Dogs love sweet food.
Sweet potato dog treats recipe dehydrator.
Wash the sweet potato or yam the very orange type.
Dehydrated sweet potatoes can fill your dog s desire for sugary snacks while at the same time giving him something to chew on.
With there being so many issues with store bought dog treats containing unhealthy levels of antibiotics or salmonella poisoning i would seriously encourage you to begin making your own dog treats.
Soak the sweet potatoes in a bowl of water for 30 minutes.
I have since bought a dehydrator so if you want more info on making them that way look here.
Layout on your dehydrator trays and dry for 3 12 hours.
Fortunately it is both easy and inexpensive to dehydrate sweet potatoes even without using a dehydrator.
How to make dehydrated dog treats.
I ve been making dehydrated sweet potato dog treats for my pooches for a long time.
Go to the store and grab some sweet potatoes.
I usually get 2 and it gives me about 20 slices.
Unfortunately for them most sweets are not good for them.
Diy dehydrated sweet potato chews recipe for dogs.
Change the water and soak for another 30 minutes this is the step that i missed.
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Slice the sweet potato into 1 4 slices you can also cut down the middle lengthwise and slice into 1 4 strips.
They thicker your slices the longer they will take.
Sprinkle with dog safe seasoning optional.
Slice the sweet potato into inch slices.
Using a dehydrator use the high setting and place slices on.
I use a slicer because it s easier and faster than using a knife.
How to make dehydrated sweet potato dog treats.
I have big dogs so i try to find the biggest sweet potatoes that i can.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Slice into 1 8 to 3 8 pieces.
Some of the thicker slices about 1 4 inch were still just a little pliable meaning they were somewhat bendable like jerky my sheltie s favorite while the thinner pieces about 1 8 inch were dry and crunchy more like potato chip treats the definite preference of my daughter s yorkie poo.
Then cut long lengthwise slices about 1 3 of an inch wide and place on a cookie sheet in a single layer.
Wash and peel sweet potatoes.
No need to peel them your dog doesn t care so why waste the time trim off any green areas on the peel.
Wash and peel 2 sweet potatoes.
Dehydrate at the highest setting 145 155 until done.
Dehydrated sweet potato chips for dogs.
Making your own sweet potato dog treats in your oven is incredibly.
Come morning those sweet potato slices had turned into sweet potato jerky.
Give or take wash and dry sweet potatoes.
Cut down the middle lengthwise.
I used crump natural liver sprinkles.
Excalibur s sweet potato recipe.
Diy sweet potato dog chews.
Drying approximately 6 8 hours will leave them with a chewy texture.
Thoroughly wash and peel sweet potatoes.
Scrub sweet potatoes or yams.
Preheat oven to 250 f.