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Recipe for Sweet Potato chews

Discussion in 'Recipes' started by karol, Aug 23, 2010.

  1. suristo

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    My friend who has a pit and another dog dehydrates sweet potatoes on a regular basis and her dogs LOVE them. Monet will take a piece or two and urn off, but Rosie wants nothing to do with it, lol. i am super excited to make some of these chews though! :)
     
  2. Tagg

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    Did a batch last night. I gave Tinsel one of the ones that was still a bit soft in the middle and it took no time at all for him to devour it. Thanks for sending the instructions. He couldn't eat the harder ones - had a lot of extractions before he came to me. I'm sure that Rhiannon and Phoebe will be thrilled to get one today.
     
  3. roxyllsk

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    Just finished making these - the boys LOVE them ! Thanks for sharing ! I feel better knowing what's in these treats, and that they're from my kitchen and not China LOL !
     
  4. GChiu

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    Thanks so much for the recipe. I'm going to make these as soon as I can. Indie loves the store bought ones.
     
  5. karol

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    New Twist on Sweet Potato Chews

    I've been making these now for a couple of years, I've made a change to it for the summer as it looks like it is going to be a hot one here in upstate NY.

    Instead of slicing them lengthwise I cut them across into circular discs, then bake them just until they start to change color (not brown)... then let them cool, they are soft vs. hard and chewy. I then put them in a container with wax paper between layers and freeze. They make a nice cool treat on a hot day.

    The softer version also makes for a great Kong toy stuffer as it is soft enough to push against the inside of the Kong toy. It keeps her busy for a good while longer.

    ~enjoy...Karol & Sadie
     
  6. mlamont

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    Love this idea! Frozen taters on a hot summer day.
     
  7. LadyMcBeth

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    I have always been cutting discs....made more sense to me....but this idea of freezing them is great! I will try them next batch!
     
  8. mlamont

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    I've also always cut the thin discs too. The treats are little smaller portions, plus my pups are all card carrying members of SWW…. That is… ‘Sheltie Weight Watchers’!
     
    Last edited: Jun 13, 2012
  9. Emmasmom

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    I have thought of cooking the sweet potato, then freezing in spoonfuls to add to the food as well, or else stuffing it into the kong and freezing them.
     
  10. mmcginty

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    I just made another batch of these this morning, my doggies love them! I'm not that great with a knife so the thickness of my slices varies some. The thin ones come out hard but I almost think my dogs like them better that way. It gives them something to gnaw on.

    btw does anyone know what the benefit is of baking them on parchament paper? I just put them on my non-stick cookie tray and they seem to be fine.

    My mom has a dehydrater I was thinking about giving that a try. I could make a whole lot more at once with it, and in theory they wouldn't need to be refrigerated.
     

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