If your dog starts vibrating like a Christmas ornament every time you open the treat jar… oh honey, you’re in the right place. 🎁🐾
Because today, we’re diving into homemade dog treats, holiday magic, and the kind of kitchen chaos only a Labrador can create.
✨ Celebrating Christmas with Your Dog: The Max Edition
Every December, my Labrador Max turns into a four-legged elf. He follows me around the house like he’s on Santa’s payroll, supervises all cookie production, and acts deeply offended if any treat isn’t for him.
So this year, instead of baking regular Christmas cookies (which Max absolutely cannot have — yes, he reminds me often), I decided to create something special just for him:
💫 Apple and Blueberry Christmas Bone Treats for Dogs
Bright, festive, fruity, wholesome — and cute enough to earn a prime spot on your holiday Pinterest board.
The moment I took out the applesauce, Max positioned himself like a professional taste tester. By the time I opened the blueberries, he was already drooling on the kitchen floor like he was auditioning for a holiday commercial.
🎅 The Recipe: Apple & Blueberry Christmas Bone Treats
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour (or oat flour for a gluten-free twist)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Wet Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup pureed blueberries (fresh or frozen, both work beautifully)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon honey (optional, for a little festive sweetness)
Optional Add-Ins:
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon homemade peanut butter
Max sniffed every ingredient as if he were judging the contestants on “The Great British Bark-Off.” 10/10 for enthusiasm, 2/10 for personal space.
🍪 How to Make These Festive Dog Bone Treats
- Preheat your oven and grab your cutest bone-shaped cookie cutters. (Max insists this step is crucial.)
- Whisk together the flour and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, mix applesauce, blueberry purée, egg, and honey.
- Combine wet + dry ingredients until you have a smooth, colorful dough.
- Roll it out, cut into shapes, and place the treats on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake until firm, dry, and Christmas-perfection.
The kitchen will smell like a fruity holiday wonderland. Max sat by the oven the entire time, radiating hope like a furry Christmas lighthouse.
🎉 Why These Treats Are Perfect for Christmas
- They’re healthy homemade dog treats — no weird fillers, no artificial colors, no guilt.
- The blueberries give a gorgeous festive swirl.
- Applesauce keeps them soft but sturdy.
- They make wonderful stocking stuffers for dog parents.
- MAX APPROVED. (Trust me, he insists I write this in all caps.)
If you’re looking for something adorable, wholesome, and full of holiday cheer, these Christmas Bone Treats for Dogs might just become your new December tradition.
📚 Want More Festive Recipes?
If creating homemade dog treats makes your heart glow brighter than your fairy lights, you’ll love my recipe book:
✨ Pup-tastic Treats: Guilt-free Snacks for Your Four-legged Companion
It’s packed with wholesome, simple, tail-wagging recipes you can make all year long — from fruity bites to crunchy chews to celebration-ready goodies just like these.
👉 Grab your copy and start spoiling your pup the delicious way!
💬 Your Turn!
What Christmas treat should Max and I invent next — something fruity, something crunchy, or something totally wild?
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