This 4 ingredient Sweet Potato Dog Treats recipe is made with mashed sweet potato and gluten free flour. These homemade dog treats are yummy, nutritious and guaranteed tail wagging approval from your pups.
The last time I made these Gingerbread Dog Treats, I said it has been a while since I brought out the little bone shape cookie cutter and whip up a batch of homemade dog treats. It’s only been a month since, what an improvement right?
These Sweet Potato Dog Treats are some of the easiest dog biscuits to make. With just four ingredients – egg, oil, sweet potato, and gluten free flour – you have absolutely no excuse not to make them.
How to Make Sweet Potato Dog Treats
Obviously you need sweet potato for these sweet potato dog treats. This recipe only calls for 1/2 cup in volume. You could set aside some to make these treats when you’re preparing sweet potato for a side dish. Or if you’re baking up a few sweet potatoes just for this recipe, you could puree and freeze the rest for later. Another good option is canned sweet potato puree.
Beat together the egg, vegetable oil and mashed sweet potato until smooth. Then fold in the gluten free flour until a dough forms. It should have consistency somewhere in between pie dough and bread dough. Roll it out and cut into your desire shapes for baking. The bone shape cookie cutter I used is about 2 1/2” long. And the heart shape cookie cutter is about 1 3/4” wide. They are the perfect size for my tiny dogs.
I wanted to keep the recipe simple so I didn’t add any extra flavoring. However, a splash of vanilla extract or a pinch of ground cinnamon will do well in this recipe. As for flour selection, I used Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour. Another good option for wheat sensitive pups would be oat flour, or I sometimes just ground up rolled oats in my food processor . If allergy is not an issue, you could just use regular all-purpose or whole wheat flour.
These cute little sweet potato dog treats were super fun to make. And the small batch is just enough to last a week at my house. You could always double or triple the recipe if you want enough treats to last two weeks or for the month. I would store them in the refrigerator if you want to keep them longer than two weeks. I hope your dogs will enjoy these gluten free dog treats as much as you have fun making them!
Check out all my other dog treat recipes for more tail-wagging happiness!
Hungry for more?
Sweet Potato Dog Treats Recipe
Equipment
- Cookie Cutters
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ½ cup mashed sweet potato
- 1 ¼ cup gluten free flour
- More flour for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Add egg, oil and mashed sweet potato to a medium mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Fold in the gluten free flour and knead until a dough forms.
- 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 containers for up to two weeks.
Notes
- Add flavor: a splash of vanilla or a pinch of cinnamon will add extra flavor to these treats.
- Other flour options: try oat flour or grind rolled oats into flour and use it in the recipe. If wheat allergy is not an issue, you can use regular or whole wheat flour.
- Storage: store these in a clean jar or an airtight container. They will last about 2 weeks at room temperature, up to 2 months in the refrigerator and up to 8 months in the freezer.
Nutrition
This post may contain affiliate links. For more details on how we utilize affiliates, ads, and sponsored content, see our full disclosure policy. Thank you for your continued support, which enables us to keep bringing you delicious recipes, at no extra cost to you.
Can you use silicone treat trays safe for the oven with this recipe rather than the cookie cutters? Wondering if they would turn out okay.
I haven’t tried treat trays, but I think they are for softer treat with more cake like batter. With this dough you can just cut and place it on a baking sheet so there isn’t a need for using treat tray to mold it into a shape. But if that’s what you want to do, it should still work, though I have the feeling it might be more work to stuff it into the treat trays.
My dog is on a diet can you give me a recipe?
Hi Pippa, I don’t know what kind of diet your dog is on but you can browse all the dog treat recipes I have here and decide which is appropriate for your dog.
Has anyone used silicone treat trust safe for the oven with this recipe rather than the cookie cutters? Wondering if they would turn out okay.
I made these and my dogs LOVED them. I am going to make these for my friendโs dog who is following a vegan diet. Any idea what I can use for an egg substitute? Also, if I freeze the left over sweet potato pure, any idea how long it will last?
You can try flax egg for vegan or check out this post. You can freeze sweet potato puree for up to a year. I do this all the time and just thaw it before I make another batch of treats.
Is it possible to use oat flour instead?
Yes, absolutely! I have a couple of recipes with oat flour, check out these oatmeal dog treats as an example. I’m not sure if it’s going to be a 1 to 1 substitution but you want to use enough oat flour to get a similar texture dough, take a look at all the process photos to see texture.
Although apprehensive at first, our Boxers love these cookies!
Oh excellent! I’m glad to hear Mike ๐
Hello there, can I use coconut oil instead of vegetable oil?
Yes
Hello! Your recipe looks great and I will definitely gonna try this recipe โI have a question, do you know how many treats it will make? Thank you!
About 2 dozens, but it really depends on how large you cut them. My cookie cutter is about 2″.
We live in an Adult community in Ocala, Fl. When my boyfriend goes for his nightly walks he loves to take a small bag of these cookies with him. I make them into small logs ( a little bit wider than a pencil) First I freeze them and then slice them thinly, before cooking. The dogs just love them! Thanks for the recipe.
Oh I love it that you made them into little training treats! Glad to hear the dogs love them ๐
Hello, if I am making only a dozen of them (half the recipe), do I half the cooking time as well? Thank you!
You can make fewer cookies but keep the same cooking time so they can dry out properly.
Can you use regular flour?
Yes, you should be able to substitute 1:1 ratio, but just pay attention to the texture of the dough in the photo and adjust more or less as needed. Perhaps use 1 cup at first and add more to get the same dough texture, not sticky but easy to roll out and shape. Let me know if you have any other questions.