Even the pickiest cat won’t refuse these crunchy Homemade Salmon Cat Treats. With just a little effort you can bake 500 kitty treats for a fraction of the cost commercial treats, and the ingredients are sure to be more wholesome.
For a special treat, you can add a little catnip to the dough. Just don’t be surprised if all of the neighbor’s cats show up at your front door!
Homemade Salmon Cat Treats
Ingredients:
6-7 ounces of canned salmon, with the juice
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup non-fat dry milk
1 egg
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 tablespoons water
1 cup flour (whole wheat or all-purpose)
Instructions:
Heat oven to 350 F.
Combine all ingredients except the flour and mix well.
Slowly add the flour, stirring well. It is very heavy dough, so you may need to put on gloves and mix it by hand.
Place dough on a floured surface and knead it a few times. Flatten dough and turn it over to coat with flour. Roll out a little less than 1/4-inch thick.
With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut into small kitty-bite-size pieces. Cutting the dough criss-cross works well and gives you small squares. You can also roll each of those squares into a ball and press them with your finger to make flat round treats. (Children love to do this.)
Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 15 minutes. Watch carefully – they can burn quickly.
If you don’t want to bake them all at once, the dough may be wrapped well and frozen.
Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Makes approximately 500 treats.
Print this recipe:
- 6-7 ounces of canned salmon, with the juice
- ½ cup cornmeal
- ¼ cup non-fat dry milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup flour (whole wheat or all-purpose)
- Heat oven to 350 F.
- Combine all ingredients except the flour and mix well.
- Slowly add the flour, stirring well. It is very heavy dough, so you may need to put on gloves and mix it by hand.
- Place dough on a floured surface and knead it a few times. Flatten dough and turn it over to coat with flour. Roll out a little less than ¼-inch thick.
- With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut into small kitty-bite-size pieces. Cutting the dough criss-cross works well and gives you small squares. You can also roll each of those squares into a ball and press them with your finger to make flat round treats. (Children love to do this.)
- Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 15 minutes. Watch carefully – they can burn quickly.
- If you don’t want to bake them all at once, the dough may be wrapped well and frozen.
- Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
- Makes approximately 500 treats.
I’ve got to try this for my cats, they love treats and I like the idea of making my own and knowing what’s in them!
Thanks for sharing this recipe! It can be hard finding a good recipe for cat treats…it seems like dogs are the majority in that category. Anyways, my two fur babies are sure to love this!
wow what a great healthy treat for the little love in your life, I know my cat makita she won’t eat them only because she just doesn’t eat treats or anything else but one brand of food Friskies.. I have tried so many .. oh well she happy I am happy 🙂 thanks for sharing and great recipe 🙂
I’m definitely going to try these. They look so easy and so much cheaper and healthier than buying ones in the store
Does it have to be stored in the fridge?
Yes, for safety it does need to be stored in the fridge.
I am really glad to have found this recipe! Just one question, how long will these treats last in the fridge, as I do not give my cats treats too regularly?
I would say maybe a week. You can always freeze the dough and only bake what you can use in a few days, which would be the safer and ideal way 🙂
I wish I still had a cat to make these for! I know my Lily would have loved these….but she died at age 20 last year.
Oh wow! yum.
I am going to try these with our kitties. They LOVE salmon flavor cat food
Oh my gosh these look terrific. My cranky lady is 14 1/2 yrs old and have been thinking of slowly introducing her to homemade as she advances in age. Thank you!
Looks very good.Wish my cat liked the canned tuna and salmon.
Sounds like the perfect treats for your pet. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
I’ve never thought of making homemade cat treats! Most people only think about dog treats. Great idea! Thanks for linking up with Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!
Just found your great recipe, but would like to ask storage time? The recipe just says refrigerate and one comment you replied a week in fridge. Could the finished treats be frozen after baking? I would think they would keep this way as well?
Yes, they may be frozen also 🙂 Just take out as many as needed and allow to thaw.
How would I make these grain free? Have a cat with grain allergy and she breaks out. So we do all 5 cats grain free, just easier. Thank you.
Substitute flour with coconut flour!
My cat would love this!
Oh, thank you thank you thank you! I’ll be printing out this recipe ASAP.
I stopped buying fish-y wet food several months ago. (I buy Friskies, except on rare “special occasions.” Unfortunately I’m under tremendous financial stress right now, but if things were different I’d buy only the best of the best for my cats.)
Anyway, I stopped buying salmon, tuna, etc. after reading a few articles about how these kinds of wet food can be laced with contaminants such as heavy metals. I didn’t want to take any kind of risk with that!
Again, thank you SO much for this recipe. I can’t wait to make it!
I’m very confused, the recipe calls for canned Tuna, which would have the contaminateds you speak of- but you’re going to make the recipe anyway?
I’ve never thought about making treats for my kitties before. This would sure be better for them than commercial treats and be easier on my wallet too.
These are great! I wonder if my mom’s cat would like them. He is so picky.
Very useful. These look just like temptation cat treats lol! I always wondered how to make these. Thanks.
Miss Molly. Thanks for your ideas! I need to know the baje time. Plus the trick of adding catnip is clever. I’m baking a combo of liver, brown rice cooked in beef broth, a carrot, and I just started an herb garden so I chopped some up to add. I’ll let you know if TomiRow likes it. Monique
I have two cats, one is super picky and the other will eat pretty much anything. I’d love to see how these would go over with them!
I don’t often see treats for cats, and this recipe is super good. I can’t wait to make it for my friends’ kitties!
Does the dry milk effect cats the way regular milk does?
I found a link to this recipe on Meows N Paws. These treats sound great, I think my dogs would love them too! Thanks for sharing.
Love & Biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them
A lot flexible and healthier, as you can choose what to put in it! Worth the time
Do you have a recipe for chicken cat treats with liver?
My cat loves fish and would be excited to get these!
can you use tuna?
I wanna make these for my cats.thank you for the recipe
Can you freeze those treats? Where would one store those treats? Thanks I guess you can use any kind of meat.
I’ll give this recipe to my Mother to make for her cats.
thanks for these info! I love cats
Will have to make these for all the cats in the family. Like the simple recipe.
I don’t have any cats but I’d like to try these for my chihuahua. It can be hard finding a good recipe for treats that he will eat. He is happy with store bought treats but I’d live to give him something healthier
I think my daughter in laws cats would love this. I am going to try this for them. I think it will be such a special treat
I will have to give this recipe to my friend who has a cat. Thanks.
Salmon is all about the preparation…for cats too, I reckon!
My kitty would love these. She like anything with salmon or tuna. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Thank you fir this recipe. I just made them. A double batch. My cats sniff them. Not sure yet if it’s a big hit. My dogs sure love them. No reason they can’t eat them. So let you know. My house took on the salmon smell – lit some candles(lol) easy recipe 👍 I still think these are great for animals because they are homemade. Cats can be funny with new foods so I know they will fall in love with them. It’s like with our children when we try to stop giving them fast food and switch to healthy food. It takes a little time. Thank you again
I have tried a lot of homemade treats and cats are so picky. Thanks I may try these on them.