Homemade Cat Treats: Vet Approved 4-ingredient Recipe

by K Marie Alto December 27, 2020 2 min read

Homemade Cat Treats: Vet Approved 4-ingredient Recipe

It’s the holiday season and you’ve likely spent some time in the kitchen making baked goods, but what about your furry family members? In this post we're going to walk through a simple recipe to make some homemade cat treats.

USDA organic catnip for picky eaters by Momma Knows Best

Below are the instructions on how to make 4 ingredient cat treats! It’s super simple, so give it a shot!

Catnip treat ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 – 5.5 oz can of tuna (I looked for sustainably sourced tuna with little or no added salt)
  • 1 cup of all purpose flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon of organic dried catnip

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Oven temperature set to 350 degrees

Step 2:

Blend all ingredients in a food processor until a smooth dough forms

Ingredients in blender

Step 3:

Place small balls of dough (1/4 tsp) onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and slightly flatten (if you have a small mold like us, fill it up)

Ingredients blended and placed in mold

Step 4:

Bake in preheated oven for approximately 15 minutes.

Kitchen timer set for 15 minutes

Step 5:

Reward your fur baby with a homemade cat treat!

Finished homemade cat treats in glass bowl

These cat treats should be stored in an airtight container for no more than 5 days.

Optionally, break it into small batches and freeze them!

Give it a try and let us know how they turn out! Do you have a favorite homemade cat treat recipe to share?

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One more thing, if you are feeling like getting a little special something for your fur baby that is unique, made right here in the USA, 100% pup and cat safe, USDA certified organic and brought to you by a US company, check out Toe Beansonline pet supplies store!

K Marie Alto
K Marie Alto

K. Marie is an animal lover, wife, kitty mom, dog auntie, writer, and co-founder of Toe Beans, a proud American family-owned online boutique pet supplies store focused on the improvement of the life of furry family members via pet parent education, better products, and advocacy. She has over 20 years of experience as a pet momma. She loves sharing her personal journey and experience as a pet parent via her blog and Facebook page where she currently has more than 40K followers (@furrytoebeans) and counting :-).

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