I love making fruity frozen dog treats in a creative and fun way. Back in May 2013, I made a Frosty Yogurt Berries Bone Parfait. It was 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 a variety of ways to make it so that both you and your furry friend can enjoy it. In this recipe post, I will share how to make a Berry Good Dog-Friendly Strawberry Bark for your pup.
What is Frozen Yogurt Bark?
Frozen yogurt bark is a healthy yogurt-based snack. Typically frozen yogurt bark is made by spreading yogurt onto a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper) and topping it with ingredients such as berries before freezing it.
How To Make Frozen Yogurt Bark?
1. Spread the Yogurt evenly onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use Greek yogurt for a better spreadable consistency and it’s optional to add honey.
2. Add Toppings to the yogurt. Berries such as strawberries and blueberries are the most common fruit toppings.
3. Freeze overnight or for at least 5 hours until the yogurt hardens completely.
4. Once frozen, remove from the freezer. Then, Break into Chunks or “bark pieces”.
5. Serve and Enjoy!
Making frozen yogurt bark is ultra customizable and so easy to make it a dog-friendly recipe. You add dog-safe peanut butter and sprinkle some crushed dog treats or powdered dog supplements.
What is Strawberry Bark?
Definitely, the strawberry bark recipe ideas came from frozen yogurt bark. It is so easy to whip it up and has many fun ways to make 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 freshen their breath too.
Can Dogs Eat Yogurt?
Yes, in moderation, dogs can have plain, unflavored, and unsweetened yogurt. Yogurt aids a dog’s gut health as it provides protein, calcium, and probiotics.
How To Make Dog-Friendly Strawberry Bark?
As I mentioned, there are many ways to do this strawberry bark recipe. To make it simple and fun, I will create a strawberry bark recipe that is tailored for a single 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 rounds
Yogurt – for better consistency use greek yogurt (optional: you can add honey to the yogurt)
Fresh Blueberries – optional to cut into small pieces
Crushed Dog Treats – your dog’s favorite dog treats
In this recipe, I used my golden retriever‘s favorite beef lung dog treat Choppers from Redbarn. It’s a single-ingredient dog treat and we have this treat as an 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 into a star-shaped or flower-shaped around a banana slice. Make sure they are all touching.
2. Toppings: Cover the banana and part of the strawberries with yogurt and place 4-6 pieces of blueberries in the middle.
3. Freeze for about 30 minutes or overnight.
4. Before serving, sprinkle your pup’s favorite crushed dog treats
5. Serve as a special treat or add it to your dog’s enrichment bowl or meal.
FAQs and tips on making this doglicious 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 do a combo yogurt-peanut butter as a topper.
You can use pureed pumpkin and/or mix it with yogurt
You can use any dog food toppers instead of crushed dog treats.
You can also use any powdered dog supplements
2. How to store these strawberry barks?
You can keep these in the freezer for 5 to seven days on parchment paper or in an ice cube storage bucket.
Make This Berry Good Strawberry Bark for Your Dog
Give this dog-friendly strawberry bark a try. A pawfect fun treat to make during Summer months, celebrating patriotic holidays, barkday, and gotcha days.
A few other doglicious frozen dog treat recipes you may want to try:
Carrot Bone Broth Frozen Dog Treats
Coconut Oil Apple with Rosemary Frozen Dog Treats
Frozen Dog Treats for Fresh Breath
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