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Use store-bought pie crusts as a quick kitchen hack to bake delicious homemade Pop-Tarts in any flavor you’d like for breakfast!
Who doesn’t love waking up to a warm Pop-Tart occasionally?!
We recently heard that Taylor Swift loves baking Pop-Tarts. According to USAToday.com, she recently made the Chiefs football offensive line homemade Pop-Tarts. I mean, what can’t she do?! Even the brand reached out to her over Instagram to ask for her recipe. While we don’t know all the details about her Pop-Tarts yet, I am sharing an easy hack for making DIY Pop-Tarts at home today!
Use store-bought pie dough to make Pop-Tarts as an easy method!
The result is a flaky pastry tart filled with strawberry preserves and a strawberry glaze topped with sprinkles. The best part is that this takes minutes to compile with just a few easy ingredients! I opted for my favorite strawberry flavor, but the possibilities for flavors are endless. You could experiment with blueberry preserves, Nutella, or even apple or cherry pie filling, to name a few yummy variations.
I have made these a few times for my family over the years, and they have always been a hit!
Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts
yield: 8 SERVINGS
prep time: 15 MINUTES
cook time: 13 MINUTES
total time: 28 MINUTES
Warm flaky Pop-Tarts with strawberry preserves inside and a strawberry glaze topping.
for the pop-tarts:
for the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon strawberry preserves
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1
Preheat the oven to 400. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
2
Stack two pie crusts on top of each other and use a pizza cutter to cut out about 8 rectangles with a top and bottom piece. 16 pieces altogether.
3
Place 8 of them on a sheet pan. Add a couple of teaspoons of strawberry preserves to each Pop-Tart. Add an egg white wash around the edges of the pastry and stack the top piece on top.
4
Use a fork to seal the edges around all sides. Add air holes to the top with the fork and more egg wash. Bake for 13-14 minutes in the oven until golden brown. Let cool.
5
Whisk together strawberry glaze ingredients. Spread on top of the Pop-Tarts and add sprinkles if desired. Enjoy!
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Extra tips for making this homemade Pop-Tarts recipe :
- Be sure not to overfill the tarts with filling to avoid it from spilling out.
- I was able to cut 8 rectangle pop-tarts from my pie crusts. I had to hand roll out the scraps to be sure I utilized it all. You could always make them larger or smaller. You could use a large heart-shaped cookie cutter instead. So fun!
- I have made these in the air fryer before. Cook at 360 for about 8-9 minutes until golden brown. Depending on your basket size, you will have to do several batches.
Hooray for some easy Pop-Tarts!
Pour a hot cup of coffee and enjoy! You can make these ahead of time and then pop them in the toaster or air fryer to warm up the next day if you’d like. They are such a yummy treat and so fun to make.
What flavor of Pop-Tart is your favorite?!
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About the writer:
Lina has a Bachelor’s Degree from Northern Arizona University with 11 years of blogging and photography experience having work featured in Today.com, Martha Stewart, Country Living, Fox News, Buzzfeed, and HGTV.
