Chewy Banana
Does you dog love bananas? Have you tried a chewy banana treat? Most dogs simply love snacking on a fresh banana or really any sort of treat that has banana in it. Today I’m sharing a super simple and super easy banana treat. This banana dog treat is perfect and chewy. When I went into the pet store a few weeks ago, I saw a few banana chew options BUT they had so many preservatives in them.
These are super easy to make and you can use a dehydrator or an oven. The oven is the alternative method if you don’t have a dehydrator. I totally love using this dehydrator instead of turning my oven on unless I’m going to cook other foods for myself. If you do use your oven, the trick is setting your oven temperature to a low heat.
Kai and Wrangler go crazy for bananas! Bananas are good for your dog as they contain fiber and potassium. Typically you can give bananas as a treat or add it to their meal. Another great use of bananas, even these chewy ones are inside a KONG toy. Why make your dog dried bananas? They are chewy and sweeter than just giving them a fresh banana, making it a new treat.
Dried Chewy Banana Dog Treats
Ingredients:
- Fresh Bananas
- Lemon (optional)
- Honey (optional)
The lemon keeps them from turning brown although I don’t always use it. Honey is great to add, typically you’ll see me adding it to about half the batch.
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 210*F (or use your dehydrator)
- Peel your bananas. Cut in half length-wise.
- Lay the slices on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper OR a silicone mat
- Brush them with the lemon juice (optional) to stop them from browning.
- Bake at 210*F for 1.5 hours (an hour and a half). Cooking them longer will cause them to become crunchy.
- Drizzle with honey (optional)
*If you have a small dog or simply want to give smaller piece you can cut the slices in half.
Happy Tasty Tuesday! Did you dog like these? Let me know below.
My dogs would LOVE these, going to try this recipe on my next day off!
Wow. What a great idea!
Thank you! If you try it, let me know what your dog thinks.
Sounds cool! I’m going to try these. Thanks.
I’ve never heard of giving banana treats to dogs! What a cool idea. Do you think it would work for cats too?? I find often when I give my cats treats they just turn their nose up at them!
Yes, bananas are safe for cats. You can even do a little honey as that’s safe for them too.
Nicely written…
So nice article , and beautiful photos too, keep it up
These are awesome! Thank you for sharing! I’ve been wanting to make some treats for my dog but everything I found was so complicated. Definitely trying these out! 🙂
We also have another easy 3 ingredient dog treat recipe on here. I love sharing easy dog treat recipes. Let me know what your dog thinks of these!