DIY Homemade Dog Treats: 900 Treats for Under $3!

900 DIY Homemade Dog Treats for $2.84

If you love spoiling your dog but want to keep costs low, this DIY homemade dog treat recipe is a game-changer! With simple ingredients and an easy process, you can bake 900 one-calorie dog treats for under $3—a budget-friendly, healthy alternative to store-bought treats.

Why Make Homemade Dog Treats?

• Affordable: Making DIY dog treats for under $3 saves you money without compromising quality.

• Healthy Ingredients: No artificial additives—just wholesome, dog-friendly ingredients.

• Easy to Make: With a quick prep time and minimal effort, you’ll have enough treats to last for weeks.

You can watch the entire process in these YouTube videos to see how easy it is:

DIY Dog Treat Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 duck egg (or regular chicken egg)

• 1 cup tapioca flour

• ¼ cup peanut butter (ensure it’s xylitol-free!)

• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (or pumpkin puree)

• ¼-⅓ cup water (adjust for consistency)

Instructions:

1. Preheat Oven to 375°F.

2. Mix Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk the egg, applesauce, peanut butter, and water until well combined.

3. Add Tapioca Flour: Stir in the tapioca flour and mix until you reach a pancake batter-like consistency.

4. Fill the Molds: Pour half the batter into silicone molds, spreading evenly.

5. Bake: Place molds in the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes, until treats begin to pull away from the mold edges.

6. Cool & Release: Let treats cool before flipping the mold to pop them out.

7. Toss in Flour (Optional): Lightly coat the treats in tapioca flour to absorb excess moisture.

8. Store Properly: Keep in an airtight glass container for freshness.

DIY Homemade dog treats: Cost & Nutritional Info

Using the silicone molds purchased from Amazon, this recipe made approximately 900 treats at a total cost of $2.84. Each treat contains 1.14 calories, making them perfect for training rewards or light snacks.

Why This Recipe Works

✔ Grain-Free Option (Tapioca flour is easy on digestion)

✔ Budget-Friendly 

✔ One-Calorie Treats for Frequent Rewards 

✔ Safe & Healthy Ingredients

Storage Tips

• Refrigerate: Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

• Freeze: Freeze for up to 3 months and thaw as needed.

Making DIY dog treats doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. With just a few simple ingredients, you can whip up a massive batch of homemade peanut butter dog treats that your dog will love—all for under $3!

Give this simple homemade dog treat recipe a try and let me know how your dog likes them! 🐶🍪

Budget-friendly and healthy DIY dog treats.

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About Mattison Skoog-Simpson

Mattison Skoog-Simpson is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA) who helps overwhelmed dog guardians create calmer, more connected lives with their sensitive or complex dogs. She’s the founder of Freed by Training, a values-driven dog behavior practice rooted in science, compassion, and second chances.

Mattison’s approach is shaped by her own transformative journey, which began in a prison dog training program. Today, she’s known for helping people feel capable, supported, and confident as they navigate behavior challenges using humane, relationship-based methods.

Through her virtual programs, courses, podcasts, and writing, Mattison is on a mission to make ethical, sustainable training more accessible—and to prove that both dogs and their humans are capable of lasting change.

Learn more at freedbytraining.com or follow her on Instagram @freedbytraining.