I had been meaning to make these treats for the fur-kids fur-ever… so over the weekend I finally got my rear in gear and made sweet potato chews.
Talk about easy-peasy! Just wash and thinly slice yams or sweet potatoes and let a dehydrator do it’s thing. It’s not even necessary to de-skin them. A few hours later (depending on the thickness of your slices) and Voila! ~ sweet potato chews.
Don’t have a dehydrator? No sweat. Bake them in in a 250° F oven on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 3 hours, turning half-way through. They should come out soft but chewy. If you want something a bit crisper, add 30 minutes to the baking. Cool and store in an airtight container in the frig for up to 3 weeks (or freeze them for up to 4 months). I used a mandolin to slice mine because it’s quicker (or so I thought) but be careful, those amazing slicers suckers can slice through anything…including your hand. It took longer to treat my wound than it did the actual slicing and placing on the racks. Apologies for the image exposures for these last two images. I felt lucky to be able to take a photo with my left hand.
So I learned two things this past weekend…(1) how to make a tasty, easy-to-make and healthful treat that my dogs loved and (2) be careful with trying to force something through the slicer as you are likely to slip especially if you thought you could do ‘one last swipe’ without the benefit of the food guard which should be used without exception. For anyone with an IKEA nearby, I suggest buying their fabulous Band-Aids, those things are truly AMAZING and super inexpensive.
So did you do anything productive over the weekend? Hopefully it was something safe. Happy Mo(a)nday.
Live, love, bark! <3
Ouch! Hope your hand is feeling better! I make sweet potato chews for the boys all the time, they’re so easy!
Easy and a very healthful treat.
Tippy loves sweet potatoes! I haven’t made her any treats yet, but I bought her some sweet potato, chicken jerky treats and she’ll do anything for those! She loves them. I’ll have to try making some myself…I’m sure it is a lot cheaper. Hope your cut isn’t hurting too bad. It looks awful.
They are so easy to make I still can’t believe I hadn’t made them before. The hand is still sore but getting better each day. 😊
Glad it is getting better. I don’t have one of those devices. I do enough damage on a cheese grater. LOL
They’re fabulous but need to be carefully operated. I slipped and the blade is sharp and unforgiving. 😀
I had no idea it was this easy! Have to try it soon.
The only way it’d be easier is if someone else cuts the sweet potatoes! 🙂
I have to do it on one of those chilly mornings since the oven has to be on for 3 hrs. We are almost past them in N-Florida.
Even though I rarely use it anymore, it’s times like this when I’m especially glad I kept my dehydrator from the 70’s! 😉
Crikey ….. how sore is that???? I LOVE sweet potato chips!!
We make sweet potato treats for the boys and they love them. I had some go bad though so keep an eye on them. ☺
Will do but don’t think we’ve got near the humidity you guys have on the Bayou. 😇
OUCH!
Those sure do sound like great treats! I used to make something like that for our pups. I should do it again soon! I hope that your hand is healing.
They’re so easy, I can’t believe I waited this long to make them 😇
Owie!!! Hope that heals up quick!!
A mandolin is by far the most dangerous instrument in a kitchen! My catering partner refuses to use it! Good idea though. I recently made the latest treats you posted. Will make these too.
Sam and Elsa loved them and they really are super easy and tasty.
You are the third blogger in the last few months that I have read about hurting themselves with one of those contraptions. Think I’ll stick with a sharp knife or the slicing attachment for my food processor. This weekend I had 3 new dogs to groom – 2 were puppies 3 months and 7 months. Think I’ll blog about it – all were so sweet.
Looking forward to hearing about your grooming sessions!
Maybe you should put that mandolin on ebay….
I just need more practice and to better understand the limitations of slicing super thick items. I really like how nicely it works when I take the proper precautions. 🙂
The things we’ll do for our dogs. The treats look fabulous . . . your hand not so much. 😉 Hope it’s getting better. Normally I might suggest dog kisses, but I think that might not be the best course in this case. 😉
You can never receive too many dog kisses❣️
Ouch, oh my gosh…aren’t kitchen accidents the worst!? :-O
And always in the worst possible spots on your body! 🙂
Yes! A few years back we spent hours the night before T-giving at the Exempla Lutheran ER after my husband had an avocado cutting accident. He ended up having to go to a hand surgeon!
Yikes! Guess I should be counting my blessings. Hope that injury’s all resolved now. ღ
Yes, pretty much, there was a nerve involved. :-/
Ooh 😲 o.u.c.h.
Those treats truly are made by hand:) Hope it feels better soon.
