These little pumpkin muffins are quick to make, pleasantly soft and perfect as a small snack between meals. The pumpkin gives them a moist texture, oats keep the recipe simple and wholesome, and a little dollop of peanut butter on top makes them especially exciting for many dogs.
At a glance
🕒 Preparation time: 25 minutes
⏳ Cook pumpkin: 10–15 minutes
🔥 Baking time: approx. 30 minutes
👩🏼🍳 Effort: easy
Ingredients (for about 12 small muffins)
- about 260 g pumpkin (e.g. Hokkaido or butternut squash)
- 100 g oats (finely ground or oat flour)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tbsp flaxseed (finely ground or flaxseed meal)
- 1 tsp Ceylon cinnamon (optional)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 50 ml water or unsweetened oat milk
Instructions
- Wash the Hokkaido pumpkin or peel the butternut squash and deseed, then cut into cubes about 1–1.5 cm in size.
- Cook the pumpkin cubes in boiling water for 10–15 minutes until soft.
- Discard the cooking water and let the pumpkin steam off briefly.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C top/bottom heat.
- Place the warm pumpkin cubes into a large bowl and blend until smooth.
- Add the coconut oil and stir it into the warm pumpkin purée until melted.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix until a smooth batter forms.
- Fill the batter into muffin liners and place them in the preheated oven.
- Bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the muffins to cool before serving.
Serving suggestion
Most dogs love this: before serving, add a small dollop of dog-friendly peanut butter on top (without xylitol, as it is toxic to dogs!).
Use peanut butter made from 100% peanuts without additional ingredients such as sugar or salt.
Notes
- Depending on your dog’s size, 1–2 muffins per day are usually enough as a snack.
- Do not use sugar, salt or artificial sweeteners in homemade dog treats.
- Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, the muffins will keep for about 4–5 days. Add the peanut butter only shortly before serving so the muffins do not become soft.
- The muffins can be frozen in a freezer bag for up to 3 months.