Your pups will jump for joy for these homemade Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats. With only 5 ingredients, these homemade dog biscuits are a great way to use up those overripe bananas and a delicious way to treat your dogs.
Overripe bananas are always abundant when you have two toddlers running the household. Of course banana bread is always a great option for these but this peanut butter banana dog treats recipe is a pretty great option too!
Our dogs are big fan of peanut butter. When we’re not treating them with these apple peanut butter dog treats, we use peanut butter to get them to take their medication. If you add some bananas into the mix like these Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats, even a human will try to wag their tails for a bite.
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Ingredients and substitutions
These homemade dog biscuits are one of our very easy dog treat recipes. They require just 5 ingredients: banana, peanut butter, egg, cinnamon, and flour. You can omit the cinnamon to make it a 4-ingredient peanut butter and banana dog treats recipe. But I do think cinnamon gives these treats a special flavor.
As always, you’ll find the complete list of ingredients and quantities in the recipe card at the end of this post. Below are some notes and substitution tips:
- Banana – make sure they are super ripe for the best flavor.
- Peanut butter – homemade or store bought should both work.
- Egg – we’ll need 1 egg to bind the ingredients together.
- Cinnamon – just a little bit to add a hint of flavor.
- Flour – I used whole wheat flour for these banana peanut butter dog treats but you can substitute all-purpose flour if that’s all you have or use a gluten free all-purpose baking flour if your dogs are allergic to wheat.
How to make Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats
The following instructions, step-by-step photos, and tips are here to help you visualize how to make the recipe. You can always skip straight to the printable recipe card at the end of this post.
Smash the bananas in a large mixing bowl. Add peanut butter, egg and cinnamon to it. Beat with a whisk until smooth.
Add flour to the banana peanut butter mixture. Fold with a spatula and knead until a dough forms. It should resemble a drier biscuit dough. If the dough is still wet, you can sprinkle in a little more flour.
Roll the dough out to about ¼” thick, and cut with cookie cutters. Bake on an unlined baking sheet for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F. Flip the treats. Reduce the oven temperature. Bake again for another 30 minutes at 300 degrees F to dry them out completely.
Storage
You can store these banana and peanut butter dog treats in a clean jar or an airtight container in the pantry for up to 2 weeks. To extend their shelf life, you can refrigerate them for up to 2 months or freeze them for up to 8 months.
Depending on how much treats your dogs can go through, I recommend keeping just a week to 2 weeks worth of these peanut butter banana dog treats in a jar in the cupboard and store the excess in the refrigerator.
FAQs
Yes, unless your dogs are allergic to wheat.
If you’re worried about whether cinnamon is safe for dogs, it is safe according to the ASPCA. But nutmeg can be toxic so anything with nutmeg or a spice blend like apple pie spice are off limits.
Yes, you can use finely blended oats or oat flour in this recipe. However, the substitution is not 1 to 1. I recommend using this peanut butter banana oatmeal dog treats recipe instead.
Other treats your pups will love
- If your dogs love these Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats, they will love these Banana Peanut Butter with Rolled Oats Dog Treats, made with rolled oats added for extra nutrition.
- If you want to make them something savory, I recommend these Meaty Bits Bacon Dog Treats made with real bacon bits or these Fishy Dog Treats made with sardines.
- If your dogs are allergic to wheat flour, try some gluten free dog treats like these Sweet Potato Dog Treats and Gingerbread Dog Treats.
Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 bananas (about 1 cup smashed, 228 g)
- ¼ cup peanut butter (60 g)
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon (1 g)
- 2 cup + 2 tablespoon whole wheat flour (272 g)
- More flour for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Smash the bananas in a large mixing bowl using a potato masher. Add egg, peanut butter, and cinnamon to the mashed bananas and beat until smooth.
- Fold in the flour and knead until a dough forms. The dough texture should be similar to a dry biscuit dough and easy to handle. If it is too wet, sprinkle in some more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Flour the counter or a large cutting board, roll the dough out to about ¼” thick. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Reroll the scraps and continue cutting into shapes.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet between ½” to 1” apart. Bake for 20 minutes. Rotate pan, flip cookies, reduce oven temperature to 300°F and bake for another 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Notes
- All-purpose flour, whole wheat flour and gluten free flour will work for this recipe.
- Cut the treats into shapes with cookie cutters or simply slice them into squares and other geometric shapes with your knife.
- Store treats in an airtight container for up to two weeks. You can also refrigerate to keep them longer, up to 2 months. And they will last for 8 months in the freezer.
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Season’s Greetings, Chi Trang –
I just made some of these banana/peanut butter treats for our furry son. He loved the pumpkin dog treats that I made using your recipe and now he is enjoying these new treats.
The recipe was so simple and easy to follow. I love the fact that your dog treats call for very little ingredients. I made them a little thicker and got 24 using the bone and gingerbread cutters. For the scraps, I made small little patties and used a fork to design them. They are so cute!
Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipes with your audience! Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎄
Cam on, Katie! I’m so happy to hear your furry son loves the treats. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family!
I did exactly what was written but it was as dry as I wanted.
I just made your recipe I did modify it a little I added some baking powder to give them some lift and instead of putting the cinnamon in the treat I sprinkled it on top when I was baking them, because my pup has never had but a taste of cinnamon so I just used a dash here and there, and lastly I didn’t get just 21 biscuits I got nearly 30 biscuits, but I used a star cookie cutter even though it was a medium size. Dodger loves your recipe and it was simple and Great! Thanks I will be baking these again as I am on a fixed income, and they are worth the value.
Glad to hear your pup loves these treats and they also a help financially, Sandy!
Bake time not accurate in the least.
Sorry, it didn’t work out for you. It would be helpful to others if you could elaborate how long you baked it for, was the suggested time too long too short? How large and how thick did you cut the cookies? I make these multiple times so I’m surprised to hear the bake time wasn’t correct.
Thanks for the great recipe, I substituted blended oats in mine and came out great. They really are tasty and my doggo loves them too 😉 . Thank you!
Happy to hear the doggo loves them!!
Can I substitute finely blended oats for all the flour?
Yes, you can, but it may not be the same amount. Take a look at this recipe made with just oat flour. The ingredients amount is a little bit different but it will give you an idea what to substitute. Make sure to use enough oat flour so that you can shape it into a ball of dough.
Wonderful recipe! Is all purpose flour safe for dogs? Also can I substitute the flour for finely blended oats?
Yes, it is safe for dog, or you can use whole wheat for more nutrition. Oat flour will work too but I’m not sure if it’s a 1:1 substitution, I do have a few dog treat recipes made with oat flour if you want to take a look for reference. Just make sure you add enough to be able to make a ball of dough.
Treats are very tasty, even for humans, I ate most of it
LOL I love it, thanks Ashley!
I am baking these as I write this. I followed all instructions and kept adding more flour if too wet as suggested, but I added so much flour that it seemed too much. It was still too wet to form the cookie cutter shape and I ended up just rolling them and shaping them in circles. Hope my dog loves them but don’t know why it never got dry enough.
Hi Pattie, not sure why it wasn’t working for you, but I don’t expect you to have to keep adding so much flour like you were saying. I hope it still turns out okay and your dog will love them.
These look like the sweetest little treats. Going to try them out on my pup.
She’ll love them Marie!
What a great idea! These will be so cool for the girls’ Christmas basket this year.
Thanks Gin! I think they would love it 🙂
My dogs would love those treats! The hint of cinnamon is a nice touch.
Thanks Vanessa! I have a really picky eater, he turns his nose up at plenty store bought treats, but never these or anything I made, so I’m sure your dogs would love them too!