Is it just me or does your doggie give you that look when you’re snacking on blueberries? You know the one I’m talking about… full on puppy eyes and wagging tail.
Yeah, actually one time I caved and just gave Max one (my sister’s dog) and he went crazy over it.
As it turns out, blueberries are actually a good thing for dogs. They are full of antioxidants and vitamins, etc. The only thing is…most of the store bought treats have ingredients I can’t even pronounce!
That’s why I started making these blueberry dog treats at home and it’s so much easier than I thought.
These recipes are simple and delicious… and your girl is going to go absolutely feral for them! If you are already in love with making your dog homemade dog treats, then this blueberry recipe is going to become your new favorite.
#1: Frozen Blueberry Peanut Butter Pops for Dogs
You know that look your golden gives you on a hot afternoon — tail going crazy, pawing at your leg like, “Mom, do something.” Yeah. These are for that exact moment.
These pops are made with a peanut butter and broth base (notice the warm caramel color? Yup, that’s what makes these so darn good) frozen around whole fresh blueberries. I mean, they look almost too pretty to give to a dog. Very Pinterest. Very you.
How to Make Them
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup unsalted, xylitol-free peanut butter
2. 1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken or bone broth
3. ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Blend the peanut butter and broth until smooth. You want to make sure that the peanut butter is thoroughly mixed in so the pops aren’t too dense to freeze. Then pour the mixture into your molds about half way, then put 3-4 blueberries in each mold and then top it off with more liquid and freeze for at least 6 hours.
But with blueberries: they’ll sink and bloom as they freeze, which is why your berries will always look like the photo. This isn’t luck; it’s the density of the berries.
Prep Time: 10 min | Freeze Time: 6 hrs | Serving Size: 8-10 pops
Peanut butter is full of protein and healthy fats, which means this is a great treat for the Zoomies (and nap time) as well. I really like to pair these with the other frozen treats so that I can batch prepare for the week ahead.
Pop out while slightly wet for easy unmolding. Can be stored in a zip bag for up to 3 weeks in the freezer.
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @pomskydogblog
#2: Frozen Peanut Butter & Blueberry Pup Treats (Three Ways!)
So I was making these around the time in July when your goldendoodle was just flopped out on the tile, tongue hanging out, doing that dramatic panting thing.
I actually made 3 different flavors this time around. Peanut butter bones, blueberry yogurt paws and straight up blueberry ice cubes.
Peanut Butter Banana Bones
1 cup natural peanut butter (no xylitol!)
1 ripe banana
2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
Blueberry Yogurt Paws 1. 1 cup plain Greek yogurt 2. ½ cup fresh blueberries, halved 3. 1 teaspoon honey
Blueberry Ice Cubes
1. 1 cup water or coconut water
2. ½ cup whole fresh blueberries
How To Make All Three
For the peanut butter bones, mash the banana with a fork until smooth, then stir in the peanut butter and yogurt until combined. Pour into the silicone bone molds — I use a 6-cavity bone tray — and freeze for at least 4 hours. For the blueberry paws, mix the yogurt with the honey, fold in the blueberries, and spoon into the paw-print molds. Freeze the same way. The ice cubes are even easier — just drop whole blueberries in your tray, then fill with coconut water, then freeze.
Good news: Silicone molds release way cleaner than plastic, so you’re not wrestling with broken paws at 7am.
They freeze solid so pop them out the night before, let them sit for about 2 minutes and then hand one over. Your golden will go absolutely feral if you don’t. I store extras in a ziplock bag in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
Prep Time: 10 min | Freeze Time: 4 hours | Makes: ~18 treats
These go perfectly with the rest of my no bake dog treats and I have a full freezer without having to turn on the oven ever.
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @emilycrencaphotography
#3: Blueberry Oat Mini Muffins for Dogs
Okay so let’s say you’re making meals for the week on Sunday morning. Your golden is literally sitting on your feet staring up at you and you just want to toss her something that isn’t processed garbage from a bag.
These little muffins are exactly that.
