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3 Easter Treats for Dogs (No Chocolate, No Hot Cross Buns)

Three frozen and chilled treats for the bank holiday, and the Easter foods your dog must never have.

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3 Easter Treats for Dogs (No Chocolate, No Hot Cross Buns)

Easter weekend in a British home usually means a chocolate egg on every surface, hot cross buns in the toaster, a roast in the oven and a house full of relatives. For your dog, that is four days of irresistible smells, extra excitement and not much attention, which is how begging, restlessness and chewing the wrong things start.

You do not need special ingredients or shop-bought treats to give them a better bank holiday. These three Easter dog treat recipes use a banana, a pot of yoghurt, a carrot and a few other kitchen basics, and each one is made in a Freezbone toy so it turns into something to do, not just something to eat.

Make a frozen banana and peanut butter fill for Easter lunch, a carrot and yoghurt crunch for the middle of the day, and a strawberry yoghurt "ice cream" for after the walk. Keep chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and anything with raisins well out of reach.

Which Easter foods are dangerous for dogs?

The big risks at Easter are the treats that come out once a year and get left within nose height.

Keep away from your dog

  • Chocolate in any form, including foil-wrapped mini eggs from the garden hunt
  • Hot cross buns, simnel cake and anything else containing raisins, sultanas or currants
  • Grapes
  • Sugar-free sweets and anything sweetened with xylitol
  • Rich, fatty leftovers from the roast
  • Cooked lamb or chicken bones

Stick to

  • Plain, natural ingredients
  • Small portions
  • Supervised enrichment play
  • Slower treat time, with the food inside a toy

If your dog does get hold of chocolate, a hot cross bun or raisins, ring your vet straight away, even if they seem fine. Keep your practice's out-of-hours number handy over the bank holiday weekend.

Why do simple frozen treats work so well over Easter?

  • Licking and chewing help many dogs settle.
  • Freezing a treat, or building it in layers, makes it last much longer.
  • Basic ingredients mean less chance of an upset stomach on a weekend when your dog is already overexcited.
  • A fillable toy turns food into an activity, not a snack that vanishes in seconds.

When the house is busier than usual, a dog with something to work on is a dog who is not under the table.

1. Frozen banana and peanut butter (for Easter lunch)

FreezJumbo filled with a frozen Easter treat

Prep: 3 min · Freeze: 3 to 4 hours · Best for: when guests arrive and you need your dog settled · Made in: FreezJumbo

The filling one. It freezes firm and takes a long time to lick through, which is what you want while the roast is being carved.

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter with no xylitol
  • A splash of water or 1 to 2 tbsp natural yoghurt

How to make it

  • Mash the banana until smooth
  • Stir in the peanut butter and a little water or yoghurt
  • Fill the toy generously
  • Freeze for 3 to 4 hours, or make it on Saturday night
“Really great product I have filled with yoghurt and fruit and kibble with broth which my dog loved its very strong good quality”
Karen H., verified buyer

2. Carrot and yoghurt crunch

Freez Doughnut with a carrot and yoghurt Easter fill

Prep: 3 min · Freeze: none needed, or chill · Best for: the middle of the day, when your dog is alert and nosy · Made in: Freez Doughnut

Lighter, with more texture. The rabbit-approved option, if you like your Easter themes literal.

Ingredients

  • 1 small carrot, finely grated
  • 1 heaped spoon of natural yoghurt
  • A few crushed dog biscuits, optional

How to make it

  • Mix the grated carrot into the yoghurt
  • Stir in crushed biscuits for extra crunch
  • Pack the mixture into the doughnut
  • Serve fresh or chilled from the fridge

3. Strawberry yoghurt "ice cream" cone

FreezCone filled with a frozen yoghurt and berry treat

Prep: 4 min · Freeze: until firm · Best for: a mild spring afternoon or after the Easter Monday walk · Made in: FreezCone

The festive-looking one. Cold licking slows your dog down, and the spiral inside the cone keeps them at it.

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 tbsp natural yoghurt
  • A few strawberries or blueberries, mashed
  • 1 small spoon of peanut butter with no xylitol

How to make it

  • Spoon in a layer of yoghurt, then a layer of fruit
  • Add a thin layer of peanut butter in the middle
  • Finish with yoghurt and fruit
  • Freeze until firm

Which Easter treat should I make?

The momentMake this
Guests arriving or Easter lunchFrozen banana and peanut butter
You need a long distractionFrozen banana and peanut butter
A light snack in the afternoonCarrot and yoghurt crunch
Cooling down after a walkStrawberry yoghurt "ice cream" cone

Matching the treat to the moment beats guessing. The same rule applies all year: batch-freezing a week of fills on a quiet evening means there is always one ready.

How do I include my dog in Easter without the chocolate?

Your dog has no idea what Easter is, but they feel the change in the house. Taking a few minutes to prepare something just for them can:

  • cut down on begging and unwanted behaviour
  • keep their brain busy
  • help them feel part of the day
  • make your day noticeably smoother

Freezbone tip

Fill, freeze, serve. You control exactly how much goes in, your dog takes far longer to finish it, and treat time becomes an event instead of a gulp. If there is an egg hunt in the garden, give your dog their toy indoors while the children search.

A banana, a pot of yoghurt and a carrot are enough. For more ideas built on the weekly shop, see our frozen dog treats from UK supermarket ingredients, or watch the Freezbone recipe videos.

Frequently asked questions

  • No. Hot cross buns contain raisins, sultanas or currants, which are toxic to dogs, and some contain chocolate too. If your dog eats one, call your vet straight away, even if they seem well.

  • Ring your vet as soon as you can, and tell them roughly how much and what type of chocolate it was, and keep the wrapper if you have it. Do not wait for symptoms. Over the bank holiday, use your practice's out-of-hours number.

  • Simple homemade treats made from dog-safe ingredients: ripe banana, peanut butter with no xylitol, plain natural yoghurt, grated carrot and strawberries or blueberries. Freezing them inside a toy makes them last longer.

  • Each one takes three or four minutes to prepare. The banana and peanut butter fill needs three to four hours in the freezer, the yoghurt cone needs to freeze until firm, and the carrot crunch can be served straight away.

  • Keep your dog indoors with a frozen toy while the hunt is on, count the eggs out and back in, and check the garden afterwards for stray eggs and foil wrappers.

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Written by Freezbone Team

We design freezable, refillable chew toys and test every fill and routine on our own dogs before we write about it. Freezbone LTD ships across the UK.

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