The Best Strawberry Pop Tart Recipe
This strawberry pop tart recipe is delightfully flaky and full of flavour! Add this easy dessert to your holiday baking list.
Do you remember getting store-bought Pop Tarts as a kid? With an ingredients list as long as my arm, they were always considered junk food at my house, but that didn’t stop me from loving them.
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My favorite Pop Tart flavor was always strawberry. There was just something about that sweet strawberry filling that hit the spot.
Sometimes, we need a little bit of nostalgia in our lives. Enter homemade strawberry Pop Tarts! This easy recipe is my take on the store-bought version. These cute little heart-shaped hand pies are perfect for Valentine’s Day, or any day!
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Supplies:
- Baking sheets
- Parchment paper
- Rolling pin
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Cookie cutters
- Wire cooling rack
Strawberry Heart Pop Tart Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 box prepared refrigerator pie crust
- 1 cup strawberry pie filling
- 1 egg yolk
- Sugar for sprinkling
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Add pie filling to a blender and puree.
Tip: strawberry jam could be used instead.
3. On a cutting board, or lightly floured surface, roll out pie crust and cut out Pop Tart pieces with a 2-inch heart cookie cutter.
Notes: you can re-roll any leftover pastry dough to get more Pop Tarts.
4. Lay bottoms of Pop Tarts on the prepared baking sheet.
5. Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of pie filling on each heart piece.
6. Place another heart piece on top and, using a fork, press the sides together.
7. Whisk one egg yolk with a teaspoon of water. Using a pastry brush, brush the egg wash over the tops of each Pop Tart.
8. Sprinkle the brushed Pop Tart with sugar.
9. Using a sharp knife, cut two slits in the middle to resemble a heart.
10. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Tips and tricks:
- When pureeing the pie filling, an immersion blender or food processor will work just as well as a standard blender.
- Once your baked tarts have cooled completely, they can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container, for up to 5 days. They can also be frozen. Wrap each one individually in plastic wrap for extra grab-and-go convenience.
- When fresh fruit is abundant, we like to make our own jam. Homemade strawberry jam makes a delicious substitute for pie filling in this recipe. Try it with your own homemade preserves.
- I like to make my own pie crusts and keep them on hand in the freezer.
Pop tart variations:
- Any flavor of pie filling can be used.
- Store-bought jam can be used instead of pie filling.
- Add some peanut butter in with your sweet strawberry filling, for a PB&J Pop Tart.
- Make your own homemade pie dough, instead of using the refrigerated kind.
- You could also try making these with puff pastry.
- Use a pizza cutter to quickly cut the dough into squares or rectangles, instead of hearts.
- Whip up a simple icing by mixing powdered sugar, water, and a splash of vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Add a drizzle of this sweet vanilla glaze to the top of the Pop Tart.
- Decorate with a drizzle of royal icing.
How fun would these strawberry hand pies be for Valentine’s Day?! Make these heart shaped hand pies for the kids this year!
Or try these heart shaped cinnamon buns, Valentine sugar cookies or darling mini pink pancakes. It’s easy to create fun food for any occasion!
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Strawberry Pop Tart Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box prepared refrigerator pie crust
- 1 cup strawberry pie filling
- 1 egg yolk
- Sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add pie filling to a blender and puree.
- On a cutting board, or lightly floured surface, roll out pie crust and cut out Pop Tart pieces with a 2-inch heart cookie cutter.
- Lay bottoms of Pop Tarts on the prepared baking sheet.
- Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of pie filling on each heart piece.
- Place another heart piece on top and, using a fork, press the sides together.
- Whisk one egg yolk with a teaspoon of water. Using a pastry brush, brush the egg wash over the tops of each Pop Tart.
- Sprinkle the brushed Pop Tart with sugar.
- Using a sharp knife, cut two slits in the middle to resemble a heart.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
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