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup rolled oats
2. ½ cup whole wheat flour
3. 1 ripe banana, mashed
4. 2 eggs
5. ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
6. ½ cup fresh blueberries
7. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
How to Make Them
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a mini muffin tin with coconut oil spray, or any spray of your choice. In a large bowl, mix all your dry ingredients together. Add the banana, eggs and yogurt. Mix until a thick batter is formed. Gently fold in the blueberries and try not to squish them! You don’t want everything to turn purple! Fill each tin about ¾ full of the batter and press 2-3 blueberries on top. Bake 18-20 minutes until golden.
I like to eat oats because it gives slow-release energy. This means that I will not zoom around the living room in the middle of the afternoon and destroy all the throw pillows.
And for the record, these freeze beautifully for up to 3 months.
Store extras in a silicone bag in the freezer and you can just pull one out whenever you need one! They will thaw in about 10 minutes on the counter.
Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Serves: 24 mini muffins
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @spoiledhounds
#4: Blueberry Oat Flower-Shaped Dog Cookies
Your dog is looking at you like that again huh? You know that look right after you’ve made a big mess in the kitchen? I made these for my neighbors lab this past fall and I ended up making three batches, the first batch disappeared before I could even take a picture of them.
These purple-hued cookies are made from real blueberries mixed in with a base of oat and whole wheat flour. They are chunky and rustic and would definitely look good on a Pinterest board (which I am always all for).
Blueberry Oat Dog Cookie Recipe
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
2. 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
3. 1 cup rolled oats (ground coarse)
4. 2 tablespoons coconut oil
5. 1 egg
6. 2 tablespoons water (if dough feels dry)
Preheat your oven to 325F. Mash the blueberries in a bowl, until they are mostly smashed – don’t worry if they aren’t completely smooth, as the pockets of darkness will make for little flavour pockets in your muffins. Add the egg and melted coconut oil and mix together, then gradually add the ground oats and the flour, mixing until you have a stiff dough.
Roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a floured surface. Using a flower-shaped cookie cutter, press firm into the dough. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Bake for 22-25 minutes. Just until the edges feel dry to the touch. Once cool, give them to your girl, the cookies will firm up as they cool and this is what gives them their satisfying crunch.
What this means for you: Dogs that eat blueberries can reap the benefits of antioxidants and help boost their immune system. Give your dog a tasty snack that has benefits, with this recipe for Homemade 3-Ingredient Dog Treats: Easy, Healthy Recipes Your Pup Will Love.
Store in an airtight jar for up to one week, or freeze them in a zip bag for up to 3 months.
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cooking Time: 25 mins | Serving Size: ~18 cookies
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @simplysagedogtreats
#5: Blueberry Oat Dog Bone Biscuits
Your Golden is sitting right next to you while you bake. Her nose twitches. Her tail goes wild. You know that feeling. You want to give your Golden something real – something you actually made yourself.
These little bone-shaped biscuits have blueberries folded right into an oat-based dough and are looking so good that I almost ate one.
Let’s Bake These Biscuits
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 25 minutes | Serving Size: About 24 biscuits
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups whole wheat flour
2. 1 cup rolled oats
3. ½ cup fresh blueberries, mashed
4. 2 eggs
5. ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine your flour and oats. Mix the blueberries, eggs, and applesauce together then stir this mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients until the dough forms. Roll out your dough to about a quarter-inch thick on a lightly floured surface and press your bone shaped cookie cutters right through. Lay them out on a lined baking sheet and bake for 22-25 minutes until the edges are lightly golden.
Let them cool completely before serving. They will be crunchier after a longer sitting time, and that crunch is what keeps your girl busy.
Blueberries are high in antioxidants, so that’s a great tasty treat that’s also beneficial to her. My pup Rosie goes totally feral for these, and I like that I know every single ingredient that’s in them.
Keep them in an airtight container for up to two weeks or freeze them for up to three months.
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @pookspantry
#6: Golden Raisin & Currant Drop Scones (The Kind That Disappear Fast)
You know when you pull something out of the oven and your golden retriever immediately abandons her bed and just appears in the kitchen? These do that, every single time.
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 18 mins | Serves: 12 scones
Currant Drop Scone Ingredients:
1. 2 cups all-purpose flour
2. 1/3 cup granulated sugar
3. 1 tbsp baking powder
4. 1/2 tsp salt
5. 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
6. 2/3 cup dried currants
7. 1 large egg
8. 1/2 cup heavy cream
9. 1 tsp vanilla extract
10. 2 tbsp coarse sugar for topping
Now Let’s Make These
Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture using your fingertips, working until it looks like coarse meal with rough, sandy clumps. Don’t overwork the mixture; that’s what will give you your deliciously flaky edges.
