DIY Eat: Turkey & Sweet Potato Pie for Pups
Let your dog in on the Thanksgiving action with this easy and healthy recipe!
By: Suzi Beber
Last Updated:November 17, 2025
This Thanksgiving, make your dog a home-cooked dinner! This fast meal can be served cooked or raw and is packed with health-enhancing ingredients.
Want to find out how to make this festive meal (plus learn what's great about these ingredients)? Read on below!
Cranberries, which contain vitamin C, manganese, and fiber, help fight urinary tract infections.
Sweet potato for dietary fiber, plus vitamin B6, vitamin C, beta carotene, and manganese.
Turmeric for antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Turmeric is also known to reduce the chances of colon cancer.
Lean turkey for protein power.
Parsley, a source of flavonoids, antioxidants, and vitamins, as well as lycopene and carotenes. Often added to dog treats as a breath freshener or to soothe the stomach, parsley has a long history with dogs. (Note: "Spring parsley," a carrot-family plant resembling parsley, is toxic to dogs and cats.)
Ingredients
*Choose organic ingredients whenever possible.
Directions
*PRO TIPS: This recipe can also be served raw. Simply mix all ingredients (rather than layering for baking) and serve. It passed the human taste-test too! For human family members, fill a ready-made pie crust with the ingredients, add a teaspoon of Himalayan sea salt, bake, serve, and enjoy. This recipe doubles easily and freezes for later.
Does your pup love sweet potatoes? Check out more sweet potato DIY recipes!
Preparation & feeding steps
four measures from the nutrition desk
Talk to your vet before adding any supplement to the bowl.
Weigh the meal - a kitchen scale beats a scooping cup every single time.
Introduce one new ingredient at a time, at least three days apart.
Split the daily ration into two or three calm, seated sittings.