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Strawberry Pop Tarts

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COOK TIME
20 min
TOTAL TIME
50 minutes
SERVINGS
12 pop tarts

Well, my quest for pumpkin was unsuccessful last weekend. Seriously, the entire shelf was gone. Nothin. So no pumpkin treats quite yet. I guess I’ll have to pace myself.

But that is okay because I get to share these amazing beauties with you. Strawberry Pop Tarts. Yep, just like the ones you ate when you were little, minus the foil wrapper but much, much better. I love these so much. 

I remember being in college and grabbing a foil 2 pack before heading out then eating them in class. Forget the toaster, I  just ate them plain. Sugary sweet flaky processed goodness. Obviously, I was super healthy during college.  Weren’t we all?

This grown up version still has the sugary sweet flaky goodness of the original, but a homemade feel that makes everything better.

 Here is the deal- you can absolutely use a homemade pie dough for this. If you are looking for a good one, look no further because my Grandma’s pie crust recipe is right here. However, a premade pie dough will work just as well and taste amazing too! I’m here for the semi homemade! Heck yeah!

These are amazing when warm, but still just as good when cool. Give these a try and let me know what you think. You can make other flavors of these pop tarts as well, I’ll share those soon too. Did you eat Pop Tarts when you were young like I did? And were you as healthy as I obviously was in college? Let me know how these compare to the original.

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Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts

Easy to make, sweet and delicious Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts.

Prep time: 30 minutes including chill time  |  Cook time: 20 min  |  Total: 50 minutes

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Ingredients

1 package premade pie crust

Strawberry Filling

Strawberry Jelly or Jam

1 egg

1 teaspoon water

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons whole milk or heavy cream

1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Roll out dough onto a floured surface, roll into a large rectangle shape to about 1/8 inch thickness. Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 12 even pop tart rectangles. Move half to a line baking sheet.
  2. Place roughly 1 and 1/2 tablespoon of the strawberry preserves into the middle of each pastry bottom.
  3. Place the other pastry half on top of the filling. Take a fork and press the edges together to seal the whole thing together. The fork marks might be my favorite part.
  4. Egg wash- whisk 1 egg and 1 teaspoon water together. Brush each pastry top with the egg wash. This helps get the nice brown touch to the crust while baking.
  5. Take a fork or toothpick and poke several holes in the top of the pastry to let steam out while baking.
  6. Place the assembled pop tarts back in the fridge to chill for another 10-15 minutes. Once chilled, place in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet then transfer to a cooling rack. Don’t be alarmed if some strawberry goodness oozes out during baking, totally normal.

Icing

  1. Once the pop tarts are cooled, mix the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla together until smooth.
  2. Spoon a bit of the icing mixture of each pop tart and top with sprinkles to finish.

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