Throw the currants in and give it a quick stir to coat them in flour to stop them sinking.
Beat the egg with the cream and vanilla in a small bowl, and then add it to the dry ingredients, stirring just until a shaggy dough forms. A few dry streaks are OK.
Distribute heaping 1/4 cup mounds onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each cookie. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 400°F for 16-18 minutes until the tops are deep golden.
Leave it to rest for five minutes before stacking. Not that I could wait that long.
I’ve found that keeping my butter really cold is a must, as I found in the photo, the scone on the right is a bit flatter than the scone on the left and the difference is all in the butter. If my kitchen is particularly warm, I’ll pop my butter back in the freezer for 10 minutes.
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @vdogfood
#7: Blueberry Peanut Butter Dog Bone Biscuits
Yep, I know what you are thinking. My golden is also one of those dogs that gives me that look when I’m eating. I started making these because I wanted to give her something that I felt good about giving her. Not something full of mystery ingredients from the store.
These little bone-shaped cookies are adorable because they have real blueberries baked inside. You can see the fruit chunks in every piece!
Let’s Make These Biscuits
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups whole wheat flour
2. ½ cup fresh blueberries
3. ⅓ cup natural peanut butter (xylitol-free, always)
4. 2 eggs
5. ¼ cup water
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix peanut butter and eggs until smooth. Add blueberries and fold them in so that they don’t break up completely. Add flour and water gradually until a firm dough forms. Roll the dough out to about ¼ inch thickness and cut into desired shapes with a bone shaped cutter. Bake for 22-25 minutes until golden and firm.
They should cool down completely before being passed out to their recipients. Warm biscuits tend to stay soft and crumble.
Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 25 min | Serves: ~24 biscuits
I love how the whole wheat flour gives a little crunch to these so your dog chews longer on just one.
Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week, or freeze a batch for later.
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @woof.woof.treats
#8: Homemade Blueberry Animal-Shaped Dog Crackers
Your golden is staring you down with that look and you can’t say no. I made these for my sister’s lab last summer and I ate one. No regrets.
These animals shaped crackers have dark blueberry specks throughout the dough, and they bake up a golden brown with a slightly rough, grainy texture. These are sturdy little crackers, not crumbly so no mess on my Pinterest-perfect throw rug.
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups whole wheat flour
2. ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries, mashed
3. ¼ cup rolled oats
4. 2 tablespoons peanut butter (unsalted, xylitol-free)
5. 1 egg
6. ¼ cup water (add more if dough feels dry)
Let’s Bake These Little Guys
Preheat oven to 350F. Mix the mashed blueberries, peanut butter and egg together until combined. Add the flour and oats to the blueberry mixture and fold in until dough forms. Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness on floured surface. Using animal cookie cutters, press down in dough and place cookies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes until firm and dry in the middle. Cool completely on a wire rack, as warm crackers will remain soft and not get the satisfying crunch.
From the grain base to the antioxidant-rich blueberries, it’s no surprise that these bites stay fresh on your counter for up to two weeks (yes two whole weeks!!) in an airtight jar in the fridge.
As long as you’re not adding peanut butter, I’d suggest using 2 tablespoons of unsweetened applesauce if your girl has a sensitive stomach. The dog cookies recipes can be used as a guide to mix up some new flavors, too.
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 30 mins | Serving Size: Approx. 20-24 crackers
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @rubythepuppydog
#9: Blueberry Peanut Butter Dog Treats (Bone & Paw Shaped)
So you know when you’re about to leave the house and your golden is looking at you with those sad puppy dog eyes? I started making these because I wanted something that felt like a real treat for him. Not just some sad little biscuit from a crinkly bag.
Here’s my latest creation: blueberry peanut butter dog treats made in bone and paw-shaped silicone molds. They turned out this warm, gold brown with little splashes of the deep purple from the blueberries. Wouldn’t these look so cute on a white plate?
