{"id":724,"date":"2018-07-03T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T20:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2019-11-23T12:40:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T18:40:33","slug":"not-just-for-dogs-healthy-peanut-butter-pupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/2018\/07\/03\/not-just-for-dogs-healthy-peanut-butter-pupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Not-Just-For-Dogs Healthy Peanut Butter \u201cPupcakes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The boys have been obsessed with birthday parties lately. Easton is already planning his 6th birthday … which is at the end of December. Needless to say, that’s not on my radar yet.<\/p>\n

But our French bulldog, Bruno, celebrated his 5th birthday this week, and Easton wanted to make sure Bruno got a party too. We had an intense conversation about what theme Bruno might prefer (the consensus: Disney’s”Puppy Dog Pals”) and whether they allow dogs in bounce houses (answer: nope, sorry).<\/p>\n

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So the pressure was on to find some way to celebrate the dog’s birthday that would placate the boys. I decided baking a dog cake would be enough entertainment for all of us. But in reviewing recipes and ingredients, I quickly realized that the so-called “pupcakes” were very similar to the peanut butter-banana-oatmeal muffins I make as healthy breakfast snacks for myself. All they needed was a dog-safe frosting, and we could all enjoy a birthday treat for Bruno.<\/p>\n

This recipe is perfect because it’s natually sweetened, with no refined sugar and no white flour either. It’s a cupcake (or muffin) recipe you can feel good feeding to your kids and your pets. Plus, with carrots added to the batter for moisture, you are getting a few extra veggies into everyone’s diet.<\/p>\n

Since it was a party, we decorated the cupcakes with “sprinkles” and dog bone-shaped graham cracker sticks. If your audience is only canine, you can top it with an actual dog bone instead. For our human cupcakes, we added some mini chocolate chips to make it more decadent. Just make sure you don’t accidentally feed those to the dog!<\/p>\n

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Made in the food processor, this recipe comes together in less than 10 minutes, and frosted cupcakes were ready to be devoured in under 30 minutes. Let me tell you – devoured they were indeed, by bulldog and children alike.<\/p>\n

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Not-Just-For-Dogs Healthy Peanut Butter Banana \"Pupcakes\"<\/h2>\n\t
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