Puppy Love Cupcakes (dog-friendly recipe!)

These adorable Puppy Love Cupcakes are sure to get tails wagging! Made with just seven natural, dog-friendly ingredients, they’re a safe and healthy treat your pup can enjoy*. I baked these cupcakes for my sausage dogs, Ralphy & Robin, on Valentine’s Day, but they’re perfect for birthdays – or simply to spoil your furry friend!

*Feed responsibly as part of your dog’s daily food allowance. No more than one cupcake per day. Make sure you remove the wrappers first and your dog has fresh drinking water for afterwards.

Ingredients To Make Puppy Love Cupcakes (and why they’re good for your dog!)

• Unflavoured cooked beetroot – Packed full of fibre, vitamins and antioxidants, beetroot gets a big thumbs up as a healthy snack for your dog. They also give the cupcakes a natural pink colour which is so cute! Avoid pickled, flavoured, sweetened, or tinned beetroot. A pouch of fresh, unflavoured, pre-cooked beetroot is best.
• Eggs – A great source of protein, vitamins, minerals and healthy fats for your dog. This recipe uses 1 medium egg.
• Natural peanut butter – A source of healthy fats, protein, vitamin B and E. You must use an all-natural 100% peanuts peanut butter, with no added sugars, palm oil or Xylitol. My go-to brand is Meridian.
• Organic honey – Full of antimicrobial and antifungal properties that will help your dog stay happy and healthy when consumed in small quantities. In this recipe, we use organic honey to sweeten the cupcakes. 
• Flour – You can use plain all-purpose flour, but for a higher nutritional value and added fibre, try using whole wheat flour or oat flour.
• Cream cheese – Contains calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and protein, which are all beneficial to your dog, but only in very small quantities. Choose a plain unflavoured cream cheese with no added ingredients such as garlic, onion or chives.
• Dog biscuits – Added on top of the cupcakes for a cute decoration! The heart biscuits I used were from Morrisons, but feel free to swap for your dog’s favourite treat, gravy bones, or biscuit. 

Quick & Easy Puppy Cupcakes

The cupcake mixture comes together in a flash. Get ready for your dog to start sniffing around as soon as you open the jar of peanut butter!

First blitz the beetroot in a blender or food processor until smooth (or you can mash by hand). Now whisk with the egg, peanut butter and honey. Add the flour and fold until the mixture is combined. If the mixture is too thick, mix in 2-3 tablespoons of water to loosen it. 

Divide the mixture between six colourful cupcake cases, filling each one to the top. Then bake for 18-20 minutes until set and firm on top. Remove and place in the fridge to cool. 

Dog-friendly Peanut Butter Frosting 

This two-ingredient frosting will be a huge hit with your pup! Cream cheese is perfectly safe for dogs to eat in small quantities, and peanut butter for them is like chocolate for humans… irresistible! 

To make the frosting, simply whisk cold cream cheese with peanut butter until smooth and combined. I piped a little ruffle of frosting on top of each puppy cupcake to make them look extra special, but you could just spread it on top with a spoon.

Finish by placing a biscuit on top, then remove the wrappers and let your furry friends enjoy!

Puppy Love Cupcakes (dog-friendly recipe!)

These adorable Puppy Love Cupcakes are sure to get tails wagging! Made with just seven natural, dog-friendly ingredients, they’re a safe and healthy treat your pup can enjoy*. I baked these cupcakes for my sausage dogs, Ralphy & Robin, on Valentine’s Day, but they’re perfect for birthdays – or simply to spoil your furry friend!

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Prep: 20 minutes minutes

Cook: 20 minutes minutes

Total: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

For the puppy cupcakes:

• 100 grams Unflavoured cooked beetroot avoid pickled, flavoured, sweetened, or tinned beetroot. A pouch of fresh, unflavoured, pre-cooked beetroot is best.
• 1 medium Egg room temperature
• 75 grams Natural peanut butter 100% peanuts, no added sugars or Xylitol
• 35 grams Organic honey
• 100 grams Flour you can use plain all-purpose flour, but for a higher nutritional value and added fibre, try using whole wheat flour or oat flour.
• 2-3 tablespoons Water

For the frosting and decoration:

• 50 grams Natural peanut butter 100% peanuts, no added sugars or Xylitol
• 100 grams Cream cheese choose a plain unflavoured cream cheese with no added ingredients such as garlic, onion or chives.
• 6 Dog biscuits to decorate

Metric – US Customary

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 180°C fan / 200°C conventional. Line a cupcake tin with 6 cupcake cases.
• Blitz the beetroot in a blender or food processor until smooth.
  100 grams Unflavoured cooked beetroot
• Whisk the beetroot, egg, peanut butter and honey together.
  1 medium Egg, 75 grams Natural peanut butter, 35 grams Organic honey
• Fold in the flour until combined. If the mixture looks too thick, mix in the water to loosen.
  100 grams Flour, 2-3 tablespoons Water
• Divide evenly between the cases, filling each one to the top.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes until set and firm on top. Place in the fridge to cool.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting by mixing the peanut butter and cream cheese until smooth and combined.
  50 grams Natural peanut butter, 100 grams Cream cheese
• Pipe or spread the frosting on the cooled cupcakes and finish by placing a dog biscuit on top. Remove the wrappers and let your puppy enjoy*!
  6 Dog biscuits

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Notes

Store the cupcakes in a sealed container, in the fridge, for up to 2 days. 

*Feed responsibly as part of your dog’s daily food allowance. No more than one cupcake per day. Make sure you remove the wrappers first and your dog has fresh drinking water for afterwards.