Tasty Tuesday Twofer: Zucchini Treats for Dogs and Humans
Posted: May 27, 2014 Filed under: Things I Like | Tags: Blog Hop, Cooking Light, Dog Treats, Dogs, Golden Retriever, Harper Lee, Healthy Dog Treats, Homemade Dog Treats, Pet Photography, Pets, Photography, Recipes, Tasty Tuesday, The Big Dogs, Thek9harperlee, Treats, Whole Wheat Zucchini Pupcakes, Zucchini, Zucchini Mini Muffins, Zucchini Recipes 40 CommentsLast week my friend Miss Gaye (human mother to The Big Dogs) gave my human mommy a beautiful homegrown zucchini, and Mommy decided to make Zucchini Mini Muffins for humans. What? Mommy was actually taking time to prepare a special treat that wasn’t for me? I know. I was shocked too. But then the most wonderful thing happened: Mommy realized that she still had half of that beautiful zucchini left. Naturally, she began an Internet search for the perfect zucchini dog treat recipe. I knew she wouldn’t forget about me.
She settled on a Whole Wheat Zucchini Pupcake recipe from Doggie Stylish. The ingredient list is very simple:
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup grated zucchini
She combined all the ingredients except the zucchini, mixed well, and then added the zucchini, ensuring that it was evenly distributed in the batter. I was in charge of quality control, and I can tell you that my mommy did an excellent job of mixing.
She spooned the batter into a lined muffin tin, popped the muffin tin into the oven–which she had preheated to 375F–and baked the Whole Wheat Zucchini Pupcakes for 25 to 30 minutes. Now I will tell you that I truly did not understand the whole baking step. I thought the batter was perfectly fine before the pupcakes were baked . . .
. . . but then when I saw that the pupcakes more than doubled in size, I was pretty happy that I had waited for them to cook. And boy did those nice warm Whole Wheat Zucchini Pupcakes ever taste yummy.
Now I know what you’re thinking: Miss Harper Lee, you promised a Tasty Tuesday twofer. Where’s that recipe for the human zucchini treats? Here it is, and it comes from Cooking Light magazine so it’s good for you. The ingredient list is a little longer than the pupcake recipe, but it’s still pretty simple:
- 6 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1-1/3 cups)
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2/3 cup shredded zucchini (about 1 medium zucchini, or the half of the large zucchini that’s left over after you’ve made Whole Wheat Zucchini Pupcakes)
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Weigh or lightly spoon flour in dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next five ingredients (through allspice) in a large bowl.
- Combine zucchini and next five ingredients (through egg) in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.
- Add zucchini mixture to flour mixture, stirring batter just until combined.
- Divide batter evenly among 24 miniature muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 400F for 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of muffins comes out clean.
So if you find yourself with a beautiful large zucchini, head into the kitchen to make Whole Wheat Zucchini Pupcakes for your puppy dog friends and Zucchini Mini Muffins for your human friends. It’s a tasty twofer that will make everyone happy.
Today, I’m participating in the Tasty Tuesday blog hop, hosted by Kol’s Notes and Sugar the Golden Retriever. You can click on the link below for more yummy recipes and tasty treats.
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Those look so yumwumwumwum! xoxoxoxox, Ku
I wish we lived closer to you, Ku. Mommy and I would walk right over to deliver tasty treats to you and your mama!
The pupcakes AND the human mini muffin treats were quite the HIT at our house!!
Just make sure you remember which ones are which!
This is just too adorable.
Thank you! Love, love, love our kitchen time. 🙂
So I am wondering why you couldn’t give the human version to Miss Harper Lee?
Why would Miss Lee want mini human muffins when she can have full-size doggy pupcakes? 🙂
The added butter, added sugar, and allspice are big no-no’s for our doggie friends.
Read closely. Those are the ingredients for the human treats, not the doggy treats. My mommy knows better. 😉
SMOOCH!!!!! 🙂 🙂
Puppy kisses to you. 😉
XOXO!!!! 🙂 🙂
Those are awesome sounding recipes and I love zucchini, pinning this for sure to try.
The dog recipe is super simple, and I think I know some Sand Spring Chesapeakes who would really, really love them!
Golden LOVE it! We had zucchini for dinner n Sugar had some shavings with her dinner. DELISH! Golden Thanks for sharing. Happy Tasty Tuesday.
It’s definitely zucchini season, for dogs and humans! Love that Sugar had a little zucchini garnish for her dinner. 🙂
You are just too cute, Harper, waiting patiently for your zucchini pupcakes. You have the best Mom that makes wonderful, healthy treats for you & for her friends too. Zucchini is one of the best vegetables for making breads. Yum, Yum & Yummy!
In her next life, I think Mommy would like to have a doggy bakery. She loves collecting a trying dog treat recipes. 🙂
oh Zuchinni looks great! We love zuchinni cake here for dogs and peeps
retro rover
This was Miss Lee’s first taste of zucchini. I think she’s hooked!
hope they share.. Woof
Just have to make sure we keep the human treats and the pup treats on separate shelves in the refrigerator!
Thanks for the recipe!
I think it will be a big hit with the Sundogs!
Both of these look like super-tasty treats. They couldn’t go wrong with your flawless taste testing. But why are the muffins wrapped up in the last picture? Is your mom giving them away??
I know! I tried to stop her. I even suggested (you know, with my eyes) that she just freeze the treats so that I could have all of them little by little. But no, Mommy insists on sharing. She’s silly that way.
Both of these recipes sound delicious. I think I may even take a bite of the dog version. LOL Luckily I think my local grocery store has organic versions of all the ingredients. Do you think it would still taste OK if I substituted the canola oil with olive oil?
Thanks for the great recipe. 🙂
I think both recipes would be great with olive oil. Bon (an bone) appetit!
I just put in some zucchini plants, so I’ll definitely be looking for recipes this summer! Thanks for sharing. I wasn’t sure how you could tell them apart but then I realized the human ones were minis. You really rate, Miss Lee, if you got full sized ones and the humans got minis! 🙂
It’s obvious from the size of the human treats vs. the size of the puppy treats that dogs rule in our house. 🙂
Those look yummy. You are a good doggie to wait while they baked. 🙂
My human mommy doesn’t really give me much of a choice. 😉
Do you have a favorite recipe? Dante turns 2 tomorrow and I’m making cake!
Here’s link to a post from my Golden Spring Fling: https://thek9harperlee.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/a-golden-spring-fling/. There are pictures of a super easy cake that I made with a link to the recipe that I found on wearwagrepeat.com. Yummy! I’ll share the link in a comment on your blog, too. BONE appetit!
What are the calorie count
The calorie count for the human muffins is 146 calories for two mini muffins. I’m afraid I don’t know the calorie count for the dog muffins.
Ooh, ooh…we love zucchini baked goods. Thanks for sharing the recipe! Sam wouldn’t eat a vegetable if his life depended on it but as a vegetarian, that just means more for me. Ha! 🙂
Has Sam tried fruit? My sister and I love bananas, watermelons, and apples!
Sadly Sam wouldn’t eat fruit if his life depended on it. 😁