Bwahaha! Good one!
Be very careful…once they get the taste of blood, Spoos have been known to become man-eaters…or woman-eaters. Much like sharks.
Yup, my two woman-eaters would definitely agree. Luckily I can toss them a chew to break the hold on me for a moment or two. 😉
I always think I want to make my own sweet potato chips like you but I don’t find time either. Your hand looks like it hurts.
Honestly, they were so easy and quick to do. I’d have been done in less than 15 minutes if I hadn’t had to play Nurse Cherry Ames. Both dogs loved them too so I’m sure your gang would as well.
I can’t cook or iron without burning myself one way or another. And people always remind me that I slice things wrong … I’m lucky I haven’t lost a finger yet 😉
Perhaps Bear needs to keep a closer eye on you! LOL
Oh no! Ouch!
I have been meaning to try out my food dehydrator for some bananas, as I am currently obsessed with these dried bananas I have to order from Hawaii. It would be a lot easier if I didn’t have to regularly order those!
I’ve done bananas in my dehydrator. They come out divine. I put a lemon juice and honey wash on them and the dehydrator did the rest. Excellent for making trail mix. 🙂
Oh, that sounds amazing! I will have to try them!
LadyMum just groaned aloud Lady Monika….are you OK?? That wound lookss nasty!
What you luvley Hu’manss do fur us 4 leggedss!!!
Hope Sam an Elsa reelly enjoyed thee chews; you putted yur blood, sweat an tearss innto them!!!
Siddhartha Henry =^,.^=
It’s better today, still a bit sore, but that’s expected considering how deep and how much it sliced. Blood, sweat, & tears indeed! That made me laugh out loud. And yes, the fur-kids 💕 them.
My peeps do the same thing except the sweet potato is cut cross-wise, not length-wise which means smaller treats, but Kaci and Kali are small dogs.They go into mass production mode around the middle of November because Sprouts has the potatoes on sale as a loss leader for Thanksgiving.
I can eat them 365 days a year! The fact that they are low-glycemic is secondary to their pawsome taste!
Where you live, Kismet, you can just put the slices out on the sidewalk and they’re dehydrated in under 20 minutes. snork
Guess what???? I had just enough parchment paper around, AND….I had just bought a bag of sweet potatoes (or Yams, didn’t check to see) on the weekend, and I am making a small batch for Dakota right now!!! Thanks so much! I didn’t use a mandolin (don’t have one)…….so I sliced mine as thin as I could, I think they will still be good. Thanks a million! Love you!!
Fantastic…how cool is that?! I’m sure Dakota will love them. Keep us posted how they turned out and how much Dakota loves them. Both Sam & Elsa were more than eager trying them out. I think there needs to be training similar to when you purchase a gun when you get a mandolin. LOL
I can’t click “like” because I feel so bad about your hand! OMG!! But………..those treats DO sound amazing! Might have to make Dakota some!!!
They are pretty cool, I taste tested them and can say they have nice texture and flavor for us uprights!
I don’t use my mandolin without the guard. I KNOW I’m too clumsy!
Funny thing is I was using the guard but it slipped (I haven’t gotten the rhythm and ‘feel’ down for it yet) and decided “it’s the last swipe, I can do this.” Um…apparently not so much. 🙂
ouch… that screams for vetericyn… I learnt it the hard way too that is not effective to hold my fingers in the knives of a blender….. to wait till it is done is much better :o)
Yikes! Knock on wood…I haven’t done that bit of domestic falderal. Yet. 🙂
at least I know now that the knives are still sharp… not bad for a junkstore blender for 19.95 ;o))
Terrific find! Wish I had such good luck. I only seem to have a keen nose for dust in second hand stores. 😉
do the dogs love them? Cole loved sweet potatoes hot from the oven with butter but the chips were not as attractive. I wanted him to like them but he had other ideas. I hope the next pup will like them as these look fairly easy to make.
They were very keen on them and super simply to make. Elsa of course noshed immediately. Sam was a bit hesitant (must have some sort of prejudice against orange food or something) but when he saw the Ninja happily trot off with one he was more than excited about the idea. I admit, I had a taste or two myself since sweet potatoes are my favorite root veggie.
Oh and you made a really good job of the hand !!!
I always say if you’re gonna do something, be sure and do it up right! 🙂
Treats sound good and easy to make – might give it a go on Thursday – Tuesday – Annabell and the Ladies / ditto Wednesday – so it has to be Thursday before I can safely get into the kitchen.
They are so easy to do and Benji and the WaWa will be most appreciative.