I love treating my pups to homemade dog treats and they love getting them! And, what could be better than homemade treats that also freshen their bad breath?! I love my pups and their sloppy kisses but sometimes they really do need a breath freshener for their stinky breath 🙂 That's where these Homemade Fresh Breath Pup Treats come in!
If you have a pooch then I am sure you have come face to face with bad dog breath!
Even dogs with optimum dental and oral health can eat some questionable things that give them stinky dog breath.
So, why not bake them up a tasty fresh breath treat using wholesome ingredients such as oatmeal and coconut oil?
These Homemade Fresh Breath Pup Treats are the perfect way to keep your pup's breath smelling fresh without having to resort to expensive store-bought treats.
They require minimal ingredients and are easy to make, so you can whip them up in no time!
The main ingredient is mint which helps keep bad breath away, while oats give them a crunchy texture that your dogs will love.
Your dogs will love them and you will love their fresh minty breath!
If you want to try another breath freshener recipe to help your pooch's stinky dog breath, be sure and check out our tasty Chicken & Parsley Fresh Breath Dog Treat Recipe!
If you absolutely love cooking up tasty treats to spoil your pup with, make sure you take a look at all our easy and tasty pet treat recipes!
Homemade Fresh Breath Pup Treats Recipe
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Yield: Varies according to the size of cookie cutters
Ingredients needed:
2 ½ cups old-fashioned oats - pulsed in blender or food processor
½ cup fresh parsley - chopped
½ cup fresh mint - chopped
2 eggs
¼ cup water
3 Tablespoons coconut oil - melted
How to make these tasty Fresh Breath Pup Treats:
Preheat oven to 325F.
Place the oats in a blender and pulse until they are fine like a powder.
Mix eggs, water, oil, mint, and parsley together.
Fold into oats until well combined.
Place dough on a cutting board and flatten with the back of a spatula or your hands until the dough is even in thickness.
Line a cooking sheet with parchment paper.
Use a cookie cutter, cut out shapes, and place them on a baking sheet. *We used a heart-shaped cookie cutter but a bone cookie cutter would also be cute!
Bake for 30 minutes.
Store the bad breath treats in an airtight container or freeze them for up to 3 months.
Print this Fresh Breath Dog Treat recipe!
Homemade Fresh Breath Pup Treats
These Homemade Fresh Breath Pup Treats have very few ingredients and are super easy to make. Your dogs will love them and you will love their fresh breath!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups old fashioned oats - pulsed in blender or food processor
- ½ cup fresh parsley - chopped
- ½ cup fresh mint - chopped
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup water
- 3 Tablespoons coconut oil - melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Place the oats in a blender and pulse until they are fine like a powder.
- Mix eggs, water, oil, mint, and parsley together.
- Fold into oats until well combined.
- Place dough on a cutting board and flatten with the back of a spatula or your hands until the dough is even in thickness.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a cookie cutter, cut out shapes, and place them on a baking sheet. *We used a heart-shaped cookie cutter but a bone cookie cutter would also be cute!
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Store the bad breath treats in an airtight container or freeze them for up to 3 months.
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Mel says
Absolutely loved making these dog treats with my 5 year old. FUN FUN FUN! We are thinking about trying one ourselves. 😉 My 3 year old says it smells like I'm baking cupcakes. Can't wait to give to our dog, Lava!
Linda Wagner says
I've tried numerous times store bought fresh breath treats ,& my dogs snubbed their noses. I made these ,& they asked for 2nd's Thanks for the easy recipe, yet so enjoyable
David Walsh says
This recipe turned out great as written. Only 6 ingredients; what could be better?
I rolled out the dough to approx. 1/2" thick and cut into circles using a 1 1/2" diameter cookie cutter. I put a score mark across the center to make it easier to break them in half for my maltipoo. Yield was 30 full diameter treats.
If you are having trouble with the dough sticking together add a drizzle of water. It helped me especially after re-balling the leftover dough.
I'm sure it goes without saying that flouring the board and rolling pin will stop the dough from sticking to them.
Good luck. My dogs love them.
Angel A. says
This sounds ? for my puppy. Can I use coconut flour instead of oats? Thank you
Laurie Nykaza says
I can't wait to make this for my dog I think she will love them. I like that you know whats in them making them yourself.
Patricia Fannin says
I just tried this recipe tonight for my dogs. Because the cost of some of the name brands are so expensive , made outside of the USA, and I have four dogs I decided to give this recipe a try. I did add a little bit of honey but the dogs did like the snacks. Thank you so much for the recipe it is definitely a keeper.
Tanya Brauer says
I am in the process of making these...I did make a few changes. I used a combination of oat bran and oats. I didn't change the amount listed, I just combined them to make the 2 1/2 cups because I found oat bran on clearance in my grocery store. Everything was going swimmingly until I got to the part where I rolled the dough out. It didn't seem to stick together enough for me to roll the dough out. Instead I decided it would be easier to just do balls....so I rolled them into balls instead and baked them for 30min. I just pulled them out of the oven and they look great. I'll let you know what my dog Milo thinks soon.........
Diane S says
I thought my vet told me that I had to use only infusions of mint, but the actual plant & source are harmful for dogs? Do i have to use the leaves?
Molly says
Mint is not harmful to dogs IF used in small quantities. In a large amount, it can be harmful. With that said, the amount in the recipe is not harmful. But, yes, you could use infusions of mint too 🙂
Katie says
My dogs love them! I am curious tho, are these safe for cats as well?
Katie Bellamy says
Love how they're breath fresheners!
Val says
Great recipe. Thanks for sharing. I flip halfway through baking ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Marisela Zuniga says
thanks for the recipe
Antoinette M says
Homemade treats are great! I like this recipe.
Francine says
Just made these & our pup loves them! The consistency was more wet so we weren't able to use cookies cutters (this time) so just flattened some drops of the dough. Fun to make. And they taste good (yes, we had to try a tiny bite, too).