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What Can You Put in a KONG Besides Peanut Butter?

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KONG can be filled with a variety of things!

Here are 22 Easy KONG Stuffing Recipes if you are ever feeling a little stuck on what to stuff your KONG with:

Earth Day

1/2 cup fresh peas
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup shredded zucchini
1/2 cup brown rice

Indulge your dog in a healthy activity with tasty highlights from Mother Earth’s bounty in a colorful combination of flavors created to appeal to the best pup on the planet – yours!

Fido’s Farmhouse Feast

4-5 whole shredded carrots
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup unsweetened, dried cranberries
1 cup diced apples sauce
1 cup baby spinach

Stuff your dog’s KONG with this combination of palatable produce and they can have fun harvesting favorite flavors from the farm while satisfying their instincts to chew and play.

Summer Picnic

1 cup cooked, ground turkey
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup low fat cream cheese

No need to hike far for your dog to savor this Summer Picnic—your backyard (or living room) is just fine! This savory stuffing helps keeps your pup entertained while delivering a protein-packed snack.

Chicken Pot Pie

1/2 cup cooked, shredded or diced chicken
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
1/4 cup peas
1/4 cup shredded carrots

Who needs a pot when your pup can while away the afternoon slurping this tasty little feast straight from a KONG that’s so fun to chew? Pots don’t bounce, but KONG does, delivering tons of healthy activity along with a nutritious treat.

Birthday Carrot Cake

1/4 cup cheese
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup diced apples

This stuffing’s too yummy to have just once a year. Celebrate your dog whenever you’d like with a KONG packed with the flavor highlights of carrot cake in a chewy, bouncy toy that’s far more fun for pups than blowing out candles.

Superfood Salad

1/4 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup diced apples

You’ll love that this recipe delivers a powerful dose of antioxidants and other ingredients that help keep pups healthy. They’ll be more delighted with the flavor, of course, and the chomping satisfaction KONG provides that satisfies their natural urge to chew.

Oakley’s Oatmeal Cookie Dough
1 cup oats
1 cup applesauce
1 chopped up banana
KONG Peanut Butter Spread

KONG office dog Oakley loves this fruity-nutty stuffing (we think it’s almost as sweet as she is) which helps keep her happily occupied while she’s on the clock. And after she’s finished, she’s ready to give sweat peanut butter smooches.

Pup-Permint

1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup chopped mint
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup diced apples
KONG Peanut Butter Spread

Freshen up your pup’s breath with this tasty snack.

Diced apples Cheddar Pupcakes

1/4 cup cheese
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup diced apples

No syrup required for these yummy pupcakes! Dogs relish unstuffing this mouthwatering combo of fruit, dairy and chewy oats. It’s delicious and entertaining, providing a healthy dose of mental stimulation that keeps pups happy.

Thanksgiving Feast

1 cup cooked, shredded or diced turkey
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/4 cup dried, unsweetened cranberries
KONG Peanut Butter Spread

Every day’s a holiday for your dog when they can delight in a KONG stuffed with the flavors that make them happy (and the foods that keep them healthy). They’ll be thankful for the yums, you’ll be thankful for how KONG satisfies their natural urge to chew.

Blueberry “Great”-Danish

1/4 cup cheese
1/4 cup blueberries
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup diced apples

Great Danes to Chihuahuas love slurping up this scrumptious combo based on one of our favorite brunch treats. Of course, they’ll relish it just as much as a bedtime snack. Working on a KONG can help pups settle down and get ready for sweet dream, at night or at naptime.

Mixed Fruit Pupsicle

1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup chopped up banana
1/4 cup strawberries
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup diced apples

This creamy, fruity treat is a perfect recipe for hot weather, when you can stuff and freeze a few KONGs to have on hand to help cool your dog from the inside out when the temps soar. Chillin’ and chewing with KONG: summertime bliss.

Diced apples Chicken Dinner

1/4 cup cheese
1/4 cup brown rice
1/4 cup cooked, shredded or diced chicken
1/4 cup diced apples
1/4 cup green beans

Your dog might not care that all four healthy food groups are packed into their KONG, but while they blissfully work on extracting the goodies you can enjoy the fact that they’re getting a nutritious snack—along with a dose of mental stimulation.

Fall Favorites

1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup diced apples

This recipe’s perfect for settling down with after a romp through fallen leaves (or chasing those chittering squirrels). Pack a few KONGs with these autumn harvest highlights, toss them in the freezer, and you’ll always have a fun activity for your pup as sunlight and outside playtime hours grow shorter.

Frosty Froyo

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 chopped up banana
KONG Peanut Butter
KONG Snacks

Cool your pup from the inside out with a treat that will help beat the heat and boredom on hot summer days. The crunchy KONG snacks add crispy bits to the creamy base, keeping things deliciously interesting—like cookies ‘n cream ice cream for us!

Cranberry Chopped Banana Bread

1 chopped up banana
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup unsweetened, dried cranberries
KONG Snacks

KONG’s version of cranberry chopped up banana bread is a slice of heaven for pups. While the chopped-up bananas and oats keep things wonderfully chewy, unsweetened dried cranberries deliver bursts of juicy sweetness while KONG Snacks add crunchy fun that keeps dogs interested for extended play sessions.

Peanut Butter Banana Bonanza

1 chopped up banana
1/2 cup oats
KONG Peanut Butter
KONG Snacks

Hound dog or herding dog, pups just can’t help falling in love with unstuffing Elvis’ favorite flavors from a chewy, bouncy KONG. Playing with KONGs helps dogs shake away the blues—and boredom, too—as well as inducing some bottom wiggling and tail wagging to rival The King.

Puppy Protein Mashed Potatoes

1/4 cup cooked, skinless potatoes
1/4 cup brown rice
1/4 cup your dog’s favorite protein (meat, poultry, fish, eggs), cooked
1/4 cup green beans
KONG Snacks

Think of it like your pup’s fantasy version of the stuffed baked spuds you adore, with KONG Snacks for crunch, chewy protein power and juicy green beans. Plus, playing with KONG will help keep your dog from becoming a couch potato.

Spring Fever

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup chopped strawberries
1/4 cup green beans

Slurping this creamy combo spiked with tasty beans and berries will keep pups as busy (and happy) as the bees buzzing around the spring blossoms. Plus, extracting yummy treats from a KONG provides a healthy outlet for all that fun

Sweet Summer Smoothie

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup chopped strawberries
1/4 cup blueberries
KONG Peanut Butter

This luscious stuffing’s especially perfect to freeze in a few KONGs and keep on hand for hot weather. A yummy puppy parfait your dog will adore, it will also help cool them from the inside out. Plus, freezing KONGs extend playtime as they’re more challenging to unstuff.

Chicken Stir-fry

1/4 cup your dog’s favorite protein (meat, poultry, fish, eggs), cooked
1/4 cup brown rice
1/4 cup peas
KONG Easy Treat

Did you know pet parents in China use chopsticks to stuff their KONGs? Of course, a spoon works just as well for this Asian-inspired recipe that dogs adore. Seal the top of your KONG with Easy Treat to help keep the goodies inside. It acts as a tasty invitation to a movable feast that keeps pups busy and happy.

Sweet ‘n Savory

1/2 cup cooked, ground turkey
1/2 cup diced apples
1/2 cup cooked, skinless diced sweet potato
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
KONG Easy Treat Liver

Meaty chunks of your dog’s preferred protein stud scrumptious spuds with savory flavor bites, while juicy diced apples bits and super healthy coconut oil combine for a complimentary sweet flavor for a stuffing that delights all your dog’s taste buds, keeping him mentally and physically engaged.

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