4 Ingredient K9 Ice Cream Recipe

This is super easy and takes about 20-25 minutes to make (not counting cooling and freezing time).
I threw it together yesterday in between doing laundry and cleaning up the breakfast mess in the kitchen.

Easy 4 Ingredient K9 Ice Cream

Ingredients:

• 2 medium sweet potatoes (can substitute butternut squash, too).  Should be about 2 cups when cooked.
• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (can substitute sunflower butter if your dog is allergic to peanut)
• 2-3 Tbsp. Low Sodium chicken or beef broth (can substitute water if you don't have broth)
• 2 containers plain greek yogurt (can also use vanilla, but plain is best and is less likely to contain toxic artificial sweeteners)

plain greek yogurt

steamed and lightly mashed sweet potato

natural peanut butter.

Directions:

1. If you have a saucepan with a steamer bowl, fill pan enough to steam veggies.  This is usually a couple of inches of water.  Set it on the stove and turn it on. If you don't have a steamer, you can also boil the veggies for a few minutes to soften.
2. Meanwhile, cut the sweet potato into small chunks, about 1/2 inch (or smaller if you want them to steam faster) and add to the steamer.
3. Steam chunks for about 10-15 minutes, or until pretty soft (but not totally mushy).
4. After the sweet potatoes are steamed, lightly mash them.  You don't want to puree them, you want there to still be very small chunks.
5. Let them cool.  This can take around 20 minutes (this time doesn't count against the time it takes to make the ice cream, since you can leave the sweet potatoes and go attend to something else while they cool).
6. In a medium bowl, mix the two containers of greek yogurt, sweet potatoes, and peanut butter.  Add in the broth or water to thin it slightly.
7. Scoop into single serve size containers and freeze.  This makes a pretty good amount so make sure you have plenty of small containers.  I got a bunch at my local dollar store. It does take several hours to freeze and these should be only an occasional treat.

Depending on the size of your containers (and dogs!) you can get anywhere between 2-10 servings.

I would advise to use smaller containers - OR use one large container (takes longer to freeze) and then scoop out a tablespoon or two at a time for your pups.  Mine don't eat the containers, so this is a handy way to serve the ice cream.  Two of them pick up the containers and carry them out into the yard to enjoy.

a few of the containers ready for their lids and to be frozen.

Does your dog have allergies? This recipe is easy to change up and add substitutions!  I recently disocvered one of my dogs is allergic to chicken, so I can't use chicken broth.

Now, I made a version of the ice cream with 1 container greek yogurt, 1 very ripe banana, 1/2 cup peanut butter (substitute sunflower butter if allergic), and 2 cups of mashed steamed veggies (I usually use sweet potato, butternut squash, or pumpkin) but have also used beets, apples, or a mixture!  This one I just mix, pour into small containers, and freeze!