West Coast Canine Life
MUFFIN RECIPES &
BAKING INSTRUCTIONS

Use Canine Life Pre-Mix to Make
Delicious Meaty Muffins, Patties or Squares
for your Dog

Meaty homemade dog muffins

Please read the following information before preparing:

Meaty Muffin Ingredients

  • 5 cups Canine Life Pre-Mix  
  • 1-½ lbs * ground boneless chicken or other regular ground boneless meat
  • 1 cup minced raw green beans (or other green vegetable)
  • ½ cup minced raw carrots, pumpkin (or other yellow or orange vegetable)
  • 1 raw egg
  • 1 medium-sized red apple, washed, cored, shredded
  • 1/2 to 1 cup filtered water
  • 1/2 cup PURE cranberry juice
  • 1/2 cup safflower or sunflower oil

* Use 2 lbs of meat for puppies and active dogs .
For puppies under 6 months of age, please use ground boneless chicken in the above recipe to help reduce the possibility of allergies.

 

Baking Instructions - MEATY MUFFINS

  • Preheat oven to 350F (180C) degrees.
  • Lightly grease 24 muffin tins *.
  • Combine all ingredients except Pre-Mix in a large bowl and mix well
  • Thorough blend in Pre-mix. Mixture should resemble cookie batter.
  • Spoon mixture into muffin tins.
  • Baking time: approximately 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and thoroughly cool to room temperature before storing in an air tight container or freezer bags.
  • Keep enough food for 3 - 4 days in the refrigerator and freeze the rest.
  • One batch makes 24 muffins.

*Alternate Baking Methods

  • Meaty Patties - Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and use an icecream scoop to shape 24 even-sized balls. Press lightly with a circular potato masher. Bake approximately 20 minutes at 350F.
  • Meaty Squares - One 9 x 12 pan can be cut nicely into 24 squares. If you are using a cake pan you will need to increase the baking time to approximately 40 minutes.

 

Ingredient Variations

Try the following ingredients for variation:

Meat

  • Try ground beef, ground chicken, ground turkey, or ground lamb.
  • Dogs need the extra fat found in regular ground meat.
  • Try buffalo, venison, ostrich, or fresh fish for a change!
  • 3 cans of rinsed salmon or tuna can be used per batch of muffins.

Vegetables and Fruit

  • NEVER USE ONIONS - THEY ARE TOXIC TO DOGS!
  • Each batch should contain  1 cup of a minced green vegetable and ½  cup of a minced orange vegetable:
    • Raw minced orange vegetables (1/2 cup) : carrots, sweet potatoes,  squash, pumpkin
    • Raw minced green vegetables (1 cup) : green beans, zucchini, broccoli, bok choy
  • When in season, consider adding 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries (a powerful antioxidant)

Other Ingredients

  • Oil - WCCL recommends the use of organic safflower or sunflower oil
  • Eggs - If your dog has allergies or skin sensitivities, try using one egg white and eliminate the yolk.
  • Pure cranberry juice - helps to prevent urinary tract infections. Do NOT substitute cranberry cocktail because it contains too much sugar.