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I am usually a staunch proponent of limiting added sugars in the diet. That is how I plan and prepare meals for my family, and how I feed my animals. However, birthday celebrations are an exception!
When you live with a 10-year-old horse girl, you can’t say no to making special treats for a special gelding once a year.
This is recipe is very simple, my daughter takes pride in making these all by herself! Plan ahead though, they require 24 hours of lead time to dry.
Materials for Making DIY Horse Sugar Cubes
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Ice cube trays
You can use a mixing bowl or a soup bowl, it doesn’t really matter. A spoon or rubber spatula can be used to incorporate the wet and dry ingredients. I recommend using silicone ice cube trays, instead of plastic ones, because it is easier to unmold the sugar cubes and keep them intact- Heart or star shaped ones are fun!
Ingredients for Making DIY Horse Sugar Cubes
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp applesauce
- ½ tsp water
You can use white or brown sugar, or a mixture of both. The applesauce gives the sugar cubes a little bit of natural flavor that horses love! The water dampens the sugar so you can pack it into the ice cube trays, don’t use more than the recommended amount or your sugar cubes will be very crumbly!
Directions for Making DIY Horse Sugar Cubes
- Measure out the cup of sugar and place it into the bowl
- Add ½ tsp of applesauce and ½ tsp of water to the sugar
- Mix with a spoon until all of the sugar is slightly moist and packable
- Pack the mixture into the ice cube trays, you want the cubes to be dense, so pack as much as you can into each depression
- Leave uncovered for 24 hours, this will allow for proper hardening of the sugar cubes
- Carefully unmold
- Feed (sparingly) to your trusty steed!
How did your horse like these sweet treats? Let us know in the comments!
Mother, farmer, author, and teacher by trade… She loves tending to things and watching them grow!