupcakes (dog cupcakes)! Celebrate your dog for their birthday, gotcha day, or just because with delicious treats! This recipe for dog cupcakes is fun and easy to make, and your dog can help!
If you love cooking or baking with your furry friends as much as I do, try some of John John’s other favorite recipes like Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs, Peanut Butter Blueberry Dog Cake, Mushroom Peanut Butter Dog Treats, or Blueberry Pancakes for Dogs. And, be sure to check out our course How to Cook Homemade Dog Food (Vet-Approved, Balanced and Simple).
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Homemade Carrot Pupcakes (Dog Cupcakes)
- Ready In: 1 hour 32 minutes
- Makes: 12 dog cupcakes
- Main Ingredients: carrots, coconut oil, all purpose flour, plain Greek yogurt
- Flavor Profile: carrot and Greek yogurt
- Dietary Info: no seed oils
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: celebrate your dog's birthday with pupcakes!
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Why These Homemade Carrot Pupcakes Are The Best Dog Cupcakes
- Dog & People Friendly: These homemade Carrot Pupcakes are made using dog friendly ingredients. While you can also eat these too, your dog will think they are much tastier than you would! If you want matching human cupcakes, try my Brown Sugar Carrot Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting for you!
- One Bowl: These dog cupcakes mix up easily in one bowl, no fancy equipment is needed. You’ll just need a mixing bowl and whisk (or spatula).
- Simple Ingredients: This recipe for dog cupcakes is easy to make with simple ingredients you probably already have. Your dog can even help you in the kitchen mix up the batter. They’ll definitely want to help with frosting too!
- Treats or Food Topper: While these are fun homemade pupcakes to make for a dog birthday party, they are also great as homemade dog treats for anytime. If you have a picky eater, you can also use these as a food topper too! If you want more treat or food topper ideas, check out Healthy Dog Muffins, Waffle Recipe for Dogs, or Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Cookies too.
- Pupcakes Without Peanut Butter: While many dog cupcakes are peanut butter based, these are carrot based! So, if you don't want to do peanut butter you can easily make these using the Greek yogurt frosting option (and no peanut butter!).
Ingredients
- Carrots: Carrots are the base of these homemade carrot pupcakes. These are basically carrot dog cupcakes!
- Eggs: Organic eggs help these dog cupcakes rise and bind together when they bake.
- Greek Yogurt: I top these pupcakes with plain Greek yogurt, which makes the best “frosting” for these dog cupcakes. John John goes nuts for yogurt. Just be sure you are using organic plain Greek yogurt without any sugars or flavors. This makes a great frosting option for pupcakes without peanut butter!
- Peanut Butter: If you don’t have plain Greek yogurt you can also top these pupcakes with organic creamy peanut butter. Or you can do a mix of both! Both of these are a great dog friendly frosting option! If you are doing peanut butter frosting, make sure it's creamy peanut butter, natural peanut butter and only has 2 ingredients, peanuts and salt. Avoid all other ingredients like added sugars, flavors, seed oils and especially xylitol as this is incredibly toxic to dogs. You can even mix the peanut butter into the Greek yogurt for a peanut butter yogurt frosting!
- Freeze Dried Strawberries: I top these with organic freeze dried strawberries, but you can also use fresh strawberries as long as you remove the stems.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Baker’s Tips
- Be sure to use a fine grater to grate the carrots. I use the smallest option on my box grater. This will ensure the texture is right. Don't use shredded carrots from a bag as these can be too thick and then create a gummy texture in the cupcakes..
- You can use coconut oil in place of olive oil if you prefer.
- Frosting is optional, if you want to leave off the yogurt or peanut butter you can.
- You can top these with other dog safe toppings such as fresh blueberries, blackberries, or a drizzle of honey.
- Make them mini just by using a mini muffin tin instead. You'll want to bake a few minutes less.
How to Make Homemade Carrot Pupcakes (Dog Cupcakes)
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake pan, or muffin pan, with paper liners. In a large mixing bowl, add the olive oil, grated carrots, honey, and eggs.
- Whisk together to combine completely.
- Last, add in the flour, coconut, and baking powder.
- Stir together until completely combined.
- Fill the prepared muffin cups three-quarters full.
- Bake for 22 to 26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the cupcake pan.
- Frost with Greek yogurt or peanut butter, depending on your dogs preference. Top with freeze dried strawberries if you want.
