When you get pleasure from making from-scratch variations of store-bought favorites, you’ll love these do-it-yourself frosted brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts. Like my chocolate pastry tarts recipe, this can be a enjoyable baking undertaking you may completely deal with should you observe my thorough step-by-step directions. I’ve loads of step pictures for you, too.
I initially printed this recipe in 2014 and have since added new pictures and some extra success suggestions.
One reader, Tara, commented: “Such a enjoyable undertaking this week, thanks for sharing! We love this taste pop tart however it’s so good to make them at residence. These had been simpler than I believed as soon as we obtained going! ★★★★★”
Enable me to introduce you to a do-it-yourself model of the all-time greatest pop tart taste within the historical past of time. Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon—the toaster pastry that places all different toaster pastries to disgrace. (Though chocolate pop tarts are an in depth second!)
These Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts Are:
- Stuffed with brown sugar and cinnamon, and topped with a candy cinnamon glaze
- Encased in buttery, flaky pie dough, like these apple hand pies
- Finest after they’ve utterly cooled
- An intermediate baking recipe and doable for many residence bakers
- Positively a dessert, however be at liberty to indulge as a particular breakfast deal with
My do-it-yourself pop tarts style similar to the unique, however higher. You don’t get a flaky, barely crumbly, all-butter-crust with store-bought pop tarts. You simply get… crumbles.
And also you get about twice the quantity of filling with my do-it-yourself model. And not one of the preservatives or thriller components.
Making pop tarts at residence, 100% from scratch, isn’t the quickest. It’s not unimaginable, nor ought to this recipe intimidate you… however it’s important to take your time, learn the entire directions earlier than starting, and apply persistence. There are fairly a number of steps, however I’ve loads of pictures to stroll you thru it. (I really feel the identical manner about do-it-yourself eclairs… a labor of affection, however completely price it!)
Right here’s what you want:
Begin With the Pie Dough
Step 1 is to make the pie dough, which wants to sit back for at the least 2 hours earlier than rolling out. I all the time make it a day (or perhaps a couple days) forward of time, so it’s able to go on the day I need to make these pop tarts.
I like to recommend utilizing my butter pie crust. This crust, whereas gloriously buttery and flaky, is sturdy sufficient to bake in numerous shapes and designs. I even have a shortening & butter pie crust recipe you may use as a substitute; that one holds fantastic form as a result of shortening has a better melting level than butter.
Both one works for this recipe.
Each dough recipes yield 2 crusts, and also you’ll use each crusts as we speak to provide 9 pop tarts.
Find out how to Assemble Home made Pop Tarts
After the two discs of dough have chilled for at the least 2 hours, take away one from the fridge. Roll the disc right into a rectangle about 1/Eighth-inch thick—about 9×12 inches in whole measurement. Trim off the edges of this rectangle as wanted. A pizza cutter is basically useful right here.
Reduce dough into 3 even sections, then reduce every part into 3 sections. You’ll find yourself with 9 rectangles, every about 3×4 inches. These would be the bottoms of your do-it-yourself pop tarts.
Place every rectangle onto a lined baking sheet. Place the baking sheet within the fridge and repeat this course of with the second disc of dough. These 9 rectangles would be the tops of your pop tarts.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tart Filling
The brown sugar cinnamon pop tart filling is made with—you guessed it—plenty of cinnamon and brown sugar, plus a contact of flour. That’s it, simply 3 elements.
Earlier than filling the do-it-yourself pop tarts, brush the rectangle “bottoms” with a bit of egg wash. This helps the filling soften down and stick with the crust. It additionally serves because the “glue” to bind the highest and backside crusts collectively.
Egg wash = 1 egg crushed with a bit of milk.
Place 1 heaping Tablespoon of filling onto every rectangle and unfold it round. Depart a 1/4-inch border across the rectangle, as pictured above. Brush the rectangle “tops” of the pop tarts with egg wash. Place on prime of the crammed bottoms, egg wash-side-down.
Use a toothpick to poke holes within the tops of every pastry, which permits steam to flee. This helps your pop tart crust get good and flaky, too. Crimp the sides with a fork to seal.
Now, place the ready-to-bake pop tarts within the fridge. This helps the pie dough agency up, because it has been out at room temperature for thus lengthy. Chill for 20 minutes whereas your oven preheats. As soon as chilled, brush the tops with egg wash. That is what provides your pastry crust that lovely golden sheen.
Pop Tart Frosting
The icing is so easy. It’s extra of a glaze, much less of a frosting. And it’s completely unbelievable paired with the do-it-yourself pastry and brown sugar cinnamon filling.
Only a few elements: confectioners’ sugar, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. Whisk till barely thick, however nonetheless a bit of runny—you need it to be spreadable. Use a knife, icing spatula, or the again of a spoon to unfold on prime of every do-it-yourself pop tart.
After utterly cooling, the crust is deliciously flaky, the filling has thickened, and the icing has set. When you can handle the self management, wait to eat one till the icing has set (it takes about an hour)… yep, it’s virtually unimaginable.
We really love these do-it-yourself pop tarts much more the following day. The icing barely hardens, making them style way more just like the originals.
These brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts are actually extra like hand pies. They style just like the store-bought pop tarts (solely 1000x higher!), however I don’t recommend placing them within the toaster to reheat. If you wish to get pleasure from them heat, I like to recommend warming them within the oven for about 10 minutes.
Sure. As an alternative of brown sugar cinnamon filling, attempt spreading 1 Tablespoon of preserves or a thick jam within the middle of the underside crust. You possibly can prime the fruit pop tarts with vanilla icing. Or attempt a Tablespoon of Nutella, apple butter, or lemon curd; or attempt these do-it-yourself chocolate pop tarts.
Extra Home made Variations of Favourite Childhood Treats
When you love a do-it-yourself style of nostalgia, attempt these recipes subsequent!
Home made Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts
Prep Time: 3 hours
Cook dinner Time: 25 minutes
Complete Time: 3 hours, half-hour
Yield: 9 pop-tarts
Class: Pastries
Methodology: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
When you like Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts, you’ll love this do-it-yourself model. They’re made utterly from scratch with REAL elements and an all-butter pastry crust. Learn by the recipe earlier than starting, and look at the step-by-step pictures and video tutorial to assist information you. Make sure to chill the pastry dough for at the least 2 hours as instructed in step 2.
Directions
- For the pastry: This is similar recipe as all butter pie crust. See step-by-step pictures within the pie crust put up should you want visuals for making the pastry. I often make the pastry the night time earlier than. In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, sugar, and salt. Utilizing a pastry cutter or two forks, reduce the butter into the combination till it resembles a rough meal (pea-sized bits with a number of bigger bits of fats is okay). You may as well use a meals processor, and pulse the combination collectively, however watch out to not overwork the elements. Drizzle the water over the flour combination, 1 Tablespoon at a time, and stir with a spatula after each Tablespoon has been added till the dough begins to kind giant clumps. Don’t add any extra water than wanted.
- Switch the dough to a floured work floor. Utilizing floured arms, gently convey the dough combination collectively right into a ball. Keep away from overworking the dough. If it feels too dry or is just too crumbly to kind a ball, dip your fingers in chilly water after which proceed bringing dough collectively. If it feels too sticky, sprinkle extra flour on the dough after which proceed bringing it collectively. Utilizing a pointy knife or bench scraper, reduce the dough in half. Gently flatten every half into 1-inch-thick discs. Wrap every tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at the least 2 hours and as much as 5 days (or within the freezer for as much as 3 months).
- Roll out the dough: Take away 1 chilled dough disc from the fridge and permit it to take a seat at room temperature for five minutes. Maintain the opposite disc within the fridge. After 5 minutes, place disc onto a frivolously floured work floor, and roll it right into a 9×12-inch rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. Trim the edges as wanted. With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, reduce the dough into thirds and every third into thirds once more. You’ll find yourself with 9 rectangles, every measuring 3×4 inches. Use a ruler to assist make this simpler and extra correct. Place every of the 9 rectangles onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. The pop tarts is not going to unfold a lot within the oven, so you could place them close to each other. Place the baking sheet within the fridge.
- Repeat step 3 with the 2nd disc of dough to make 9 extra rectangles. Place every of the 9 rectangles onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Place the baking sheet within the fridge.
- Make the filling: Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour collectively in a small bowl.
- Assemble the pop tarts: Take away 1 baking sheet of pastry rectangles from the fridge. These would be the bottoms of your pop tarts. Brush egg wash over your entire floor of every rectangle. Place a heaping Tablespoon of the filling into the middle of every rectangle and unfold it round with the again of a spoon, leaving a 1/4-inch border across the edges.
- Take away the 2nd baking sheet of pastry rectangles from the fridge. These would be the tops of your pop tarts. Brush egg wash over your entire floor of every prime rectangle, then place every prime rectangle, egg-wash-side-down, on the filling-topped bottoms. Use your fingertips to press firmly across the pocket of filling, sealing the dough nicely on all sides. Reserve remaining egg wash.
- Utilizing a toothpick, poke 6 to eight holes within the tops of every crammed pastry to permit the steam to flee. You possibly can, as a substitute, use a knife to make a number of small slits. Seal the sides tightly by crimping with a fork. Refrigerate the crammed pop tarts, uncovered, for at the least 20 minutes and as much as 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). As soon as the unbaked pop tarts have chilled for 20 minutes, take away from the fridge and brush the tops with the remaining egg wash. Bake for 22–28 minutes or till golden brown, rotating the pan midway by baking. Let the pop tarts cool on the pan for about 5 minutes, then switch to a cooling rack to chill utterly earlier than icing.
- Make the icing: In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the confectioners’ sugar, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. You need a thick glaze, however not too thick that it’s exhausting to unfold. If it’s too thick, add extra milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, till it reaches a spreadable consistency. Spoon the icing on prime of every cooled pop tart, and use the again of the spoon or an icing spatula to unfold. The icing will set in about 1 hour.
- Retailer pop tarts in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 3 days or within the fridge for as much as 5 days. To reheat, bake in a 350°F (177°C) oven for 10 minutes.
