After so many dogs and people apparently loved my peanut butter pumpkin dog treats i thought it would be fun to make another one for the pooches.
Sweet potato dog treats in dehydrator.
Dehydrate at the highest setting 145 155 until done.
You will need around six to eight hours to bake these.
Excalibur s sweet potato recipe.
Scrub sweet potatoes or yams.
Dehydrator dog treat recipes.
This is how i do it and it only is in the dehydrator 3 hours max i wash and slice into quarters i par boil for approximately 5 minutes you don t want them to get soft but you don t put him in really hard pat dry them arrange them in your dehydrator and there you go about 3 hours later they re ready to go.
Set the dehydrator to 135 f.
Diy sweet potato dog chews.
Storing dehydrated sweet potatoes dehydrated sweet potato treats should be sealed in an airtight container or zipper type plastic storage bag.
Large sweet potatoes about one sweet potato per cookie sheet directions.
No need to peel them your dog doesn t care so why waste the time trim off any green areas on the peel.
Pots pans mixing bowls and cooking utensils stack up pretty fast when you are baking.
And considering there is only one ingredient you.
Here is how to make your sweet potato treats.
Here s a short video 2 58 minutes showing how to make thin sweet potato chips in a dehydrator.
Moving on to easy diy sweet potato dog chews.
Thoroughly wash and peel sweet potatoes.
Making your own sweet potato dog treats in your oven is incredibly simple.
My pet store sells these sweet potato chews which chickpea dog loves but they are like 8 for a package which i swear is barely 1 potato worth of.
I typically dehydrate my sweet potato dog treats approximately 10 12 hours.
However it does take up quite a bit of time.
Using a dehydrator prepare your sweet potatoes the same as above and load into a dehydrator leaving space in between slices to make cooking even.
The instructions call for blanching the slices before placing the dehydrator but in fact the slices are simply placed in cold water for a minute to help prevent discoloration and then dehydrated for about 10 hours at low temperature.
How to make dehydrated sweet potato dog treats.
If you are looking for an easy dog treat to try in your food dehydrator you can t get much easier than these sweet potato dog treats.
Place on the dehydrator tray with a small gap between each slice turn on to 70 degrees and set the timer for 5 hours.
They thicker your slices the longer they will take.
Dehydrated sweet potato dog treats recipe wash and pat dry slice thinly just under 1 8th inch.
I use a dehydrator when i make the sweet potatoes treats for my dog.
My two big dogs love them i also make smaller treats for my chihuahua.
Layout on your dehydrator trays and dry for 3 12 hours.
Making treats like chicken jerky or sweet potato dog treats in a food dehydrator not only make less of a mess but usually cost less to make than the commercial treats you buy in the store.
Slice the sweet potato into 1 4 slices you can also cut down the middle lengthwise and slice into 1 4 strips.
Place the potato slices on the dehydrator rack close but not touching as above.