St. Patrick’s Day Dog Treat Lick Mat Idea
In my office I have a whole drawer of dog clothes, dog costumes and accessories that I’ve used for all of our themed photoshoots for the howl-i-days. When looking through it the other day, I stumbled upon Diesel’s sequin green St. Patty’s Day bowtie that I got him when he was a puppy (he’s always loved wearing clothes, ha!). When I found that I immediately thought, I need to do a St. Patrick’s Day Lickimat recipe.
I don’t know about you, but every time there’s a holiday, I have yet another reason to make a fun dog lick mat idea and I was not letting this one pass me by! In this post, I’m sharing a fun and easy two ingredient St. Patrick’s Day Dog Treat Lick Mat Idea! You can make this frozen Lickimat idea in minutes and I think your pup is going to love it. Let’s get to makin’!
P.S. Be sure to check out my entire Healthy Dog Treat Recipes section on my blog where I have tons of dog lick mat ideas that are easy, healthy, and delicious!
Lickimat Idea Ingredients & Tools:
For this St. Patrick’s Day Dog Treat Lick Mat Idea, you only need two ingredients and three tools (all of the tools are optional of course!).
Ingredients:
- 1-2 spoonfuls of pure canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling – dogs don’t need all of that sugar!)
- 1 Bag frozen peas (stick with frozen and not canned to avoid the added salt)
Tools & Lickimat:
- Lickimat Soother (my favorite for soft textures & I’ve linked the two-pack deal because it saves you a little money if you get two rather than one!)
- Cocktail Muddler (my go-to tool for mashing anything for my frozen lick mat ideas)
- Piping Bag or DIY piping bag with Ziploc bag (great for drawing the initial shape)
- Heart-shaped measuring cup and/or cookie cutter (will be easier to use than free handing, unless you know you can free hand, then I say go for it!!)
How To Make:
Now that we’ve gathered all our ingredients and tools, let’s make our St. Patrick’s Day Dog Treat Lick Mat Idea!
Step 1: Fill your piping bag with your 1-2 spoonfuls of pure canned pumpkin and grab your heart-shaped measuring cup or cookie cutter.
Step 2: In the top left corner of your Lickimat Soother, place your heart-shaped measuring cup or cookie cutter. With your piping bag, trace the outside of the heart to create the first leaf of your four leaf clover.
Pro Tip: Pipe one side of the heart and then lift up to make sure you’re getting it on the Lickimat. When I was first doing this, I was actually just piping onto the measuring cup and not on the Lickimat so I had to do it a second time. Learn from me, ha!
Step 3: Repeat step 2 until you have created all four leaves of your four leaf clover (You will essentially be putting your heart-shaped measuring cup or cookie cutter in every corner). Next, create the stem by piping a line in the bottom right corner.
Pro Tip: From here, I chose to stick it in the freezer for 30 minutes (the pumpkin will freeze pretty quickly!). By doing this, you will be able to have a frozen border to fill in with rather than it mixing in with the mashed peas that we’ll be doing next. Take this time to play a fun game with your dog, try one of my dog enrichment ideas or even get in a quick K9 fitness workout. I’ve shared a ton of fun K9 fitness exercises!
Step 4: Heat up your frozen peas according to bag instructions (I love the steamables!) and in a bowl mash all of your peas with your cocktail muddler (or fork).
Step 5: With a knife, fill in the leaves of your four leaf clover with your mashed peas.
Step 6: Freeze for 2-3 hours or overnight!
Who’s ready to make this fun and quick St. Patrick’s Day dog lick mat idea? Frozen dog lick mat ideas are one of my favorite dog enrichment activities to add in throughout the week because of the many benefits of lick mats for dogs. Plus, what pup doesn’t like a nice treat, especially a frozen Lickimat in the summer!
Want even more easy dog lick mat recipes? Find out what to put on a Lickimat and discover numerous lick mat recipes for dogs, KONG filling ideas and more fun holiday dog treat recipe ideas in my Healthy Dog Treat Section and find some of my favorites below:
- 3 Easy Dog Lick Mat Ideas
- 3 Ingredient Yogurt Dog Treat Recipe With Lickimat Soother
- 3 Easy Summer Frozen Dog Lick Mat Ideas
- 3 Easter Dog Treat Lick Mat Ideas
- Thanksgiving Dog Treat: Kong-U-Copia KONG Filling Idea
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Photography: Kate Kelley Collection