ENRICHMENT ITEMS - TOYS, TREATS, AND TIPS
Chicken Gummy Dog Treats By Kari Buchanan
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ere is a simple, fast, and easy recipe for making homemade dog gummies only using 2 ingredients. The main ingredient in gelatin is collagen, a protein found in animal tissues, ligaments, tendons, bones, and skin. For this recipe, organic chicken stock was used, but any type of unsalted stock/broth will work.
Ingredients: • • • •
1 cup unsalted chicken stock/broth 2 Tbsp unflavored Gelatin powder The number of gummies made from this recipe will vary depending on the size of the molds used. This recipe can be doubled to make large batches.
Directions:
1. Bring 1 cup chicken stock to a boil either in a saucepan on a stove top or in a microwave with microwave safe bowl. 2. Once stock begins to boil, immediately remove from heat and set aside to cool for about 4 minutes. 3. Place silicone molds or ice trays on a baking sheet. This will help with transferring to the refrigerator. 4. Once broth has cooled, add 2 tablespoons of unflavored gelatin powder into the broth and whisk until gelatin is completely dissolved with no large clumps. 5. Now carefully pour mixture into silicone molds, then place tray in refrigerator for about 4 hours or until gelatin is set. 6. Pop gummies out of molds and store in airtight container in refrigerator for up to 7 days. Note: any flavored or artificially sweetened gelatin products like Jell-o brand can be potentially toxic to dogs so make sure to only use plain, unflavored varieties of gelatin. To make a less concentrated stock/broth gummies, use 1/2 cup unsalted stock/broth of choice and 1/2 cup of water. The basic gummy recipe is 1 cup liquid of choice and 2 tablespoons of unflavored gelatin. This recipe can be doubled or even tripled to make larger quantities.
42 Laboratory Animal Science Professional May 2022
