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strawberry pop tart with glaze and sprinkles
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Homemade Pop Tarts

Make your own strawberry, raspberry, or brown sugar pop tarts. Our homemade pop tarts are made with a flaky crust and are EASY to make! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword buttermilk crust, homemade pop tarts, pastry, pop tarts
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 pop tarts
Calories 475kcal

Ingredients

Pop Tart Crust

  • 2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 3 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk or 1/3 c. milk + 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Egg Wash

  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp. water

Strawberry Filling

  • 1/2 cup strawberry jam
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch

Strawbery Glaze

  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 teaspoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Raspberry Filling

  • 1/2 cup raspberry jam
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch

Raspberry Glaze

  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 3-4 teaspoons milk
  • 1 Tbsp. raspberry jam

Brown Sugar Filling

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Glaze

  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening using a pastry cutter. Cut in butter.
  • Add oil and milk and stir until a soft dough forms.
  • Prepare desired filling mixture recipe.
  • Roll dough, using a rolling pin, on a lightly floured surface 1/4" thin.
  • Use a pizza cutter to cut 3" x 8" rectangles out of the dough. A paper template works great for this. I simply cut a piece of copy paper to size and lay it on the dough then cut around it.
    pop tart dough sliced into rectangles
  • Collect scraps of dough, form into a ball then roll out again to cut more rectangles. You should be able to get 6 rectangles of dough from each recipe.
  • Poke rectangles with a fork.
  • Brush egg wash around the edges of each rectangle of pastry dough.
  • Spoon 1-2 Tbsp. of filling on one side. Fold dough over, covering the filling.
    pop tart pie crust with raspberry filling spooned into center
  • Press edges all the way around with a fork. Use the fork to pierce a few more holes on the top of the pop tart for venting.
    pop tart dough folded in half
  • Place pop tarts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush with egg wash.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
  • Allow pop tarts to cool. Whisk desired icing ingredients together then spoon icing over each pop tart. Add sprinkles, if desired.
    pop tarts on parchment paper

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Notes

If you don't have buttermilk you can substitute milk + 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Just pour the lemon juice into the milk and it will thicken slightly like buttermilk.
Do not overfill pop tarts with filling or it will seep out during baking.
Store leftover pop tarts in an airtight container.
Pop-tarts are delicious served at room temperature or warm (can heat in the microwave for a few seconds).

Nutrition

Calories: 475kcal