Here’s How to Make Them
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup whole wheat flour
2. ½ cup rolled oats
3. ½ cup natural peanut butter (xylitol-free — this one is non-negotiable)
4. ¼ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
5. 1 egg
6. ¼ cup water
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Blend the peanut butter, egg, and water together first until well combined, then add the flour and oats until combined. Gently fold in the blueberries. Press the dough into the silicone molds filling each one up ¾ full. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges begin to turn golden brown. Let cool in the mold completely, they will firm up a bit as they sit.
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 25 mins | Makes: about 12 treats
Blueberries and peanut butter make for a tasty and healthy treat, and the whole wheat flour provides a slow-burn energy source. Every dog deserves a treat that’s not only delicious, but good for them, too.
These also pair nicely with recipes like Strawberry Dog Treats: Easy & Healthy Recipes for Your Pup.
I store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week, but you can also freeze the unused ones for up to three months, though in this case I’d recommend freezing them for the summer – my dog loved them frozen.
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @simplysluggish
#10: Homemade Blueberry Dog Bone Biscuits
Your golden just knocked over the treat jar (again)… and you’ve been meaning to make something better than the mystery-ingredient biscuits from the store anyway.
These bone-shaped biscuits are baked golden with real blueberries scattered throughout a base made with a mix of whole wheat and oat flours. They stack nicely in a jar on your counter and make you feel like you’re straight off Pinterest.
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups whole wheat flour
2. ½ cup rolled oats
3. ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
4. 1 egg
5. ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
6. 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
7. ¼ cup water (add more if dough is too dry)
Let’s Bake These Biscuits
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix the dry ingredients (flour and oats in a big bowl) Whisk the egg, applesauce and coconut oil together then add to the dry ingredients. Add the blueberries last and fold them into the mix very gently so they don’t get squashed. There will be a little purple here and there, so cute.
Roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick and cut with a bone-shaped cookie cutter. Bake for 25-30 minutes until firm and golden brown. Let them cool before serving them. They will harden as they cool which will make them nice and crunchy and your dog will go crazy for them!
Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 30 min | Serves: About 24 biscuits
Blueberries are high in antioxidants, and can help boost your dog’s immune system. These biscuits are not only adorable, but do something good for your pup! If you love making goodies from scratch for your pup, check out 10 Irresistible Homemade Soft Dog Treats Your Pup Will Love!
Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks, or freeze a batch for later use. My cousin freezes hers in small zip bags so she always has a fresh stash of them.
📸 Photo credit: Instagram @urbanblisslife
The Blueberry Treat Mistake That’s Secretly Upsetting Your Dog’s Stomach
Most people freeze blueberries whole, and simply toss them into whatever recipe they’re using. Don’t do that.
It also got a bit runny and basically, frozen blueberries contain too much water. When you bake them into treats, that water comes out in little gummy pockets. It’s hard for dogs to digest and I learned this the hard way after my cousin’s lab had a couple of… unpleasant backyard situations. (Sorry, can’t think of another way to say it).
Bonus points: freeze-dry your blueberries first (or buy them freeze-dried), then crush them into a powder and add them to your dough. You’ll get more intense blueberry flavor and your golden will enjoy the consistency.
The best part: you might notice i also included blueberry powder! i was planning on adding it to the mix for flavor, but it also works as a natural binder (so you need less egg/flaxseed to hold the treats together).
Believe it or not, wild blueberries have almost double the antioxidants of cultivated blueberries, not to mention they are smaller and darker. I want the very best for my girl.
Your Golden Deserves a Clean Home and So Do You
If you’re a happy dog parent with a golden retriever, you didn’t get one to live in a house that smelled like wet dog and regret. You got one because they’re the best dogs and your home should reflect that.
And I challenge you to try just one mat from this list. Just try it. You’ll feel the difference after the first muddy walk. Less scrubbing. Less tracking. More exhaling.
Pinterest aesthetic is not dead. It just needs a right doormat.
I’m a mess today so tell me, which mat are you going to grab first and does your golden have a signature move for getting maximum mud on the floor? 😂
Amr Mohsen is a software engineer who traded his keyboard for a leash — at least on weekends. His love for dogs inspired him to share what he learns as a dog owner and enthusiast, bringing a detail-oriented, research-driven perspective to every article he writes. If it’s about dogs, he’s probably already looked it up twice.
