Get your Ice Cream!

It is hotter than Hell outside, well maybe  Hell is a little hotter, and what do we want when it is hot?? ICE CREAM! What about your best buddy spot??  Dogs love ice cream.BUT human ice cream is like so many things, BAD for dogs.The sugars and fats are more than Fido needs.  Now you can be all fancy and go buy the gourmet dog ice cream that some of  your grocery stores sell. Then you can be all hoity-toity and looking down your nose at the next person in line and loudly state that "FeFe only eats the best!". If I am the person in line I am going to laugh my butt off at you dropping $8 for 4 little cups of dog ice cream, when in my cart, for less than 5$ I have the makings for 1/2 a gallon of frozen heaven for my furry buds.  I have been working on some ice cream recipes with in put from my local Veterinarian. Sarge and Doppler have sacrificed themselves and agreed to test each one.  Here we go:



Yogurt is a safe substitute for milk. The probiotics are great for your dog's digestive health, and this "good bacteria" breaks down most of the lactose when it is cultured.

Sugar is not safe for dogs, but bananas, berries, apples, and other dog safe fruits can substitute in to make a sweet treat for your dog. A small amount of honey can sweeten the frosty paws while still being healthy for your dog- and is a great way to make the treat beloved by kids and pets! Keep in mind that your dog won't mind if it's sweet. Savory flavors can be added with low sodium chicken or beef broth, peanut butter, or even, if you are brave enough to prepare it, liver.

Eggs- Dogs love eggs, and eggs are a fantastically nutritious treat. If you blend your Dog Ice Cream, toss an raw egg in the blender! (Though some dogs may object to the texture, if your eggs are organic- include the shell for a boost of calcium that mimics what your pet would get by crunching raw bones in nature)

Nanny Nutter Pawsome Nuggets!

Ingredients
3-4 ripe bananas
32 ounces plain yogurt (I used lowfat)
1 cup peanut butter (organic if you have it)

 The ice cream just takes a minute to make. Toss the bananas, peanut butter, and yogurt into a blender and blend until it’s mixed.

"Is it ready yet?"

Next, pour the mixture into ice trays. You’ll need about five or six ice trays for this amount. (If you don’t have that many available, just pour some of the mixture into a plastic zippered bag and toss it in the freezer to break up when you’re ready to serve.)

Pop the trays in the freezer and in a few hours your doggie ice cream is ready to serve!



Sarge  gave it 3 paws up. He felt the peanut butter used should have been crunchy.

Doppy gave it a pawsome  4 paws!

Dinky gave it 4paws!





Peanut Honey Frosty Paws Noms

Sarge gives this a 4 paws up.

Doppy was more a 2 paws up.  He kept looking around as if waiting for a different choice to be offered but he did eat it all.

32 oz. plain yogurt
1 mashed banana
2 Tablespoons peanut butter
2 Tablespoons honey

1. Mix all these ingredients in your blender, then pour into ice cube trays or even a kong toy to freeze and serve. Be sure the mold you freeze your treat into is either 1. large enough that your dog won't be able to swallow it whole when frozen solid. or 2. Shaped, like a bone ice cube trays, with slender sections so it can be crunched easier.

2. If you want to go all out for your mutt you can freeze these  just like you would homemade ice cream. A salt-less automatic ice cream maker makes this as easy as using any other appliance in your home and the frosty paws will be ready to serve in 10 minutes.

For the ultimate treat, appropriate for desert at a doggy birthday party, follow steps one and two, then take the mostly frozen dog ice cream product of number two and spread it about 1.5 inches thick on wax paper. Freeze for 5-10 minutes and then remove from freezer. Next, use a paw shaped cookie cutter to cut a paw shaped “frosty paws”, remove ice cream around edges, and return paw shapes to the freezer to freeze solid.





Sarge and Doppy have a FB friend Sweet Pea who is a wonderful handicapable  Southern Belle,in  her honor  we have named these :

Sweet Pea's Perfectly Pawsome Pucks!

We freeze them in lids from our old mayo jars to make the puck shape.  You freeze them in the jar, put them under very gently running hot water until  the puck pops out.lay them single row on a cookie sheet and refreeze. Store by stacking with wax paper in between each puck.

32 oz. plain yogurt 1/2 apple, seeds removed. We also tried applesauce and found that it worked as well.  1/4 cup of applesauce and take out 1/4 cup of the yogurt 1 egg 1 small handful of lettuce/greens/or fresh parsley (add parsley as breath freshener) 1/2 cup fresh or frozen peas

Add first four ingredients to blender and puree well.
Add peas, pulse blender to coasely chop peas.
pour into molds and freeze.

We took these in puck form to the dog park today and no dog turned their nose up at them!  Miss Sweet Pea this one is a winner!

Minty Pear-Melon Paws

8 oz. plain yogurt 1 handful fresh mint (any variety) 1 cup melon chunks 1 pear, cored & coarsely chopped water (add as needed to get smooth consistency)

Add ingredients to blender and puree well.
pour into molds and freeze.

Lucky Leftover Bones

8 oz. water Boiled or grilled meat, any type prepared without salt/sweeteners, coarsely chopped

Fill molds halfway with water
drop chunks of meat into molds and freeze.



Now my friends as you enjoy your Rocket Pop on a hot summer day, your furry buddy can too!