Pop Tarts

Kellogg’s organization first brought pop-tarts in 1964 with solely 4 flavors and unfrosted. Well, we all recognize there are many greater pop tart flavors with frosting on many of the varieties. It’s a speedy way to consume breakfast, however I desired to make my very own so I understand precisely what components are in the treat. This recipe starts offevolved with my home made pie crust. (You should use store-bought to retailer time!) And, of course, I couldn’t overlook the glaze (with sprinkles) on top!

Pop Tarts Ingredients

There are 4 components to this recipe: the crust, the strawberry filling, the vanilla glaze, and sprinkles!

Crust: To make these selfmade pop-tarts, I began with my no-fail home made pie crust. It makes two pie crusts, which is best for this recipe. If you purchase pie crusts, you will want two 9-inch crusts that you will have to roll out into a rectangle shape.

Filling: I caught with one of the authentic pop-tart flavors, strawberry. I used strawberry preserves as the filling, however you ought to additionally use strawberry jam or your favourite taste of preserves.

Glaze: Homemade vanilla glaze was once my desire for the ‘frosting’.

Sprinkles: Adding the rainbow sprinkles honestly made these seem to be like storebought pop-tarts! Of course, you can go away the sprinkles off if you don’t have any hand, or simply don’t favor to add them.

Pop Tart Crust

As I mentioned, I used my home made no-fail pie crust for this recipe. You will love this crust and begin the use of it each time you are making a dessert or any recipe that wishes a crust, for each warm and bloodless pies! And, again, you should use two storebought pie crusts as well.

First, to get the dough prepared to be crammed and formed like a pop-tart, roll out half of of the selfmade dough (or one storebought pie crust) into a 12×16-inch rectangle, placing the different half of in the refrigerator. The dough need to be about 1/8-inch thick. Next, reduce the rolled-out dough into eight smaller rectangles, about 3×4-inches each. Before continuing, make positive you have a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

How to Make Pop Tarts

Once the first set of eight rectangles have been reduce out, vicinity them on the lined baking sheet. Top every dough rectangle with about a tablespoon of strawberry preserves, spreading the preserves out evenly over the surface. Leave a little house round the edges of the rectangles.

Take out the different 1/2 of the pie crust dough (or 2nd storebought pie crust) and roll it out to a 2d 12×16-inch rectangle that is about 1/8-inch thick. Using a skewer, poke holes all over the floor of the dough. Cut out the dough into 8 smaller rectangles (about 3×4-inch).

When ready, moist the edges of the stuffed dough rectangles with water the usage of a pastry brush. Then, suit a 2d rectangle on pinnacle of the filling and use a deal with of a timber spoon to seal the edges and make dimples in the dough. Repeat this with the ultimate pop tarts.

Bake the pop cakes for 25-30 minutes at 350°F. My check confirmed the best baking time, or candy spot used to be 27 minutes. Remove the pop truffles from the oven and let them cool for at least 30 minutes at room temperature earlier than including the glaze and sprinkles.

How to Make the Glaze

As the pop muffins are cooling, make the vanilla glaze. To make the glaze, in a medium bowl, mix the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and a few teaspoons of water. Whisk to combine, including water a teaspoon at a time, till you have reached your favored consistency.

To test for the ideal consistency of a glaze, do the spoon test. Once the glaze is combined, run your spoon alongside the backside of the bowl. You will desire to be capable to see the backside of the bowl for at least a few seconds. If ten seconds pass by and you can nevertheless see the backside of the bowl you will want to add a little extra water.

Working one at a time, drizzle the glaze over a pop tart. You ought to use an offset spatula to unfold out the glaze. Then, add the sprinkles on top. Be certain now not to glaze all the pop brownies earlier than including sprinkles; the sprinkles won’t stick. Let the glaze set earlier than serving. Please note: This glaze will now not harden as a lot as the storebought, however it does harden sufficient to stack them. Store the pop truffles at room temperature in a sealed container for up to three days.

Can I Freeze Homemade Pop Tarts?

Yes! In fact, you can freeze the pop cakes earlier than they have been baked or after. To freeze them earlier than baking, get them stuffed and sealed in the pie dough. Then, vicinity them in the freezer for a couple of hours, or till frozen. Then, save the pop muffins in a labeled and dated freezer-safe container till equipped to be baked (up to three months). You can bake them without delay from the freezer; simply add a few extra minutes of baking time.

To freeze the pop truffles after they have been baked, let them cool absolutely earlier than putting them in the freezer for a couple of hours. Once frozen, shop in a labeled and dated freezer-safe container for up to three months.

Can I Make These in an Air Fryer?

Yes, this deal with can be made in an air fryer! To make pop truffles in an air fryer, comply with the identical directions as you would observe to bake them in the oven. Then, rather of the usage of the oven, cook dinner them in the air fryer for 12 minutes at 350°F. Again, let the pop cakes cool earlier than including the glaze and sprinkles.