These baked oatmeal applesauce dog treats are an easy way to spoil your dog plus they don’t contain peanut butter so they’re low-calorie and super crunchy!

I decided for the remainder of the year I’m going to create a new dog treat recipe once a month.

Not only does making my homemade treats save me some money but Odin, Finn and Lou seem to enjoy them and I like making them!

Since we got the seasonal pumpkin treats out of the way last month, for October I decided to do apple treats but instead of using apples, I used plain unsweetened applesauce. 

Much to Odin’s displeasure, this dog treat recipe doesn’t contain peanut butter like some of my other cookies but I still think he gives his slobber seal of approval. 

 

And these baked oatmeal applesauce dog treats are going to be nicknamed The Lou Cookie because I used a cookie cutter that looks just like him. 

As always, you don’t have to have a special cookie cutter to make these treats.

You can any cookie cutter you have and if you don’t have any, you can simply use a knife and cut them into shapes. 

Besides being low-fat and easy to make, these dog treats freeze well which is always a plus when I’m making a big batch of homemade dog cookies. 

Dog Treat Ingredients

This recipe only requires 3 simple ingredients with cinnamon being an optional addition. 

Here’s what you’re going to need:

• 4 cups of oat flour
• 1 cup of plain unsweetened applesauce
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp of Ceylon cinnamon

If you don’t have oat flour, you can toss some old-fashioned oats in your food processor and easily turn them into oat flour. 

The applesauce you use for these homemade dog treats should be plain unsweetened applesauce. 

The only ingredients in the applesauce should be apples, water and ascorbic acid (VITAMIN C)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. If you’re using old-fashioned oats and not oat flour, place the oats in a food processor and grind them into a fine powder.
3. Add the 4 cups of oat flour to a large mixing bowl
4. Add cinnamon 
5. Mix
6. Add unsweetened applesauce and eggs to bowl
7. Mix until all ingredients are well combined
8. My dough was sticky so I let it chill in the fridge for about 20 minutes
9. Place dough on a lightly floured flat surface
10. Roll dough with a rolling pin
11. Cut dough into desired shapes
12. Place dog cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet
13. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown
14. Cool completely
15. Serve to your dog!

 

My dogs like crunchy treats so I turned off the oven when the timer went out but let the cookies cool in the oven. 

I used different-sized cookie cutters and got a total of 46 dog treats. (20 big and & 26 small)

Storing Baked Oatmeal Applesauce Dog Treats

Since homemade dog biscuits don’t have any preservatives like store-bought dog treats, you have to be careful how you store them so they don’t mold. 

Most baked dog treats will stay good in an air-tight container for 2-3 days.

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They should stay good for up to a week if properly stored in the fridge and up to 1-2 months if stored in the freezer. 

Since these oatmeal applesauce dog treats freeze so well and defrost well, I stored all of mine in a freezer bag and took them out as needed. 

The Newfie face cookie cutter is by Bakerlogy and I ordered it from Amazon. 

Baked Oatmeal Applesauce Dog Treats (No Peanut Butter)

Yield: 46

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Additional Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

These baked oatmeal applesauce dog treats are an easy way to spoil your dog plus they don't contain peanut butter so they're low-calorie and super crunchy!

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Ingredients

• 4 cups of oat flour
• 1 cup of plain unsweetened applesauce
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp of Ceylon cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. If you're using old-fashioned oats and not oat flour, place the oats in a food processor and grind them into a fine powder.
3. Add the 4 cups of oat flour to a large mixing bowl
4. Add cinnamon 
5. Mix
6. Add unsweetened applesauce and eggs to bowl
7. Mix until all ingredients are well combined
8. My dough was sticky so I let it chill in the fridge for about 20 minutes
9. Place dough on a lightly floured flat surface
10. Roll dough with a rolling pin
11. Cut dough into desired shapes
12. Place dog cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet
13. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown
14. Cool completely
15. Serve to your dog!

Notes

My dogs like crunchy treats so I turned off the oven when the timer went out but let the cookies cool in the oven. 

I used different-sized cookie cutters and got a total of 46 dog treats. (20 big and & 26 small)

Storing Baked Oatmeal Applesauce Dog Treats

Since homemade dog biscuits don't have any preservatives like store-bought dog treats, you have to be careful how you store them so they don't mold. 

Most baked dog treats will stay good in an air-tight container for 2-3 days.

 They should stay good for up to a week if properly stored in the fridge and up to 1-2 months if stored in the freezer. 

Since these oatmeal applesauce dog treats freeze so well and defrost well, I stored all of mine in a freezer bag and took them out as needed. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 46 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 42Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 5mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 2g

Nurtritional values will vary based on the size of the dog treats.

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