Selfmade Pop Tarts – My Baking Dependancy

Make these fast and straightforward do-it-yourself pop tarts in your individual kitchen with only a handful of components! Prime them with colourful sprinkles to make them further enjoyable and further lovable.

Each from time to time I get into an actual nostalgic temper and simply wanna remake childhood treats.

These vibes have led to my do-it-yourself orange julius and do-it-yourself oatmeal cream pies. And now we’re making do-it-yourself pop tarts.

For such a easy recipe, I examined this one a complete bunch of occasions as a result of I needed to get it simply best for you. I needed to be sure you might get 8 pop tarts, that they wouldn’t leak whereas baking, and that that they had simply the correct quantity of filling.

My youngest was actually joyful about all of those exams as a result of she was obsessed with these little pastries. I feel she can be joyful if I made them for her each single week – and truthfully, they’re really easy that I completely might!

Consider these as pop tarts however higher. The pastry is slightly bit flakier, the filling is yummier, and I even suppose they’re cuter. They’re just like the grown-up model of the boxed ones we ate as youngsters!

Find out how to make do-it-yourself pop tarts

These do-it-yourself pop tarts are so fast and straightforward to make, you possibly can have them assembled and within the oven in about 10 minutes.

Components you’ll want

There are a few methods you may make these do-it-yourself pop tarts. Some of us like to make use of puff pastry, whereas others favor pie crust.

I’m within the pie crust camp. I attempted them with puff pastry, however they have been extra like turnovers. Completely scrumptious, however not what I used to be going for with this recipe!

So with that in thoughts, right here’s what you’ll must make these pop tarts:

• pie crust for a 9-inch double-crust pie: You need to use do-it-yourself pie crust, however I truly suppose that refrigerated pie crust has a extra comparable texture to what you’d count on from a pop tart. 
• ⅓ cup of jam within the taste of your selection: I like to recommend utilizing do-it-yourself jam (comparable to strawberry freezer jam or do-it-yourself peach jam) or a high-quality store-bought jam. Bonne Maman is our favourite model.
• 1 massive egg + 1 tablespoon of water: This creates an egg wash for sealing the sides collectively.
• 1 cup powdered sugar: For the glaze.
• 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons milk: For scaling down the glaze.
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract: For giving the glaze simply the correct quantity of vanilla taste.
• 1 ½ teaspoons gentle corn syrup: This helps the glaze to arrange after spreading it onto the pop tarts.
• Sprinkles, for adorning: These are non-obligatory however make the pastries further cute! Rainbow jimmies are my favourite for these. 

Making this recipe

Begin by making ready your pie crust by rolling it out into an 8×24-inch rectangle.

In case you are utilizing refrigerated pie crusts, you possibly can create a rectangle by overlapping the 2 circles barely, then folding the curved edges in earlier than rolling with a rolling pin. It will permit you to simply flip the 2 circles into one massive rectangle.

Lower the dough into 8 smaller rectangles, 8×3-inches every. I like to do that with a pizza cutter or a dough blade.

Unfold about 2 teaspoons of your jam on the underside half of every rectangle, ensuring to depart a couple of ¼-inch border alongside the sides.  Brush the egg wash alongside the sides, then fold the pastry rectangles in half so the brief edges meet.

It is best to now have 8 packets which can be 4×3-inches every. Use a fork to crimp across the edges to seal them shut and place the tarts on a lined baking sheet.

Use a fork to poke a number of holes within the high of every of the pop tarts, then brush the tops calmly with the egg wash. Bake at 400°F for 18-20 minutes, or till the pastries are golden brown.

Let the do-it-yourself pop tarts cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes earlier than transferring them to a wire rack to complete cooling.

As soon as they’re cool, whisk collectively the glaze components till easy. Spoon the glaze over the pop tarts and high with the sprinkles whereas the glaze remains to be moist. Let the frosting set earlier than having fun with.

Storage choices

These do-it-yourself pop tarts will maintain effectively in an hermetic container at room temperature for 2-3 days.

You possibly can additionally freeze them after assembling and earlier than baking if you wish to make them forward of time.

Assemble the tarts in accordance with the instructions up via poking the tops with a fork. Don’t brush with the egg wash.

Place the lined sheet pan within the freezer for 2-3 hours, or till the pop tarts are frozen via. Transfer them to an hermetic container or zip-top freezer bag and freeze for 1-2 months.

When you find yourself able to bake, merely place the frozen pastries on a lined baking sheet and bake as directed (optionally brushing with contemporary egg wash). You might want so as to add 1-2 extra minutes to the baking time to account for beginning them from frozen. 

Cool and frost as directed and revel in!

Taste variations

In our household, we’re huge followers of constructing these do-it-yourself pop tarts with jam. There are such a lot of flavors of jam on the market, you would make this recipe nearly each week with a unique taste!

However when you don’t wish to go the fruity filling route, you continue to have choices:

There are such a lot of choices, so let your creativeness run wild!