Dog Birthday Party Menu Ideas
This recipe is perfect for a dog party! These make a wonderful companion to a dog birthday cake if you're hosting a large party with lots of dog friends! Try our Strawberry Dog Birthday Cake or Strawberry Zucchini Cake for Dogs. You can also include other dog cookies like Bakery Famous Soft Peanut Butter Dog Cookies or Cranberry Pumpkin Dog Cookies.
Don't forgot the dog parents if you're throwing a party as you know dogs can't come alone! For the humans, try making Simple Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes, Eggless Monster Cookies, Olive Oil Strawberry Blondies, and Strawberry Limeade to keep the strawberry and peanut butter theme going! (And keep it free of chocolate, just incase!).
How to Store
Store extra pupcakes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. If you don’t frost these dog cupcakes, you can also freeze them in an airtight container too.
Recipe FAQ’s
Traditional human cupcakes contain sugar, dairy, and sometimes seed oils. These are harmful ingredients to dogs so dogs cannot have regular human cupcakes. But, if you bake dog safe cupcakes with dog friendly ingredients, like this recipe, then yes dogs can have these cupcakes!
These use dog-friendly ingredients, which make them safe for dogs.
Yes, as long as it is natural peanut butter made with only 2 ingredients, peanuts and salt. Dogs don't need any other ingredients that can be some peanut butters such as sugars, natural flavors, artificial flavors, seed oils, and especially xylitol as this is a toxic ingredient for dogs. Also, make sure you're only using creamy peanut butter as dogs cannot digest whole nuts well, so don't use chunky.
Yes, plain Greek yogurt is safe for most dogs. Be sure it is plain, with no added sugars, flavors or anything else. Greek yogurt is high in protein and has probiotics. While dogs don't really need dairy, there's not much dairy in Greek yogurt as the straining process removes liquid whey, which reduces lactose to about half what regular yogurt has. Because of the live cultures, dogs can easily digest this. But, all dogs are different and if your dog is sensitive to this, then don't give it to them. You can top the pupcakes with peanut butter instead or leave them plain.
Plain Greek yogurt and creamy peanut butter are great frosting options for your dog cupcakes!
No, you can skip frosting these if you don’t want to frost them. Your dog will still enjoy them!
Yes! You can eat these cupcakes too, though they won’t be very sweet. Try my Brown Sugar Carrot Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting for matching human cupcakes.
These are a treat, so they should be fed in moderation. These are regular sized cupcakes, so I recommend cutting them in half or quarters, depending on the size of your dog.
Yes, just use a mini cupcake pan instead. You’ll also need to bake them for less time, start with 15 minutes and go from there.
Yes, these are a perfect dessert for a dog party!
Yes, if you want to make this into a dog carrot cake you can add the batter into an 8-inch cake pan. You may need to bake for a few minutes longer, so make sure to check to ensure the cake is done.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge because they have Greek yogurt frosting. If you just frosted them with peanut butter, they do not need to be in the refrigerator, they can just be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days.
I recommend freezing them without the frosting as it will be better. You can then frost them after they thaw.
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Homemade Carrot Pupcakes
Equipment
- Digital Food Scale
- Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Cupcake Pan
Ingredients
Batter
- 170 grams carrots (finely grated)
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 85 grams raw honey
- 2 large eggs
- 127 grams all purpose flour
- 85 grams unsweetened fine shredded coconut
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Frosting & Topping
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Peanut butter
- Freeze dried strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake pan, or muffin pan, with paper liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the olive oil, grated carrots, honey, and eggs. Whisk together to combine completely.
- Last, add in the dry ingredients: flour, coconut, and baking powder. Stir together until completely combined.
- Fill the prepared muffin cups three-quarters full.
- Bake for 22 to 26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely in the cupcake pan.
- Frost with Greek yogurt or peanut butter, depending on your dogs preference. Top with freeze dried strawberries if you want.
- Store in an airtight container the fridge for up to 3 days.
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Notes
- Be sure to use a fine grater to grate the carrots. This will ensure the texture is right.
- You can use coconut oil in place of olive oil if you prefer.
- Frosting is optional, if you want to leave off the yogurt or peanut butter you can.
- You can top these with other toppings such as fresh blueberries, blackberries, or a drizzle of honey.
- Make them mini just by using a mini muffin tin instead. You'll want to bake a few minutes less.
- High Altitude — Follow the recipe as noted.
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