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Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs

Dogs | Published August 4, 2023 by Mimi Council

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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 my Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs, Sunday Brunch for Dogs, or my Peanut Butter Dog Cookies.

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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Health Benefits for Your Dog
Ingredients
Tools Needed
How to Make Granola for Dogs
FAQ's
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If you love making homemade food for your dog, then you will love this Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs. 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!

If you’re wondering, can dogs have granola? The answer is 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. You can also buy organic granola to share with your dog, but you really need to be sure you are checking the ingredient list for harmful ingredients for dogs.

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!

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.

Health Benefits: Loaded with health benefits, this homemade treat for your dog is something they will love and you'll feel good about giving them.

Health Benefits for Your Dog

This Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs is a dog friendly granola recipe that your pup will love! It starts with oats, coconut, and quinoa as the base, all of which are safe and full of nutrients for your dog. I use honey, peanut butter, and coconut oil to coat this granola while it bakes into delicious little snack size clumps.

Oats provide fiber, iron, zinc, and B vitamins that help with your dogs coat, skin, and promote digestion. Coconut boosts immune system, promotes healthy skin and shiny coat, and so much more! Quinoa is a great complex carb for dogs as it has amino acids, calcium, B vitamins, vitamin E and more!

Dogs love peanut butter, so I give this homemade granola for dogs a peanut butter flavor by mixing it with coconut oil and honey. The honey is a great ingredient for dogs because it is full of antimicrobial and anti-fungal properties that can help your dog with allergy symptoms, skin issues, and reduce inflammation. Honey is a great ingredient for overall done immunity and health! Coconut oil is a great fat for dogs as it can improve brain energy and mental function, especially in older dogs.

So, if I haven’t convinced you to make this Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs simply because your dog will love it – hopefully all these amazing health benefits of homemade granola for dogs will convince you!

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.
Quinoa: I use organic quinoa for added protein and nutrients. You
Peanut Butter: Be sure to use an organic creamy peanut butter. 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.
Honey: I use organic raw honey which is antimicrobial and antibacterial. This also helps the granola form clusters.
Coconut Oil: I use organic coconut oil for the fat, and this helps the granola form clusters.

Tools Needed

Scale: Always use a digital food scale for the best results.
Small Pot: I use a small pot to heat the coconut oil, honey, and peanut butter together.
Mixing Bowl: You'll need a large mixing bowl to mix together the wet and dry ingredients.
Baking Sheet: I use a half sheet pan to bake this granola.
Parchment Paper: Always use parchment paper for granola as it can stick really bad and parchment paper helps so much! My favorite nontoxic parchment paper is from Kana.

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How to Make Granola for Dogs

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, add the oats, coconut, and quinoa, stir together and set aside.

Step 3

In a small saucepan, add the coconut oil, water, peanut butter, and honey. Cook on medium heat until everything is combined and the peanut butter has melted. Remove from heat and pour over the oat mixture and fold to combine and completely coat the oats.

Step 4

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. Bake again for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely on the baking sheet.

Step 5

Break up granola and store in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

FAQ's

How do I feed my dog this Peanut Butter Honey Granola?

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 Greek yogurt to give your dog a healthy afternoon snack. Or, you can mix this into homemade dog food for added crunch. John John likes to eat this homemade granola for dogs as a snack dry. I also mix it into his breakfast to switch up his food!

How should I store homemade granola for dogs?

You can store homemade granola for dogs the same way you store human granola. This can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month. I keep this in a container in our pantry for whenever John John needs a snack! He especially loves eating it with his favorite Harmless Harvest Coconut Smoothie, yeah he’s spoiled AF.

Can I eat this homemade granola for dogs?

Yes! This Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs is perfectly safe for humans to eat as well. It may be a little bland because there is no sugar, just honey, but I have definitely tried it and if I had no breakfast available, I’d eat this for sure!