Sweet Potato Chew Sticks

Name: Sweet Potato Chew Sticks
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 20 chews
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 piece 2 large sweet potatoes scrubbed clean

CN by Chef Nica 4.7 (156) 190 min total

The short version

Dehydrated sweet potato strips are one of the best long-lasting chews for dogs — high in fibre, naturally sweet, and completely safe. Slice thin, oven-dehydrate at 250°F for 3 hours. Store up to 2 weeks at room temperature.

Dog-safeDehydrated1 ingredient

10m
Prep: 180m
Cook: 20
Servings: Easy
Level

C Sweet Potato Chew Sticks

Ingredients

Batch

22 large sweet potatoesscrubbed clean

Method

0 / 3 steps

Preheat
Preheat oven to 250°F (120°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment.
Slice
Slice sweet potatoes into ¼-inch rounds or lengthwise strips. Uniform thickness is key for even drying.
Dehydrate
Arrange in a single layer and bake 3 hours, flipping halfway, until leathery and dry but still pliable.

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Transcript

0:00These take three hours but your hands-on time is about four minutes. Sweet potato chew sticks — one ingredient.

0:22250°F oven, parchment-lined sheet pans. The low temp is the whole trick — you're dehydrating, not baking.

0:55Slice your sweet potato into quarter-inch rounds. Uniform thickness matters here — thick pieces stay soft, thin ones can burn.

2:10Three hours, flip halfway. You want them leathery and pliable, not crisp. Cool completely before storing — they firm up further as they cool.

Tips

Thicker slices (⅜") make satisfying long-lasting chews; thinner (⅛") make brittle training chips.
Let cool completely on a wire rack before storing — any steam trapped in the bag causes mould.