Peanut-Honey Pupcakes

Peanut-Honey Pupcakes

It’s Churro’s birthday!

Well, sort of.

We don’t really know when his birthday is.  And we don’t know exactly how old he is either, but we still like to celebrate the day we welcomed him into our family. Churro is a rescue –yes, a pound puppy.  His history is somewhat of a mystery to us, but we were told that he came from a pretty bad situation. You’d never know that from his demeanor. He’s the sweetest real-life teddy bear you’ll ever meet! And he instantly fit right in with Biscuit-the-pug and our three kitty-cats. Words cannot express how gentle and loving he is.  It breaks my heart that there are so many animals of similar docility that get taken to the shelter.  I don’t like to think about that too much, but I felt that I must mention it.

Maybe someone out there looking for a furbaby will remember Churro’s happy ending and decide to rescue.

Peanut-Honey Pupcakes

Both pups went absolutely NUTS over these Peanut-Honey Pupcakes.   I’ve never seen them so excited!  And I have to admit- they smelled pretty darn good fresh from the oven.  I used natural peanut butter (no sugar, low sodium) and some good quality local honey.  To make absolutely sure no one mistook these for people food, I added a peanut butter dog biscuit to the tops before baking.

Peanut-Honey Pupcakes
Peanut-Honey Pupcakes

Peanut-Honey Pupcakes

Heather Baird
Make these yummy peanut butter honey pupcakes as a special treat for your puppy.
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Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1/2 cup all natural peanut butter no sugar added, low or no sodium
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup vegetable or peanut oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 12 small peanut butter dog biscuits for regular size cakes or 24 for minis

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake papers.
  • In a large bowl, combine all ingredients until well blended. Spoon the batter into cupcake papers, about 3/4 full.
  • Gently place a dog biscuit in the center of each filled cup – don’t press in! Just let it sit on top.
  • Bake 18-20 minutes for standard size pupcakes, 10-12 minutes for minis. Let the cakes cool in the pan.
  • Remove cupcake liner before giving to your pup.

Notes

Adapted from Stacia Osborn’s recipe on Just a Pinch
This treat should not be used as a replacement for meals.
Keyword dog biscuits, natural peanut butter, peanut oil
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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vanillasugarblog
vanillasugarblog
11 years ago

god that's just precious!

Julia @The Roasted Root
Julia @The Roasted Root
11 years ago

LOL what a lucky pup! Cute little bday cupcakes for a handsome fella. Fun post!

The Devil's Food Advocate
The Devil's Food Advocate
11 years ago

How wonderful! I will be making these when my rescue mini-schnauzer celebrates her "joining our family day". Thank you.

chandel314
chandel314
11 years ago

that is just too darn cute! Churro and Biscuit are two lucky fellows!!

Stephanie @ munchimunch
Stephanie @ munchimunch
11 years ago

Aww, that's so sweet! I'm sure your furry babies appreciate the celebrations and treats as well!

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

Adorable! The pink elephant is so cute!

Lynna
Lynna
11 years ago

aww, that is so adorable!

Averie @ Averie Cooks
Averie @ Averie Cooks
11 years ago

Ohmygosh…how adorable! The fact that you made these for him, and what a cutie pie! Happy Bday to him!

Jennifer (Delicieux)
Jennifer (Delicieux)
11 years ago

Awww your pupcakes are SO adorable!!!! As is Churro!! Happy birthday to him.

SuzyMcQ
SuzyMcQ
11 years ago

I'm in dog rescue and we call this "Gotcha Day!" What a great and yummy way to celebrate. I can't wait to try the recipe for my pups.

Paula
Paula
11 years ago

These pictures of your Churro are too cute. He actually looks disappointed in the first picture that there is only one cupcake laid before him! Happy Birthday to your Churro.

Lora
Lora
11 years ago

Whatta mush. Love and good wishes to Churro. He won the canine lottery the day you chose him.

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

Oh I love Churro! The sweetest face! We rescued an Airedale, Elwood, 13 years ago. Sadly our pound puppy passed last fall. But he will always be part of our family. We're now left with our other little rescue that's supposed to be a Cairn Terrier, but we're not sure about that. He's a love though. Love your pupcakes and your blog! So happy to have found it. Delicious Wishes!

Elaine
Elaine
11 years ago

Happy birthday to Churro! I agree with you- as I also have 3 dogs – 2 of each, i rescued and 1 was given when the owner cannot take care. Just wondering – is it alright to give peanuts to dogs?

MigraineMe
MigraineMe
11 years ago

This is the cutest thing ever!!!

samantharose
samantharose
11 years ago

This is adorable!!!
Not gonna lie though, I'd probably taste it

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

Adorable! Love pugs!

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

I hate to tell you, but my husband ate one on a dare from his nieces and liked it! But so did Baxter, our number one dog!

Rosa's Yummy Yums
Rosa's Yummy Yums
11 years ago

Your pup is so adorable! I want a pug. 😉 Lucky Churro.

Cheers,

Rosa

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

That first picture may be the cutest thing I've ever seen. Happy birthday, Churro!

Mehrunnisa Yusuf
Mehrunnisa Yusuf
11 years ago

oh my churro is so precious! and so wonderful to know he's in a warm and happy home. too much animal sadness in the world! lucky him and a very happy birthday.

