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Happy Valentine's Day! Banana Pupsicles

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These go in the freezer, so we don't need the oven. You may want to clear a spot in the freezer that's big enough for a cookie sheet to set for awhile.

  1. one ripe banana, mashed
  2. 1/2 cup peanut butter - creamy or chunky
  3. 1/4 cup wheat germ - most grocery stores carry it, but you may need to stop at a health food store.
  4. 1/4 cup chopped nuts - preferably unsalted - these can be shelled sunflower seeds or peanuts

This recipe is quick and easy to make. It keeps well in the freezer for 2-3 months. Make the balls fairly small, because they are fairly high in calories and

the average dog should only have 400 calories per day!

I use the medium mixing bowl for this, but then, I'm a little messy. If you're not, you can probably mix it up in a smaller bowl.

Mash the peanut butter and banana together and then mix in the wheat germ. If you try to add the wheat germ too early, it tends to "glump" into a mess that's harder to mix up. Do not add the chopped nuts yet. Put it in the 'frig til it stiffens up a little.

I like to dust my hands with a little soy flour before I start to roll these out. Helps with the sticking. If getting it all over your hands bothers you, try scooping it up with teaspoons and forming it into small balls. I try to keep these small - around as big across as a quarter. Roll the small balls in the peanuts and put them on a sheet of waxed paper or aluminum foil on a cookie sheet or paper plate. Put them in the freezer until frozen and then put them in a zip style plastic bag or a plastic container and keep them in the freezer.

Please remember that these are higher in calories than most snacks and should be given sparingly.

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