Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Description

These yummy treats have hints of banana, peanut butter and what LOOKS like chocolate. That’s the surprise, chocolate free but sure looks like it, and 100% dog safe. Careful though, your dog loving friends might knock these treats right out of your hand as you offer them to your pup, (or you may even be tempted to try one yourself). You’ll have to reassure them that the chocolate look alike on top is just melted carob.

Scale

Ingredients

1 banana- mashed
1 cup Oat Flour
2/3 cup rolled or flaked oats
½ cup fresh chopped parsley
3 tablespoons of natural peanut butter
1 egg-beaten
½ cup carob chips-melted

Instructions

Preheat Oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit or 160 degrees Celcius
Mash the banana
Place the oat flour, oats, parsley, peanut butter and egg in a bowl. Add the banana and mix well.
Roll into 1” round balls. (You will want to remove jewelry; this stuff is sticky.)
Place on a lined cookie sheet.
Bake in 300 degrees oven for 40 minutes until slightly golden on the outside.
Allow to cool.
In a double boiler or using a pot with water in the bottom and a bowl on top over low heat, melt
carob chips. Use a spatula to mix until smooth. TIP: Carob crystalizes over high heat so keep your
heat on low/low-medium.
Dip balls in melted carob and set on parchment paper.
Chill in fridge.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.

Gather ingredients

Gather the ingredients

Mix Ingredients

Combine ingredients well

Arrange on a baking tray

Arrange mixture on a lined baking tray in small balls.

double boiler the carob

Add a pot with hot water and boil the carob on the top in a double boiler

melt carob

Is it chocolate? Nope! It’s Carob. It looks so yummy!

remove bake from the oven

Remove bake from the oven and allow to cool

cover with carob and serve

Cover the easter balls with carob and serve! Happy Easter!

Notes

More about Carob and these ingredients:

Theobromine is found in chocolate and is highly toxic to dogs. Carob looks and tastes similar to
chocolate but is a safe alternative and dogs LOVE it.

Unlike chocolate, carob does not contain theobromine, caffeine, formamide, or phenylethylamine- dangerous ingredients to your dog. It does contain vitamins A, B, and D as well as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, and protein and contains pectin which helps flush toxins from the body as well as fiber.

Parsley is not only nutritious, but it helps to soothe the stomach and combats stinky dog breath.

TIP: When selecting peanut butter to make dog treats, ensure you use only purchase natural peanut
butter containing only natural ingredients and no sweeteners.

Many products are sweetened with artificial sweeteners including Xylitol which is extremely toxic in small doses and can be lethal.

Banana, Peanut Butter and Carob Easter Surprise Dog Treats