Dog biscuits on a baking mat with baby food
On a silicone baking mat, a jar of carrot or pumpkin purée, wholemeal flour and an egg turn into around 200 mini biscuits – ideal as training treats. The batter is simply spread into the cavities; nothing needs to be shaped or cut out.
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- Per biscuit
- ≈ 2.2 kcal
- Makes
- approx. 200 biscuits
- Total time
- 50 min
Ingredients
for approx. 200 biscuits (150–250 depending on the mat)
- Carrot or pumpkin baby food (100% vegetables)1 jar125 g
- Wholemeal wheat flour (or wholemeal spelt flour)100 g
- Egg1 medium egg, shelled50 g
Total dough approx. 275 g · Shape: mini bones or paws, approx. 1 cm. Always weigh flour, oats and meat – by eye, biscuits quickly end up bigger and higher in calories.
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How to bake baking-mat biscuits
- Preheat the oven to 170 °C conventional (150 °C fan). Place the silicone baking mat on a rack or baking tray.
- Stir the contents of the jar, the egg and the flour into a smooth, thick batter – roughly like thick pancake batter. If it is too firm, add 1–2 tbsp of water.
- Pour the batter onto the mat and spread it into the cavities with a dough scraper or spatula. Scrape off the excess so the biscuits stay neatly separate.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes.
- Let the mat cool briefly, push the mini biscuits out from the back and dry them on the tray without the mat for another 10–15 minutes at 120 °C.
- Let them cool completely, and only then put them in the tin.
Oven
170 °C conventional (150 °C fan)
Baking time
25 min + 15 min drying in the oven
Prep
10 min
Makes approx. 200 biscuits at ~2.2 kcal each
A baked biscuit weighs about 1 g. Nutrient values per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) (FDC number under each ingredient); water has no kcal.
| Ingredient | Amount | kcal/100 g | kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrot or pumpkin baby food (100% vegetables)USDA FDC 173506 | 125 g | 26 | 33 |
| Wholemeal wheat flour (or wholemeal spelt flour)USDA FDC 168944 | 100 g | 332 | 332 |
| EggUSDA FDC 171287 | 50 g | 143 | 72 |
| Total ÷ 200 biscuits | 436 ÷ 200 = 2.2 | ||
How many baking-mat biscuits your dog can have a day
Enter weight, age and exercise – the number of biscuits updates instantly.
- If your dog gets other treats or chews that day, give fewer biscuits accordingly.
- Reduce the daily ration by these 61 kcal – that's about 17 g of dry food.
How the number is worked out
Resting energy requirement 70 × 10 kg^0.75 ≈ 394 kcal × factor 1.6 ≈ 630 kcal a day. No more than 10% of that for treats = 63 kcal. 63 kcal ÷ 2.2 kcal per biscuit = 28.9 → rounded down to 28 biscuits.
The 10% rule comes from the WSAVA's guidance on treats.
Result · Adult
Up to 28 biscuits
Baking-mat biscuits a day
Treat budget 63 kcal (10% of 630 kcal) · 1 biscuit ≈ 2.2 kcal
The DoggoMeal app works out main meals in grams per ingredient to suit your dog.Storage · about 2–3 weeks
Drying them afterwards makes the mini biscuits crunchy, and they keep for about 2–3 weeks in a biscuit tin. Freezing works too – in portions, so they thaw in a few minutes.
Suits
- Training with lots of small rewards
- Small dogs
- Meat-free
Contains
- Wheat (gluten)
- Egg
Important for this recipe
- Only use jars with 100% vegetables – without salt, sugar, onions or spices. Jars with meat, pasta or fruit in them are not what's meant here.
- The baking mat must be made of food-grade silicone and approved for oven temperatures.
- Always off-limits: sugar, salt, xylitol, chocolate, raisins, onion, garlic, macadamia nuts and nutmeg – see all the basic rules.
Frequently asked questions
How many baking-mat biscuits can my dog have a day?
One biscuit has about 2.2 kcal. Treats should make up no more than 10% of daily calories. That means a neutered, normally active dog weighing 5 kg can have about 17 biscuits a day, a 10 kg dog about 28 biscuits and a 25 kg dog about 57 biscuits – with the main meal made correspondingly smaller. The biscuit calculator on this page works it out for your dog.
Which baking mat is suitable for dog biscuits?
A silicone mat with small cavities shaped like bones, paws or circles, usually around 1 cm across. What matters is food-grade silicone and approval for oven temperatures. Depending on the mat, the batter makes 150 to 250 biscuits – with fewer, larger cavities, each biscuit has correspondingly more kcal.
Can I use home-cooked vegetables instead of baby food?
Yes: cook 125 g of carrot or pumpkin without salt until soft and purée it finely. The purée should be as smooth as baby food, otherwise the cavities are hard to fill.
How do I get the biscuits out of the mat?
Let the mat cool for about 5 minutes after baking, then bend it slightly and push the biscuits out from the back. If they are still soft, dry them briefly on the tray – then the edges come away too.
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