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As soon as the weather starts getting chilly, it is baking season around here. With just four wholesome ingredients, these dog treats are so easy to make!
Although it is a little more complicated than one, two, three, it didn’t take long to make these and clean up afterward!
Clean up is easier with Scotch-Brite™ Brand sponges and dishwands.
The great thing about baking your own treats is you know exactly what is going into them. Because Nelly is sensitive to wheat, I use rice flour, but you can substitute whatever flour you prefer.
Vegan Carrot Pupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour (we use rice flour)
- 3/4 cup oats
- 1 cup natural applesauce
- 3/4 cup grated carrots
- Optional: xylitol free peanut butter for frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Lightly grease muffin pan or use a non-stick muffin pan
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl
- Pour batter into muffin pan (Batter does not rise)
- Bake 15-20 minutes
- Optional: frost with xylitol free peanut butter
Notes
They may not be the prettiest pupcakes, but Darla was excited to try them!
I added some peanut butter frosting and a few grated carrots to make them fancier.
A few months ago, our dishwasher just stopped working. After looking at our budget, and our smaller household, I decided to forego replacing the dishwasher at this time. However, I sometimes choose what to make for dinner based on the number of dishes, pots, and pans I’m likely to use.
While I love to bake, I don’t like to clean the kitchen.
One of the things I’ve discovered that makes clean up easier is having the right tools for the job. The blue Scotch-Brite® Non-Scratch Scrub Dots Sponge is an excellent choice for my non-stick pans and copper bowls. These sponges don’t scratch, but help cut down on the scrubbing time.
For my other pots and pans, as well as the dog dishes, I use the yellow and green Scotch-Brite® Heavy Duty Scrub Dots sponge. The scrub dot technology helps to clean faster and also lets the sponges rinse clean.
I bought my Scotch-Brite™ Brand products at Target. I found them in the Kitchen Cleaning aisle.
You can see more adorable dogs on Alice G Patterson’s Instagram account.
Do you have a favorite pupcake recipe to make for your dog?
About Alice G Patterson Photography: Based in Syracuse, New York, Alice specializes in dog photography as well as custom photography for small businesses.
Love this! One of my dogs actually got sick recently and ever since then we want to make sure we are giving them the best foods and sometimes it’s so expensive! Definitely trying this out.
I hope your dogs like them!
I like Scotch Brite products because they’re durable and clean really well. These little cupcakes are just adorable! And I really like the way you did the photographs in this post.
I am the world’s worst baker. I burn everything. These look so delicious and I would eat them myself (but also share them with Ruby). Maybe I will give them a try and hope for the best.
Oh my goodness, that dog is too cute! I love the cupcake idea and what a creative way to work in an ad. 😉
Thanks, Lecy!
Dexter loves apples and carrots. I might need to give this one a whirl. Thanks for sharing. Love the black Pom, Nelly.
My dogs love homemade treats! These are definitely going into our recipe box. Your pup sure looks like he is going to devour them!
I don’t think pups mind things don’t look perfect. They want a TASTE dont they LOL!!
That is absolutely true.
Chuckling here as I was discussing this with my vet yesterday and although Layla gets veggies in her food she will not touch them as treats which I would love her to eat. Am going to keep this recipe and try it on her one day
I hope she likes these!
Cookie likes carrots but they MUST be mixed with meat. There is no discussion about that in our house.
What a delicious doggie treat with an easy cleanup! {client}
Those pupcakes look awesome! Like I kind of want to make them for myself… Hmmm… Maybe I’ll make a batch to share with the pups.
Let me know how it goes!
Darla loves your muffins Beth, and says she always ready to model for treats! 😉
She is a perfect model!
These look delicious enough for me to eat!
Honestly, they aren’t bad. The applesauce makes them sweet.
My two dogs would love these so much! I don’t think they like carrots, but they sure love peanut butter and apples!f
They might not notice the carrots! If you make these for them, let me know how your dogs like them!
These look delicious! I love that the ingredients are all healthy and will be adding this to my recipe list. Thank you. Scrubbing pots is not fun – glad the Scotch Brite, scrub dots do the trick without scratching.
As a vegan I LOVE THIS! My pup eats a LOT of veggies already but I think I might just have to add this to our fall repertoire.
I know Monte is very small, so you make just want to make this into drops, they are a little tough.
I absolutely LOVE your recipes…my pup is on a diet, so I love to see all of the veggies you include. I’ve started mixing veggies into his dinner every night, and he is NOT a happy camper lol!
I hope you can sneak some into his treats!
I like baking too but cleaning up is my least favorite part of it. I bake more now that we have a dishwasher. The treats look yummy!
These look mouth-watering, and Darla is adorable! The photo of her with her paws in the air! So cute! It looks like those cupcakes brought a smile to her sweet face!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! As a fellow vegan, I like to “veganize” treat recipes when possible. I have all the ingredients, think I’ll make some this weekend!
Darla is adorable posing with those vegan cupcakes. I’ll have to check out these sponges tomorrow at Target. I ‘m making my grocery shopping list and needed sponges for the dish washing. Thanks for these helpful tips!
Those look really good! And none of my pups can resist peanut butter, so I’m sure they’d be a hit! Plus the humans in our household are vegan, so that’s an added bonus
Yummy, I’m always looking for a great pupcake recipe. These look easy to make and yummy to eat!
Not the prettiest pupcakes? LOL! Anything with peanut butter frosting is counted as a beautiful treat around the McSquare household. Throwing on more grated carrots sweetens the deal even more.
Darla is SO pretty!! These treats look so healthy & delicious. I’ve never used rice flour before, actually I don’t think I’m at all familiar with it. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I pinned it!
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What a super easy recipe to make and it sounds super tasty. I know Ralph & Luna would thoroughly enjoy it. Pinning for sure! And as always obsessed with these photos!
Cute! I’ll have to give these a try for my pups!