Carrot Peanut Butter Pupcakes are dog-friendly cupcakes frosted with peanut butter yogurt frosting and topped with bone shaped treat biscuits.
Pupcakes are dog-friendly cupcakes that are much healthier than our own version of the delicious treat. I baked these Carrot Peanut Butter Pupcakes for my baby Sasha (our yellow Labrador) and frosted with this yummy and super easy frosting of peanut butter, yogurt (She loves yogurt) and honey. Last but not least, topped them with her favorite bone shaped treat biscuits. They were a Huge hit!
Sasha turned 6 this year so made 6 of these which she ate over a span of 4-5 days. Keep them airtight and refrigerated and they are good for a week or so. Last year I made this yummy Apple Peanut Butter Cake for her and wanted to try something different this time. Loved how cute these pupcakes turned out. She was not ready to pose and wanted to eat them right away. Somehow managed to get one click of my pretty girl.
If your fur baby loves these pupcakes, then here is another Sasha's favorite - Applesauce Banana Dog Cake.
Now to the Pupcake recipe...
How to Make Carrot Peanut Butter Pupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line the cupcake tin with liners and keep aside.
- In a bowl mix the peanut butter, applesauce, yogurt until well combined. To this add one egg followed by shredded carrots and mix well.
- Next add the wheat flour and baking soda and mix all using a spatula until the batter is well formed.
- Now divide the batter equally into 6 or 7 Pupcakes.
- Bake at 350 for 25-30 mins or until a toothpick inserted at the centre of the pupcake comes out clean.
- Let them rest in the pan for 10 mins after which transfer them to a cooling rack. Once they have completely cooled down they are ready for frosting.
- For the frosting - mix honey, yogurt and peanut butter until well combined.
- Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a nozzle of choice and frost the pupcakes. You can even skip the piping bag and directly spread the frosting over the pupcakes using a spoon.
- Finally top with their favorite treat.
That's it, these yummy and healthy Carrot Peanut Butter Pupcakes are ready. Serve with lots of love and hugs.
Hope your fur babies likes these Carrot Peanut Butter Pupcakes as much as Sasha did!! If you give this recipe a try, we did love to hear from you ❤️ Please let us know your rating ⭐️and feedback in the comments below. Thank you!
Carrot Peanut Butter Pupcakes
Ingredients
For Pupcakes:
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup applesauce heaped cup
- ¼ cup yogurt
- ½ cup finely shredded carrots
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- Honey optional and to taste I skipped it since I added it to frosting
For Frosting:
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 cup yogurt
- 2 tablespoon honey
- Some bone shaped Dog biscuits for decoration (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line the cupcake tin with liners and keep aside.
- In a bowl mix the peanut butter, applesauce, yogurt until well combined. To this add one egg followed by shredded carrots and mix well.
- Next add the wheat flour and baking soda and mix all using a spatula until the batter is well formed.
- Divide the batter equally into 6 or 7 Pupcakes.
- Bake at 350 for 25-30 mins or until a toothpick inserted at the centre of the pupcake comes out clean.
- Let them rest in the pan for 10 mins after which transfer them to a cooling rack. Once they have completely cooled down they are ready to be frosted.
- For the frosting – mix honey, yogurt and peanut butter until well combined.
- Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a nozzle of choice and frost the pupcakes. You can even skip the piping bag and directly spread the frosting over the pupcakes using a spoon.
- Finally top with their favorite treat and serve with lots of love and hugs.
Happy Baking!
Shweta
Can I use oat flour instead?
Hi Anaya, I haven't tried this recipe using oat flour but I think it will work. Just that you may need slightly more oat flour compared to whole wheat. Start with what is mentioned in the recipe and add a tablespoon more until the desired consistency of the batter is achieved. Or best use it in combination with wheat flour. Hope this helps! Please share if you try it with oat flour and how it turned out. Thank you!
Can you make them ahead of time and freeze them?
Hi Martha,
Yes, you can freeze them without frosting. Allow to cool completely and then wrap individually in plastic wrap and then store in a freezer-safe ziplock bag or container. Thaw,frost and serve. Hope this helps!!
These were super easy! I didn’t have applesauce so I substituted in a mashed banana - worked perfectly! Our KCCS turned one today - thank you!
Yay! makes me so happy to know that! banana sounds delicious. Thank you!!
Looks delicious. Can greek yogurt be used? Which peanut brand did you use?
Can't wait to make it for our dog.
Thank you Snehal! I cant wait for you to make these for your furball. Yes, greek yogurt works. Infact it will make a nice frosting since it will be thick. Use any brand of peanut butter just make sure its xylitol-free/sugar free and as clean as possible i.e. without vegetable oils just plain peanuts and may be salt.
Can pat four be substituted for the wheat flour? I have a grand dog with a wheat allergy.
Yes, you can substitute wheat flour with reg flour.
I’m making these for my great-granddogs, his birthday is tomorrow!
That so nice! hope he loves it!! Happy birthday to him!!
What kind of yogurt should I buy? Plain?
Hi Mary, I've used plain yogurt for this recipe.
This recipe sounds great! Would it be possible to just bake it in a cake tin rather than making pupcakes? Should I double the recipe?
I'm going to a doggo birthday party in the new year and would love to bring a dog-friendly cake!
Hi Belinda - yes you could bake this into a 6inch cake at 350 for 20-30mins. You can also try this one if you like - https://shwetainthekitchen.com/2017/05/applesauce-banana-dog-cake.html
Awesome recipe. Thanks!
To you and your readers, please ensure you use peanut butter WITHOUT Xylitol. It is common sweetener in peanut butter, but is toxic to dogs.
Glad you liked it Sue! Thank you sharing the information about Xylithol.
How long do these keep? Should I keep them in the refrigerator?
Hi Shari - Keep them airtight and refrigerated and they are good for a week or so.
Yummmy yummy. Looks too good.