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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Pumpkin Kong "Icing"

 
As mentioned at the end of Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Treats, here is what to do with the remainder of your can of pumpkin.

The rest of your canned pumpkin makes excellent filler for Kongs (both frozen and regular). It's a pretty general recipe and you can create many variations of based on what you have on hand (and in my case, what is about to expire that you don't want to waste).

In this recipe, I used:
1/2 Can Pumpkin
Glob of Peanut Butter
Glob of Plain Yogurt

"Glob" is a term to describe "add until the consistency looks right." Again, this is a very vague recipe.

I have also added some leftover apple sauce that was taking up space in the fridge. This made it a little more runny than I would like. This can be balanced out by other ingredients.

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend together.

You know how difficult it is to fill a Kong spoonful by spoonful? Well, I decided to pour the entire mixture into a baggie and attach an icing tip! Nice and easy Kong creating! Plus, it gets deep into those crevices to extend your Quiet Time. "Quite Time" the rarely experienced time of day free from toys and noses being thrust into your face, lap, food, etc.
 
When filling your Kong, the "icing" makes excellent glue to hold all the other goodies together, as well as, closing off the top of the Kong. Also, if you're looking for a way to stop your Kongs from rolling all over the freezer while they turn into lovely Kongsicles, a small box (trimmed to size) holds the Kongs in place.

Any leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator. I just stuck another baggie over the tip and secured with a rubber band.

Enjoy!

1 comment:

  1. I use pumpkin in my dog's kongs quite a bit. I mix it with his dry food to fill the large and extra large sizes (if he gets at least one a day, he's much less likely to chew on things he shouldn't), and pure pumpkin in the smallest one. I use a spoon-spatula (tiny one, silicone part is about two fingers wide) to fill the big ones with the dog food/ pumpkin mixture, and a butter knife to fill the tiny one with pumpkin

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