Angel Baby turns Eight

Bernard is eight - how is he eight already? He can't possibly be that old and getting older. He's still a young spry pup who gets into trouble and steals food off the table. Or maybe he's getting more stately and laying under the table rather than begging for scraps. He's a good boy - the best boy! (Andy calls him his Angel Baby.) So we wanted to have a birthday party with his best pup friends - the dogs next door: Carl, Sullivan, and Goofy. We whipped up waffles this time. I had this old waffle stick maker from a white elephant gift exchange a lifetime ago- my cousin got it as a wedding gift, wrapped it and entered it into the game! It even had a wedding card tucked inside! It made the perfect sticks, but it took three rounds of baking to get them dry enough to get out of the maker. I also used all pumpkin and no applesauce, probably another reason they weren't the easiest. I will say the pups ALL enjoyed these waffle sticks! They were smaller and less bulky than pupcakes.

Pumpkin Dog Waffles
¾ cup (90 g) oat flour
½ teaspoon (2 g) baking powder
½ cup (64 g) shredded carrots
Wet ingredients:
½ cup (120 g) pumpkin puree
1 (1) egg
½ cup (122 g) unsweetened apple sauce

Instructions
Whisk together ½ cup pumpkin puree and 1 egg until smooth.
Stir in ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce until combined.
Add in all of the dry ingredients: ¾ cup oat flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ cup shredded carrots Mix until no dry spots remain.
Transfer batter to preheated and greased waffle iron. Cook for about 4 minutes, or waffle iron light turns green / waffles are golden brown.
Let waffles cool before feeding to your pup! Top with dog-friendly ingredients like peanut butter, bananas, strawberries, or chopped treats.