Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs

This homemade granola for dogs is an easy and delicious snack to make for your fur baby! Your dog will love this Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs. Use this as a food topper, give as a snack, or stir into homemade food.

If you love making food for your dogs as much as I do, be sure to check out some of John John’s other favorite recipes like Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs, Sunday Brunch for Dogs, Chicken and Pumpkin Dinner for Dogs, or Bakery Famous Soft Peanut Butter Dog Cookies.

A Quick Look At The Recipe

• Recipe Name: Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs
• Ready In: 1 hour
• Makes: 8 cups
• Main Ingredients: peanut butter, honey, oats, coconut oil
• Flavor Profile: peanut butter and honey
• Dietary Info: dairy free, eggless, no seed oils
• Difficulty: Easy!
• Why You’ll Love It: easy homemade dog treat or food topper

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Quick and Easy: This homemade granola for dogs is quick and easy to make! If you've ever made homemade granola for yourself, this is just like it!
• Treats or Food Topper: This Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs can be used as treats or even as a food topper. Or, if you give your dog a midday meal (like we do) then this makes a perfect lunch! John John eats this with fresh blueberries and a dollop of plain Greek yogurt on top every day.
• Perfect Training Treats: Great for training, these small clusters are a high reward treat!
• Better Than Store Bought: This homemade dog granola is so much better than processed treats!

Can dogs eat granola?

Yes, as long as you are making homemade granola for dogs, then it’s safe to give to your dogs as you can control the ingredients to make sure they are dog friendly. Most all store bought granola will have some kind of ingredient that is harmful to dogs (most being sugar). So, it's best to make your own granola if you plan to share with your pup.

Some ingredients to avoid if looking for store bought granola would be sugar, raisins, almonds, xylitol, just to name a few. Sugar is not good for dogs, almonds are also harmful to dogs, and raisins and xylitol can be poisonous to dogs. These are just a few common ingredients you may find in lots of human granola, which is why it’s always safer to make homemade granola for dogs instead!

So, if you want to share granola with your dog, then this Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs recipe is it (because you can eat it too!). This easy homemade granola for dogs is a simple recipe using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. Not only that, your pup will go nuts for this!

Ingredients

• Oats: I use organic rolled oats, the same ones I buy for me. If your pup is gluten free, you can use certified gluten free oats too!
• Coconut: I use organic unsweetened wide flake coconut in this recipe. This is key because some coconut can have added sugars, so be sure to check.
• Sunflower Seeds: I use organic sunflower seeds, which are a healthy seed for dogs to enjoy!
• Peanut Butter: Be sure to use an organic creamy peanut butter with only peanuts and salt. Dogs can have some salt, they actually need salt for their bodies to function, like humans, they just can't have too much or it will cause salt toxicity. So, some salt, in a treat like this, is totally okay. Stay away from crunchy peanut butters as dogs cannot digest whole nuts well at all, so those can cause an upset stomach. Also be sure to buy peanut butter without any added sugar, flavor, or xylitol as xylitol is extremely toxic to dogs.

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Baker's Tips

• If your dog is gluten free, you can use certified gluten free oats.
• If you don't have sunflower seeds, just use pumpkin seeds in its place. Both are great options for dogs!
• Feel free to bake a few minutes longer if it's not golden brown yet, all ovens are a little different.
• You can eat this too, so feel free to sneak a bite!
• Store in an airtight container in the pantry.
• High Altitude — Bake for 25 minutes, remove from the oven and stir to rotate granola. Bake again for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. 

How to Make Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, add the oats, coconut, and sunflower seeds, stir together and set aside.

2. In a small saucepan, add the coconut oil, honey, peanut butter, and water.

3. Cook on medium heat until everything is combined and the peanut butter has melted.

4. Remove from heat and pour over the oat mixture and fold to combine and completely coat the oats.

5. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and spread out as evenly as possible. Bake for 25 minutes, remove from the oven and stir to rotate granola.

6. Bake again for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely on the baking sheet.

Serving & Storage Tips

Homemade granola for dogs is a great food for so many different things! You can use it as a food topper and crumble up the chunks on top of food to promote eating. You can give them granola as a snack any time of day. These little clumps are great treats for training because they are small, healthy, and human food – so they are high reward.

You can also mix this granola in with plain Greek yogurt and dog safe fruits (blueberries, apples, strawberries, bananas) to give your dog a yummy afternoon snack. Or, you can mix this into homemade dog food for added crunch. Try adding this on top of our Slow Cooker Beef Dog Food, Turkey Dog Food Recipe, or Dog Burger Bowl (Homemade Beef Dog Food).

John John likes to eat this homemade granola for dogs as a treat dry. Also, add it on top of our Homemade Blueberry Pup Cup! Make sure to store granola in an airtight container in the pantry (just like you'd sore human granola).

If you want to learn more about homemade dog food and how to make balanced meals and homemade dog treats, check out How to Cook Homemade Dog Food (Vet-Approved, Balanced and Simple).

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