The Pinterest Challenge

Totally guilty of it. 

You are too.

Pin pin pin. 

Tucking bits of lovelies, usefuls, and DIYs away for future use.

Except all the fabulous ideas never make it off the page. 

Until...

Pin...to real life.

It has been hotter than hot here this week. 

Just like everywhere else in the country.

Way back when, I used to buy Frosty Paws for my dog in the summer.

Ice cream for dogs, for those who aren't familiar.

But at $4 a box, for just a few cups, I was intrigued by this pin:

Homemade Frosty Paws. 

 I halved the recipe because I only had one egg carton that was empty and started out with these ingredients.

The (halved) recipe is super easy.

I bet you have all of these ingredients already.

1/2 ripe banana

16 oz. plain yogurt

1 tbsp. peanut butter

1 tbsp. honey 

Then you need a mixer, and an egg carton or ice tray to freeze it in. I personally am an egg carton fan, as I found you can easily tear the carton away from the ice cream cubes when they are frozen. 

Combine ingredients in bowl and mix until smooth and well blended. 

Let dog lick peanut butter spoon before placing in dishwasher.

Spoon mixture into your egg carton or ice tray, and place in freezer until solid. 

Let dog lick spoon again. 
The spoon, not the bowl, for us.
With a basset hound, the ears pick up just as much as the tongue, and I'd rather not have to scrub yogurt out of them before bed.

Once the mixture is frozen, submerge the bottom of the carton in warm water for a minute or two to loosen the cubes, and then put the ice cream into a separate container or ziplock baggie.  Pop back into the freezer for easy summer treats for your pooch!

This is  only half of the human ice cream that Eric's office sent us as a "summer treat" package. All I have to say is, Lord, grant me willpower.

 

This pin was a winner for us!

The consistency isn't exactly like that of Frosty Paws (in that it isn't as creamy or ice cream like); Pierre chews his like an ice cube, although it's much softer than ice. 

However, the flavor is there, and he loves them.

I like it because:

 a) It's cheaper than Frosty Paws in stores (and you know I love a deal),

b) I know exactly what ingredients my dog is getting, and

c)The portion sizes are smaller than Frosty Paws, so they work better as a daily treat after hot walks.

And yes, I confess that tasted it before I gave it to him. 

And just calm it down - you saw exactly what went in it a minute ago.

Not nearly as sweet as people treats, but otherwise tasty.

I haven't tried some of the other varieties that the site mentions, simply because Pierre's favorite thing ever is peanut butter. 

So, we stuck with the original.  

I'm linking up with Kate from Centsational Girl, Young House Love,  Bower Power, and Ten June!

This took me all of fifteen minutes to do!

And I feel oddly productive. 

It's a really good feeling on a Tuesday morning. 

Go grab something fun off your boards and join us, won't you?