Do-it-yourself Pop Tarts – My Baking Dependancy

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

Each now and again 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 an entire bunch of occasions as a result of I wished to get it simply best for you. I wished to be sure to may 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 joyful about all of those exams as a result of she was obsessed with these little pastries. I feel she could be joyful if I made them for her each single week – and truthfully, they’re really easy that I completely may!

Consider these as pop tarts however higher. The pastry is just a little 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!

The way to make do-it-yourself pop tarts

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

Substances you’ll want

There are a few methods you may make these do-it-yourself pop tarts. Some people like to make use of puff pastry, whereas others desire 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 have to 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 related 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 do-it-yourself jam (similar 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 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 additional cute! Rainbow jimmies are my favourite for these. 

Making this recipe

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

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

Minimize 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 quick 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 prime of every of the pop tarts, then brush the tops flippantly 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 elements till clean. Spoon the glaze over the pop tarts and prime 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 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 in line with the instructions up by 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. Transfer them to an hermetic container or zip-top freezer bag and freeze for 1-2 months.

If 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). It’s possible you’ll 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 massive followers of constructing these do-it-yourself pop tarts with jam. There are such a lot of flavors of jam on the market, you possibly can make this recipe virtually each week with a special taste!

However in case 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!