With the weather heating up outside, my Lady is looking for treats to help cool us pups down. Now I will say that I will take a treat in any form it comes in, but I gotta admit this Homemade Pumpkin and Banana Kong Filler is a winner! I'm sure your pups will love this tasty Kong recipe too!
Us pups like ours frozen.
On an extra hot humid day, and with our temps hitting the triple digits, a frozen Kong filler is an extra tasty and cooling treat!
Ain't nothing better than laying up on the porch working on a woofalicious frozen treat!
My Lady's Homemade Pumpkin and Banana Kong Filler is not only tasty but gives us something to occupy ourselves.
It's just too darn hot and humid to go running and romping.
And, who wants to waste energy running in this heat when we have fun frozen nutritious treats to work on? WOOF!
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Lemme fetch my Lady to tell you how to make these fun frozen stuffed Kongs!
Homemade Pumpkin and Banana Kong Filler Recipe
Ingredients:
½ of a banana
¼ cup pumpkin puree
¼ cup dry dog food
How to make this tasty Kong recipe!
1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until the banana is mashed well and all ingredients are well combined.
2. Spoon into Kong with a little on the outside so your dog can get a taste of it.
3. The Kong treat can be given at room temperature.
Or, for a special treat on a hot day, place the in the freezer for a few hours - my pups favorite!
Remove from freezer and give to the pups.
Their eyes, and taste buds, will light up and you can watch them enjoy their delicious treat and activity!
**NOTE: If there is any filler left over, keep in a covered container in the fridge for up to three days to use later.
Print this fun and easy Kong filler recipe!
Homemade Pumpkin and Banana Kong Filler
This Homemade Pumpkin and Banana Kong Filler is super easy to make with only 3 ingredients. You can serve it room temperature or frozen as a cooling refreshing treat for a hot day.
It's a great treat for entertainment. Pups love working on getting the yummy filling out. And, you can feel good because it is a wholesome nutritious treat!
Ingredients
- ½ of a banana
- ¼ cup pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup dry dog food
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until the banana is mashed well and all ingredients are well combined.
- Spoon into Kong with a little on the outside so your dog can get a taste of it.
- The Kong treat can be given at room temperature.
- Or, for a special treat on a hot day, place the in the freezer for a few hours – my pups favorite!
- Remove from freezer and give to the pups. Their eyes, and taste buds, will light up and you can watch them enjoy their delicious treat and activity!
Notes
If there is any filler left over, keep in a covered container in the fridge for up to three days to use later.
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Suzanne says
This is such a good idea! Much more cost effective and healthy!
Mia says
My sons dog loves treats that have pumpkin in them so this would make a nice Halloween surprise for her.
rhonda miotke says
Very cool treat, i will be making this for my pup soon. Thanks for this.
April Monty says
This looks great and healthy for them too ,mostly natural ingredients
Lauryn R says
Wow, what an awesome idea for a Kong filler!! I love that it's homemade too, dogs are going to go crazy for this recipe! 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing!
shannon fowler says
My little guy would love this! i haven't tried making him any treats myself yet. thanks for posting!
Geri Sandoval says
Great idea my dog loves bananas, never tried pumpkin.
Anita Aurit says
Oliver here. Do dogs get hair balls? The human says pumpkin is good for feline hair balls. Maybe we felines have more on common with canines than we realize!
Molly says
Yes! Dogs can, and do, get hairballs. Although it isn't as frequent as with cats, dogs that lick or chew at their fur a lot can get them. Allergies that cause itchy skin, fleas, etc can cause them to chew and lick excessively. Most of the time, they can pass the hair, but there are occasions the hair they swallow does cause hairballs. They may upchuck them, but sometimes they can cause blockages too.
Anita Aurit says
Oliver here, do dogs get hair balls? The humans say pumpkin is good for feline hair balls . Maybe canines and felines have more in common than I realized!
Emma says
Bailie loves a good frozen kong. We have pumpkin and will have to try that. We usually use peanut butter, yogurt, honey, sometimes banana or other fruits, or wet food. Pumpkin is good stuff.
Jodi Stone says
That is simple and easy. Sampson will not eat banana unless it's frozen. LOL I usually stuff their Kongs with some frozen pineapple chunks and then frost the end with pumpkin. It usually keeps them busy for 20 to 30 minutes. Sampson gets lazy though because if the pineapple is stuffed in there too hard, he'll just stop. Of course either Hubby or I usually help him out. He has us so well trained!
Molly says
Ha Ha! I think we are all trained! I never thought of using pineapple! I will have to see how the packs like it!
Kim Brooks says
O-M-D -that lookz an'soundz just super yummer-lishush! I love 'nanerz -my mom sharez herz with me whenever she haz one. An'the punkin' - mom buyz me homemade punkin'biskitz butt his soundz better since it iz mixed with'nanerz 2!
Yepperz - SUPER YUMMER-LISHUSH!
Lady Shasta of Beaglebratz Manor
Molly says
I promise! It is lip smackin' good!
Elizabeth Copeland says
Sadly, none of my dogs love bananas, but they do love green beans and pumpkin. Thanks for the ideas! I haven't stuffed a Kong for any of our pups/foster pups in a while, as they all have to be kenneled separately for safety when eating. I love the pumpkin for extra fiber though!
Molly says
Green beans is a great idea! I may try freezing some of those with the pumpkin next time they enjoy their Kongs!
Beth says
What a great idea! My dogs love bananas and pumpkin, but I have never mixed them together. Theo loves his kong, and yesterday I used peanut butter, but this is a much better option.
Molly says
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