After my corgi Eve started having GI issues, I switched to giving my dogs only grain free treats. I also try to give them treats that are as natural as possible. Beyond that, I began to give Eve pumpkin and sweet potato to add fiber to her diet, which seems to keep her sensitive digestive system happier. Meanwhile, my corgi Ty can sometimes be a poop eater, and I read that pumpkin and sweetpotato in the diet can discourage that. Awhile back, I found some great dehydrated sweet potato chews that were perfect and that the dogs loved. But they were expensive and lasted only a week. That is when I decided to make my own. The method I used to make dehydrated sweet potato dog treats was super easy and is done in the oven. I have since bought a dehydrator, so if you want more info on making them that way look here: How to Make Dehydrated Dog Treats.
How to Make Dehydrated Sweet Potato Dog Treats
Making your own sweet potato dog treats in your oven is incredibly simple. However, it does take up quite a bit of time. You will need around six to eight hours to bake these. Here is how to make your sweet potato treats:
Ingredients
Large Sweet Potatoes (about one sweet potato per cookie sheet)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 200 or to its lowest setting if that is over 200.
Slice the sweet potatoes about 1/4 inch thick. For smaller dogs, slice sweet potato rounds starting from one end and working to the other. For larger dogs, slice lengthwise to make larger slices. Here is a look at my slices. These really shrink a lot when baking, so err on the large size of things.
Lay the slices on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for about 6 hours, turning the slices over after 2-3 hours.
If you bake these for a shorter time period, they will be softer and chewier. Bake them for the full 6 hours or longer, such as 8 hours, they will be crispier. I go for slightly chewy since the dogs eat them slower that way.
Store your sweet potato dog treats in a ziplock bag or Tupperware type container to maintain freshness.
Above are my finished chews. They came out perfect and it cost only a few dollars to make a supply of healthy and all natural dog treats that will last for weeks. Ty and Eve love them!
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I was just telling a student the other day that she should look into making homemade sweet potato treats for her food-sensitive dog! Thanks for the recipe! I will be passing it on.
And if you are cutting them up to be bite sized, take shrinkage into account. I made these for my dogs and ended up with teeny little bits. Oops. They are a little work (and propane) intensive for training treats that only lasted one or two training sessions with my Boxers.
Yummy. Nothing like making your own treats and knowing what goes into them.
I will be trying these for my mom’s dog who is really sensitive to grains!
Henry will love these! And find for his allergies. Thank you.
That looks a lot easier than I thought. And the added benefit of an oven being on during these cold winter days.
–Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats
What a great idea. Looks easy enough for me to make these too. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool idea! It’s kind of like making homemade sweet potato fries. I bet the dogs just go nuts over them.
Atka will not go near my homemade sweet potato treats, but he’ll eat them from a bag – even if it’s just pure sweet potato! I think he’s trying to tell me something… 😉
My dog likes my baked sweet potato so maybe he would like these healthy sweet potato treats. I will have to give your recipe a try!
Yum! We love sweet potatoes! I have made fries and chips, so I’ll definitely have to give these a try.
LOVE the snack recipes 🙂 My Odin is picky and turned his nose up at this … so I rolled in coconut oil and sprinkled with cinnamon and he gobbled up 🙂
I love sweet potatoes! Rooney does too!
My boys love dehydrated sweet potatoes too!