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Cheeseburger Dog Treats That Will Make Your Dog Drool {2 Recipes!}

Does your dog give you those soulful puppy dog eyes when you eat a cheeseburger? Well, there’s no need to share–spend a few minutes and make some cheeseburger dog treats! These have no spices or condiments that are bad for your dog–just good old meat and cheese!

cheeseburger dog treat recipe

Supplies for Making Cheeseburger Dog Treats

If you’ve followed DogTipper for a while, you’ve read about my love for shopping at thrift stores. On last week’s run, I scored five mini cupcake pans for a total of $2. But what to make in them?

mini cupcake pans

They look like regular-sized cupcake pans in that above shot, don’t they? But side by side with my regular cupcake pans and you can see we’re talking mini here:

mini cupcake pans

I came up with a dog treat recipe that’s quick to make and inexpensive, using ingredients you probably already have on hand.

NOTE: If you don’t have cupcake pans, you can also make these cheeseburger dog treats on a cookie sheet; you’ll want to leave at least a 1/2 inch between cheeseburgers.

Making the Dog Treats

ingredients for cheeseburger dog treats

The ingredients list for this treat is simple:

  • 1 pound ground beef (or ground turkey)
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese (your choice of cheese–I used Colby Jack and Cheddar)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 pieces toasted bread, crushed. (You can also substitute other leftover breads, unsalted crackers, cornbread, etc.)

Before you get started, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your mini cupcake pans.

The preparation of these mini-burgers literally takes minutes. In a large mixing bowl, combine all your ingredients by hand and knead mixture until the bread is worked throughout the mix.

Pinch off one-inch balls of meat, roll into a ball, and drop into the greased cupcake pan, pressing lightly to pack mix into mold.

baking cheeseburger dog treats

Bake for 30 minutes and remove from oven.

Remove miniburgers from the cupcake pans and allow them to cool on paper towels. Cool completely before refrigerating. That’s it!

These treats will last about 4-5 days in the refrigerator or freeze for longer storage.

They’re a simple treat that’s sure to fetch a lot of appreciation.

Printable Recipe

Cheeseburger Dog Treats

Cheeseburger Dog Treats

Make these mini cheeseburgers for your dog in just minutes!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef (or ground turkey)
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese (your choice of cheeses)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 pieces toasted bread, crushed. (You can also substitute other leftover breads, unsalted crackers, cornbreads, etc.)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease two mini muffin pans or line a cookie sheet with foil.
  3. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
  4. Pinch off a small ball of the meat and cheese mixture.
  5. Roll mixture into a ball, and drop into the greased cupcake pan, pressing lightly to pack mix into mold. (If you don't have mini cupcake pans, drop onto cookie sheet, leaving at least 1/2 inch between cheeseburgers.)
  6. Bake for 30 minutes.
  7. Cool completely before serving to your dog.

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BBQ Burgers for Dogs

Want to turn those cheeseburgers into barbecue burgers for your dog? Summer means barbecue–and fun your dog can take part in as well.

We received this recipe for Scooby BBQ Summer Sliders from Executive Chef, Marc Erhler at the pet-friendly Loews Hotels.

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Ingredients

4 ounces Raw ground beef
2 ounces Rendered bacon, soft, chopped
3 slices Large button mushrooms
3 “Pupperoni”
3 Mini dog biscuits
1 tablespoon Parsley
1 teaspoon MILD BBQ sauce

Mix ground beef, chopped rendered bacon, chopped parsley. Shape into 3″ patties. Barbecue for two to three minutes on each side.

Place three patties on a rectangular plate. Garnish each with “Pupperoni” and mushroom. Top with mini dog biscuit. Drizzle the barbecue sauce on the plate.

Photo courtesy Loews Hotels

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