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Homemade Pop Tarts Recipe

August 28, 2017 by Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) · Updated May 12, 2021

Homemade Pop Tarts Recipe – If you craved the originals as a kid, you will love this amazing homemade version which is almost just as easy to make! If you love these, you will love my Strawberry Hand Pies and Blueberry Hand Pies!

I’m so excited because today our awesome food blogger community is celebrating the amazing Sally’s Baking Addiction with a virtual baby shower filled with all the sprinkles! Her baby is on the way, and we couldn’t wait to share love as she gets super close to becoming a mommy. Sally is such a bright light in our delicious community so I am so glad I get to celebrate her joy today. Homemade Pop Tarts seemed perfect for this considering that soon enough she might be making these as her baby gets older and heads off to school for the first time.

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BREAKFAST ON THE GO

When I was a kid, mornings went something like this: I overslept (always), I grabbed a bowl of cereal or threw a pop tart in the toaster and quickly got myself together for school. Now that I’m an adult, I have to say that my mornings are as frenzy filled as they were before. I’m constantly rushing out of the door to head to a meeting or appointment or blogger breakfast.

HOMEMADE POP TARTS

However my breakfast options have changed. I am either making scrambled eggs for protein, my trusty green smoothie or ironically adding a pop tart to my toaster but the difference is these are homemade. Once I realized how easy it was to make my own, I started making this homemade pop tarts recipe all of the time. They are so delicious and not as time consuming as you might think.

POP TART INGREDIENTS

The ingredients required to make homemade pop tarts is not very extensive. There are ingredients for the making the dough, the filling (usually some kind of fruit) and the icing to top it. The icing is optional. You can make these without the icing, but why would want to do that?

The main ingredients consist of the following:

all-purpose flour
granulated sugar
salt
unsalted butter
water
fruit preserves or jam

HOW TO MAKE POP TARTS

I make a simple yet perfectly flaky crust using a food processor or you can also do this by hand. However if you’re really crunched for time, just use a store bought pie crust. The filling is just fruit preserves any flavor you want. I happen to love all things strawberry and apricot so those are my faves to use. If you are into making homemade jams

or fig preserves like my Big Mama does, they would be absolutely sensational in these. You could also fill them with chocolate or peanut butter.

Simply popping these into your toaster oven and setting it to the doneness you prefer is about as easy as it gets. I love the golden brown finish and the gooey inside of these.

POP TART ICING

To finish this homemade pop tarts recipe off, I create a simple icing and top with sprinkles. Can you just imagine how much the kids would love these? They would also be super fun for an entertaining brunch as a starter.

Congrats to Sally and her family! We can’t wait to see your blessed bundle of joy!

BREAKFAST RECIPE IDEAS

For more incredible breakfast ideas, check out these posts:

Ever want to know how to make grits? This southern grits recipe is perfect!
Need to learn how to make hash browns? This Hash Browns recipe is the best on the internet!
This Chicken and Waffles recipe is everything!! The buttermilk waffles are a dream.
Ever tried a johnny cakes or hoe cakes? These are the ones to try for your upcoming brunch!
Perfect pancakes are my jam! These lemon ricotta pancakes, or this easy blueberry pancakes recipe and even these brown sugar pancakes are incredible!