J
J
11 years ago

"Bless you" for rescuing and for encouraging others to do the same!

Lauren at Keep It Sweet
Lauren at Keep It Sweet
11 years ago

Those doggy photos are just too cute for words!

Meg
Meg
11 years ago

This just melted my heart! Brilliant. My little mans bday is coming up soon so I think I will make him a feast!

Heather
Heather
11 years ago

Happy Birthday, Churro! Lucky dog! Not to mention extremely photogenic! XOXO

Laura
Laura
11 years ago

What!? That's incredibly creative of you! I would have never thought that you could make a dog treat so easily! And he is so darn cute 😉

deakiapekin
deakiapekin
11 years ago

felicidades, que guapo
un saludo

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

Happy birthday Churro!!

Cindy
Cindy
11 years ago

Yay! Pup Birthday!

The cupcakes are so fun, my dogs would love them I bet!

We have 2 dogs, Jezebel and Luxe. Jezebel is a rescue and she's the most loyal dog ever. Great post!

Katie
Katie
11 years ago

He is beyond cute. Can't wait to make these for my Eli…

Created by Hannah Grunzke
Created by Hannah Grunzke
11 years ago

Very cute! We are lazy and celebrate our plethora of pets' birthdays on Christmas morning. Maybe this year I'll buck up and make the kitties some fish biscuits!

I just got and read your book yesterday evening. It's VERY nice. Besides bright and beautiful, obviously, I like how heavy it is. It feels good in the hands like a book should. Thanks again!

Brittany
Brittany
11 years ago

Churro!! What a great name for such an adorable pup. He looks just like our Caesar (also a rescue)! I've never baked for my pug before, but I think it's time to start. He loooves peanut butter! 🙂

Ashley
Ashley
11 years ago

You're celebrating his "Gotcha Day!" It's what we celebrate for our animals whose birthdays we don't know 🙂

Catalina @ Cake with Love
Catalina @ Cake with Love
11 years ago

OMG these pictures are so cute!! Happy Birthday Churro!

Mari Nuñez
Mari Nuñez
11 years ago

That is so sweet! Love the pupcake recipe for my pets. Churry is cute, a happy pugday for to him 🙂

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

Awww… Happy birthday, Churro. He is the cutest.

Ana Yaneth
Ana Yaneth
11 years ago

Maravilloso gran idea para mis mascotas.

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

What adorable photos! Reading the ingredients, I don't see any reason why a person couldn't eat them… I wonder how they taste!

I may just have to whip up a batch for my pig… 😉

Lissa (Bellenza)
Lissa (Bellenza)
11 years ago

What a cute name…Churro (and he looks just as yummy as one)!

emily
emily
11 years ago

cannot even stress how much i love the name churro for a pug! also– we made our pups squirrel-shaped dog biscuits for their shared birthday (we just declared a day for our rescue dogs)… next year- pupcakes for certain!

(also: i hope he made little snorty, rooty noises when eating out of the wrapper. he's a pug, so i assume yes!)

Tanya Schroeder
Tanya Schroeder
11 years ago

That IS the cutest picture! He's looking at his cupcake with such anticipation! I love it. My Roxy would love her own cupcake for her own birthday. Thanks for sharing this.

Foodiewife
Foodiewife
11 years ago

Every time you post something, featuring Churro, his sweet face makes me smile. He is a very lucky dog, indeed, and I'm sure he's given you lots of love back. Fun recipe– but, alas, I don't own a dog at the moment. I hope to, again.

Lindsay Jo Design
Lindsay Jo Design
11 years ago

Oh my GOSH! It is my puggy's "birthday" this month too and I am so making her tiny pupcakes! <333333

girlsgonescrappin
girlsgonescrappin
11 years ago

I bake my dog his biscuits all the time….so why not Pupcakes!!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂

Donna

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

So incredibly cute! Happy birthday to him!

Anonymous
Anonymous
11 years ago

I also adopted my pug from a sketchy situation, and I always feel bad when people ask me his age and birthday. This is a great idea! Thanks pug momma!

Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

Churro is absolutely precious. I bet my dog would go nuts for these too since she eats anything in a matter of seconds. I bet all 12 (or 24) pupp-cakes would be gone in a matter of minutes; she scarfs food down like she'll never eat again.

And is it weird to say that I'm a little jealous of your pugs? Because for a doggy birthday treat, these look really good…o.O

Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

What an adorable puppy. Thank you for the recipe; our four dogs are getting these for sure! I look forward to reading your articles and pass them on to friends. Happy Mother's Day!

Georgia | The Comfort of Cooking
Georgia | The Comfort of Cooking
11 years ago

Sorry, wait – what did you make for him? I'm blinded by the cuteness! Churro's such an adorable little pup and and lucky to have an amazing baker mama like you!

Noelle (fiestafacil)
Noelle (fiestafacil)
11 years ago

Hi Heather! Our puppy is also rescue, but not from the pound, some friends found him in a plastic bag in a garbage bin in the street. WHO could want to throw such a cute puppy away is beyond me. I had no idea dogs could eat peanut butter, I'll give this recipe a try! I LOVE your photos, he looks so adorable! And I love that you give the celebration of his coming into your life the importance it deserves…

All the best, and thanks for all the inspiration,
Noelle (blog fiestafacil, in Spain)