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    Home » Breakfast and Brunch » Homemade Poptarts- 3 Ways

    Published: Sep 24, 2020 · Modified: Sep 24, 2020 by Erin · This post may contain affiliate links

    Homemade Poptarts- 3 Ways

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    Why have one, when you can have three flavors of homemade pop-tarts in one recipe! The very best, classic flavors: Strawberry, Brown Sugar and Cinnamon, and (of course), Fudge. 

    Cinnamon, chocolate and strawberry pop tarts on baking sheets.

    With this recipe, you can make three of the most popular pop tart flavors, all at once. Brown sugar and cinnamon, chocolate fudge, and strawberry.

    The strawberry flavor can be substituted for blueberry, raspberry, cherry or any fruit using the same recipe.

    How to make the filling

    The filling is very easy, and can all be made in the microwave using 3 jars and a spoon.

    Add the respective ingredients to each jar, heat and stir. Set aside for filling the pop tarts.

    3 jars of filling in a row: strawberry, cinnamon and brown sugar, and chocolate.

    Can the filling be made in advance?

    The filling can be covered and stored in the fridge, but the chocolate filling will need to be warmed back up slightly in order to spread in the pop tarts.

    Make the dough

    The dough is made in one bowl, and then a third of it is portioned out, and tweaked into the chocolate.

    Start by mixing up the ingredients in a stand mixer or heavy, large bowl.

    Portion the dough into three equal portions.

    Take one of the thirds and add the cocoa powder, milk and sugar and mix until the chocolate dough has taken it's form.

    Pop tart dough rectangles being filled with brown sugar filling.

    Roll the dough out to a little less than ⅛ inch thick, but not too thin.

    Cut rectangles into each portion. You'll have roughly twice as many white rectangles as chocolate rectangles.

    The rectangles don't have to be perfect, but if you'd prefer that they were, use a measuring tape to measure 4 inches long by 2 ½ inches wide.

    Use a flat metal spatula to transfer half of each kind of the rectangles onto baking sheets.

    Fill the rectangles with the fillings: one third with brown sugar and cinnamon, one third with strawberry, and one third with chocolate. Don't go all the way to the edges.

    Top each pop tart with a second rectangle, and press the dough together with the tines of a fork.

    **Poke holes in each one, to allow steam to escape while baking.

    **Brush with egg wash just before baking, to give an extra golden, and shiny crust. 

    Homemade pop tarts being pressed with the tines of a fork to seal.

    Running a finger dipped in water around the rectangles that are going to be pressed together will help the dough initially to stick together.

    Frosting the pop tarts

    Wait until the pop tarts are completely cooled before frosting. Start by mixing up the base frosting, which will then be divided into thirds for each pop tart flavor.

    The frosting for the strawberry pop tarts stays as is. Cinnamon gets added to one, and cocoa to the other. Mix well.

    Three bowls of icing, one vanilla, one chocolate and one cinnamon on a wood surface.

    The toppings are optional. To be closest to the originals:

    • The cinnamon and brown sugar variety JUST get frosting.
    • The Strawberry (or raspberry, blueberry) get sprinkled with crushed bits of freeze dried strawberries.
    • The Chocolate get sprinkled with a crumbly sugary mixture (recipe included in the recipe card).

    While these are just optional, they'll look just like the originals; and hey--it's fun.

    Chocolate, strawberry and cinnamon and brown sugar homemade pop tarts on baking sheet with toppings and a spoon.

    Homemade Pop Tarts

    Homemade pop tarts, three ways with one recipe! Brown Sugar and Cinnamon, Strawberry, and Chocolate Fudge
    4 from 1 vote
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: pastry, snack, toaster
    Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 36
    Calories: 246kcal
    Author: Erin
    Cost: $1.85

    Ingredients

    Dough Base

    • 6 cups all purpose flour
    • ¼ cup granulated sugar
    • 2 tsp salt
    • 1 ½ cups shortening
    • ½ cup butter 1 stick
    • 2 tsp white vinegar
    • ½ cup water plus or minus 1 or 2 tablespoons

    Chocolate Dough

    • ⅓ of the dough base from above
    • 3 tbsp dark unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 2 tbsp sugar
    • 2 tbsp milk

    Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Filling

    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1 tsp cinnamon
    • 1 tbsp all purpose flour
    • 2 tbsp butter

    Strawberry Filling

    • 1 cup strawberries sliced, fresh or frozen
    • 1 tbsp sugar
    • 1 tbsp all purpose flour
    • 1 tbsp water

    Chocolate Filling

    • ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
    • ¼ cup heavy cream
    • 1 tsp corn starch

    Icing Base

    • 2 cups powdered sugar
    • 2 tbsp milk

    Cinnamon Icing

    • ⅓ of pop tart icing base
    • ½ tsp vanilla extract
    • ¼ tsp cinnamon

    Chocolate Icing

    • ⅓ of pop tart icing base
    • ½ tsp vanilla extract
    • 3 tbsp cocoa powder

    Chocolate pop tart white crunchies (topping on icing)

    • 4 tbsp powdered sugar
    • 1 tbsp corn starch
    • ½ tsp milk

    Strawberry pop tart strawberry crunchies (topping on icing)

    • ⅛ cup freeze dried strawberries crumbled into bits

    Instructions

    Dough Base

    • Combine flour, sugar and salt.
    • Add shortening and butter and cut ingredients until mixture resembles large crumbs.
      Mixing bowl with ingredients that resemble large crumbs.
    • Add vinegar and water and mix until dough ball forms.
      Ball of dough in a metal mixing bowl.
    • Divide dough mixture into three equal portions; take one portion and add the extra chocolate dough ingredients to it until chocolate dough is evenly formed. Cover each and chill in fridge for one hour.

    For the Fillings

    • Combine the filling ingredients to three separate jars.
    • Microwave brown sugar filling ingredients for 30 seconds and stir, set aside.
      Brown sugar, cinnamon, flour and butter in a small jar.
    • Microwave strawberry filling ingredients for 3 minutes, and stir, puree with an immersion blender or in a blender until smooth.
      Strawberries, flour and sugar in a small jar.
    • Microwave chocolate filling for 2 minutes and stir until smooth.

    Form the tarts

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • Roll the portions of dough to ⅛ inch thick slabs and cut roughly 2 ½ by 4 inch rectangles in each.
      White and chocolate dough cut into rectangles on floured wooden surface with measuring tape along side.
    • Begin to fill half of the rectangles with filling: ⅓ with brown sugar filling, ⅓ with chocolate filling, and ⅓ with strawberry filling.
      Rectangles of dough being filled with pop tart filling.
    • Top with the other half of rectangles, wipe corners with a bit of water, and press with the tines of a fork to seal.
      Homemade pop tarts being pressed with the tines of a fork to seal.
    • Poke each top with fork several times.
      Uncooked chocolate pop tarts with holes poked in them.
    • Brush each pop tart with a beaten egg (optional) for extra shine.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-11 minutes.
    • Let cool completely.

    Frosting.

    • Combine white crunchie ingredients for the chocolate pop tarts with a fork in a small bowl until chunky.
      White, crunchy mixture of sugar, and corn starch.
    • Break freeze dried strawberries with your hand until crumbly.
    • Combine the frosting base ingredients; divide into 3 equal portions. Add the cinnamon ingredients to one, and the chocolate to the other.
      Three bowls of icing, one vanilla, one chocolate and one cinnamon on a wood surface.
    • Frost the pop tarts with their corresponding frostings.
    • Sprinkle the chocolate pop tarts with the white crunchies, and the strawberry pop tarts with the freeze dried strawberry crunchies while the frosting is set.
      Hand sprinkling freeze dried strawberry crumbles on homemade, frosted pop tarts.
    • Let the frosting set, and it will harden.
    • Store in the freezer for up to 3 months, or on the counter for 2-3 days, or fridge for up to one week.
    • To cook, toast in the toaster on light setting, or bake in oven for 5 minutes at 325 degrees, or simply microwave for 15-30 seconds.

    Notes

    • Strawberry variety can be made into any fruit variety by substituting the fruit for any other berry equally as the recipe calls for.
    • Crunchy toppings are optional.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. David Corn says

      November 26, 2020 at 9:19 am

      4 stars
      Delicious, but takes some time. Worth making a large batch and freezing.

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