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Dog-Friendly Banana Cupcakes

December 12, 2013 by Emily Hill 21 Comments

If you haven’t heard the story of Coco (i.e., how two very anti-pet parents came to buy a dog for their 11-year-old daughter), it’s worth the read.

So now we’ve had Coco for two years and she is my very most favorite lap warmer. I may even catch myself talking to her like adults talk to newborns. It’s kind of a problem

Lauren still loves and adores Coco…even if she forgets to feed her from time to time. When Coco turned two in October (she shares a birthday with Madison), Lauren was all over baking some sort of treat—a cupcake for dogs. She scoured the Interwebs and finally found this recipe for banana pupcakes. She baked up a batch, topped them with a bit of Goldfish cracker flair and voilà, the perfect banana cupcakes for dogs!

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Banana cupcakes for dogs

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I know this isn’t the most festive of holiday recipes, but if you are a dog owner and would love to bake up something extra special, these dog-friendly banana cupcakes would be the perfect treat. Just don’t put them under the Christmas tree or the entire dozen may be gone and then you’ll have a nice mess to clean up Christmas morning.

And nobody wants to clean up a mess Christmas morning.

Our house looks trashed for at least two days and I swear I find bits of tissue and ribbon for weeks after the mayhem.

Printable recipe for dog-friendly banana cupcakes below.
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Dog-Friendly Banana Cupcakes
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
These banana cupcakes for dogs are the perfect treat for your pet. Top them with their favorite snack for a bit of extra fun!
Author: Emily ~ isthisREALLYmylife.com
Recipe type: Dog-friendly
Serves: 12
Ingredients
Cupcakes
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 overripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 T baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 3 T honey
Frosting (optional)
  • 6 oz cream cheese
  • 2 T plain yogurt
  • 2 T honey
  • Flour
Instructions
Cupcakes
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine water, bananas, vanilla, flour, baking powder, egg and honey. Mix until thoroughly combined.
  3. Spoon into cupcake liners.
  4. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
  5. When cupcakes are cool, you can frost with cream cheese frosting if desired.
Frosting
  1. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, yogurt and honey until smooth. Add enough flour to thicken until desired consistency.
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Comments

  1. mary

    July 16, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    Hi! How long will these last, should they be refrigerated, frozen?

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    • Emily Hill

      July 16, 2014 at 3:43 pm

      They can be stored, covered, at room temperature for a day or so but for best storage, I would place in a covered container in the refrigerator. We haven’t tried freezing them but I bet they’d work great that way!

      Reply
  2. Amelia Kennedy

    April 11, 2015 at 4:33 am

    Looks easy

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    • Emily Hill

      April 11, 2015 at 2:04 pm

      They really are!

      Reply
  3. Hanah

    August 15, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    Hey when they are refrigerated, do they still only last a day?

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    • Emily Hill

      August 16, 2015 at 9:24 pm

      We haven’t tried refrigerating them but I bet they’d last at least a 3 or 4 days in the fridge.

      Reply
  4. Terri

    October 13, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    What kind of flour did you use. Can wheat flour be used.

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    • Emily Hill

      October 14, 2015 at 3:02 pm

      We used all-purpose flour. I’m not sure about wheat flour. As long as wheat flour is safe for dogs, I’m sure it’s okay. It will probably make for a denser cupcake, so plan on that!

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      • Laura R.

        July 10, 2020 at 5:53 am

        I would suggest using Brown rice flour and coconut flour as most dogs can have an allergy to wheat and all purpose flour.

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        • Emily Hill

          July 10, 2020 at 7:55 am

          Great suggestion!

          Reply
  5. yara

    September 1, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    can we use cake flour instead pls answer asap?

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    • Emily Hill

      September 1, 2017 at 5:07 pm

      I haven’t tried it with cake flour. You could give it a try!

      Reply
  6. yara

    September 1, 2017 at 1:19 pm

    does it depend the type of honey?

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    • Emily Hill

      September 1, 2017 at 5:08 pm

      I don’t believe it does. I use raw honey but I’m sure clover honey would work too.

      Reply
  7. Donna Faith

    September 24, 2017 at 4:01 pm

    Can you just make cake out of this? will it turn out the same?

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    • Emily Hill

      September 24, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      I’ve never tried it so I’m not sure. Sorry!

      Reply
  8. Carmyn

    September 25, 2017 at 3:11 pm

    Has anyone made this and gave it to their dog for their birthday???? My dogs birthday is on January 14th on a Sunday. I just might make this.

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  9. Jenna

    December 15, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    Do you know how long I should put them in the oven for if I want to make mini cupcakes? My dog is a messy eater so a mini version of this would be better.

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    • Emily Hill

      December 16, 2019 at 8:35 am

      I’m not totally sure. I would check around 12-15 minutes and test for doneness. Hope that helps!

      Reply

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