Home made Pop Tarts – My Baking Dependancy

Make these fast and straightforward selfmade pop tarts in your individual kitchen with only a handful of components! High them with colourful sprinkles to make them further enjoyable and further lovely.

Each infrequently I get into an actual nostalgic temper and simply wanna remake childhood treats.

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

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

My youngest was actually pleased about all of those assessments as a result of she was obsessed with these little pastries. I believe she could be pleased 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 just a little bit flakier, the filling is yummier, and I even assume they’re cuter. They’re just like the grown-up model of the boxed ones we ate as children!

The way to make selfmade pop tarts

These selfmade pop tarts are so fast and straightforward to make, you’ll be able to have them assembled and within the oven in about 10 minutes.

Elements you’ll want

There are a few methods you may make these selfmade 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 had 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 should use selfmade pie crust, however I truly assume that refrigerated pie crust has a extra comparable texture to what you’d anticipate from a pop tart. 
• ⅓ cup of jam within the taste of your selection: I like to recommend utilizing selfmade jam (corresponding to strawberry freezer jam or selfmade 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 amount 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 optionally available 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.

If you’re utilizing refrigerated pie crusts, you’ll be able to create a rectangle by overlapping the 2 circles barely, then folding the curved edges in earlier than rolling with a rolling pin. This can can help you simply flip the 2 circles into one massive rectangle.

Reduce 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 go away 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.

You need to now have 8 packets which are 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 prime of every of the pop tarts, then brush the tops evenly with the egg wash. Bake at 400°F for 18-20 minutes, or till the pastries are golden brown.

Let the selfmade pop tarts cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes earlier than shifting them to a wire rack to complete cooling.

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

Storage choices

These selfmade pop tarts will hold properly in an hermetic container at room temperature for 2-3 days.

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

Assemble the tarts based on the instructions up by way of 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 by way of. 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 recent 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 selfmade pop tarts with jam. There are such a lot of flavors of jam on the market, you could possibly make this recipe nearly each week with a distinct taste!

However in case you don’t need to go the fruity filling route, you continue to have choices:

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