Homemade cat food
Prawn & Pumpkin Light Bites
Tender poached prawn folded through smooth pumpkin — a lean, low-calorie treat that feels like a luxury to your cat.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 20 min
- Makes
- About 15 small bites
🧺 Ingredients
- 60 g raw peeled prawns, deveined
- 2 tbsp plain cooked pumpkin purée (no spices, not pie filling)
- 1 tsp oat flour (optional, to bind)
👩🍳 Method
- Poach the prawns in plain water until just cooked through and opaque, about 2–3 minutes.
- Cool, then finely chop the cooked prawns.
- Mix the chopped prawn with the plain pumpkin purée until well combined, adding a little oat flour if you want firmer bites.
- Roll or spoon into tiny, pea-sized portions.
- Serve fresh, and refrigerate any extras for up to 2 days.
Nutrition: Prawns offer very lean, low-fat protein that most cats find highly tempting, while pumpkin adds gentle, digestion-friendly fibre — making these a light, waist-friendly reward for treat time or training.
📝 Notes
Use plain, fully cooked prawns with shells and veins removed, and only 100% pumpkin purée with no added sugar or spice. Prawns are a treat, not a staple, so keep portions small and occasional. Introduce gradually in case of shellfish sensitivity.
⚕️ Before you cook for your cat
- Homemade food must be balanced. Cats need taurine, and deficiency causes heart and eye disease.
- Treat recipes are supplements to a complete diet, not a replacement for it.
- Check any new ingredient against the toxic-foods list, and ask your vet before switching diets.