I love making fruity frozen dog treats in a creative and fun way. In May 2013, I made a Frosty Yogurt Berries Bone Parfait. It’s a Berry Good Hit! It also went viral, being voted the best dog treat on the internet in 2014, and Family Circle magazine published my recipe in July 2015.
This year, fruity frozen yogurt bark treats are trending and going viral on social media. There are different ways to do it so that you and your furry friend can enjoy it. In this recipe post, I’ll share how to make Berry Good Dog-Friendly Strawberry Bark for your pup.
What is Frozen Yogurt Bark?
Frozen yogurt bark is a healthy yogurt-based snack. Frozen yogurt skin is usually made by spreading yogurt on a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper) and topping it with ingredients like berries before freezing it.
How to Make Frozen Yogurt Bark?
1. Spread the Yogurt evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use Greek yogurt for a better spreading consistency and optionally add honey.
2. Add Toppings in yogurt. Berries such as strawberries and blueberries are the most common fruit toppings.
3. Freeze overnight or at least 5 hours until the yogurt hardens.
4. Once frozen, remove from freezer. then, Break into Chunks or “pieces of bark”.
5. Serve and Enjoy!
Making frozen yogurt bark is super customizable and super easy to make into a dog-friendly recipe. Add dog-safe peanut butter and sprinkle with some crushed dog treats or powdered dog supplements.
What is Strawberry Bark?
Certainly, strawberry bark recipe ideas come from frozen yogurt bark. It’s very easy to do and there are lots of fun ways to do it.
Strawberries and yogurt are the main ingredients in this recipe:
Can Dogs Eat Strawberries?
Yes, in moderation, strawberries are safe for dogs to eat and offer health benefits. Strawberries can be a healthy low-calorie treat for dogs. Also, strawberries contain malic acid, a natural enzyme that can help whiten dogs’ teeth and also freshen their breath.
Can Dogs Eat Yogurt?
Yes, in moderation, dogs can have plain, unflavored, and unsweetened yogurt. Yogurt helps a dog’s gut health because it provides protein, calcium, and probiotics.
How to Make Dog-Friendly Strawberry Bark?
As I mentioned, there are many ways to make this strawberry bark recipe. To make it simple and fun, I’m going to make a strawberry bark recipe tailored for a dog’s consumption.
What ingredients are in dog-friendly strawberry bark?
It has a base layer of sliced strawberries and a slice of banana; topped with yogurt, blueberries, and crushed liver dog treats. (see FAQs for optional toppings)
Fresh strawberries – thinly sliced
banana – sliced into circles
Yogurt – for a better consistency use greek yogurt (optional: you can add honey to the yogurt)
Fresh blueberries – optionally cut into small pieces
Crushed Dog Treats – your dog’s favorite dog treatIn this recipe, I used my golden retriever’s favorite beef lung dog treat Choppers from Redbarn. This is a single-ingredient dog treat and we have this treat as autoship from Amazon.
Instructions: How to make dog-friendly strawberry bark?
1. Use a flat baking sheet lined with parchment paper ( I used a wooden board with parchment paper). Then, arrange the strawberry slices in a star or flower shape around a banana slice. Make sure they are all touching.
2. Toppings: Cover the banana and part of the strawberry with yogurt and place 4-6 pieces of blueberries in the middle.
3. Freeze for about 30 minutes or overnight.
4. Before serving, sprinkle with your pup’s favorite crushed dog treat
5. Serve as a special treat or add it to your dog’s bowl or food.
FAQs and tips for making this dog-friendly strawberry bark
1. What are the different options for toppings?
You can use a dog-safe peanut butter instead of yogurt or you make a yogurt-peanut butter combo as a topper.
You can use it pureed pumpkin and/or mix it with yogurt
You can use anything dog food toppers instead of crushed dog treats.
You can also use anything powdered dog supplement
2. How to store these strawberry barks?
You can store them in the freezer for 5 to seven days in parchment paper or in an ice cube storage bucket.
Make this Berry Good Strawberry Bark for Your Dog
Try this dog-friendly strawberry bark. A pawfect fun treat to make during the Summer months, celebrating patriotic holidays, barkdays, and gotcha days.
Some other doglicious frozen dog treat recipes you might want to try:
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Coconut Oil Apple with Rosemary Frozen Dog Treats
Frozen Dog Treats for Fresh Breath
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