For those who take pleasure in making from-scratch variations of store-bought favorites, you’ll love these selfmade frosted brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts. Like my chocolate pastry tarts recipe, this can be a enjoyable baking challenge you’ll be able to completely deal with in case you comply with my thorough step-by-step directions. I’ve loads of step images for you, too.
I initially revealed this recipe in 2014 and have since added new images and some extra success suggestions.
One reader, Tara, commented: “Such a enjoyable challenge this week, thanks for sharing! We love this taste pop tart but it surely’s so good to make them at residence. These have been simpler than I believed as soon as we obtained going! ★★★★★”
Enable me to introduce you to a selfmade model of the all-time greatest pop tart taste within the historical past of time. Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon—the toaster pastry that places all different toaster pastries to disgrace. (Though chocolate pop tarts are a detailed second!)
These Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts Are:
- Stuffed with brown sugar and cinnamon, and topped with a candy cinnamon glaze
- Encased in buttery, flaky pie dough, like these apple hand pies
- Finest after they’ve utterly cooled
- An intermediate baking recipe and doable for many residence bakers
- Undoubtedly a dessert, however be happy to indulge as a particular breakfast deal with
My selfmade pop tarts style similar to the unique, however higher. You don’t get a flaky, barely crumbly, all-butter-crust with store-bought pop tarts. You simply get… crumbles.
And also you get about twice the quantity of filling with my selfmade model. And not one of the preservatives or thriller components.
Making pop tarts at residence, 100% from scratch, isn’t the quickest. It’s not inconceivable, nor ought to this recipe intimidate you… however you must take your time, learn all the directions earlier than starting, and observe endurance. There are fairly a couple of steps, however I’ve loads of images to stroll you thru it. (I really feel the identical approach about selfmade eclairs… a labor of affection, however completely value it!)
Right here’s what you want:
Begin With the Pie Dough
Step 1 is to make the pie dough, which wants to sit back for at the very least 2 hours earlier than rolling out. I all the time make it a day (or perhaps a couple days) forward of time, so it’s able to go on the day I need to make these pop tarts.
I like to recommend utilizing my butter pie crust. This crust, whereas gloriously buttery and flaky, is sturdy sufficient to bake in numerous shapes and designs. I even have a shortening & butter pie crust recipe you might use as an alternative; that one holds fantastic form as a result of shortening has the next melting level than butter.
Both one works for this recipe.
Each dough recipes yield 2 crusts, and also you’ll use each crusts as we speak to provide 9 pop tarts.
Tips on how to Assemble Home made Pop Tarts
After the two discs of dough have chilled for at the very least 2 hours, take away one from the fridge. Roll the disc right into a rectangle about 1/Eighth-inch thick—about 9×12 inches in complete dimension. Trim off the edges of this rectangle as wanted. A pizza cutter is basically useful right here.
Minimize dough into 3 even sections, then lower every part into 3 sections. You’ll find yourself with 9 rectangles, every about 3×4 inches. These would be the bottoms of your selfmade pop tarts.
Place every rectangle onto a lined baking sheet. Place the baking sheet within the fridge and repeat this course of with the second disc of dough. These 9 rectangles would be the tops of your pop tarts.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tart Filling
The brown sugar cinnamon pop tart filling is made with—you guessed it—numerous cinnamon and brown sugar, plus a contact of flour. That’s it, simply 3 components.
Earlier than filling the selfmade pop tarts, brush the rectangle “bottoms” with a little bit egg wash. This helps the filling soften down and follow the crust. It additionally serves because the “glue” to bind the highest and backside crusts collectively.
Egg wash = 1 egg overwhelmed with a little bit milk.
Place 1 heaping Tablespoon of filling onto every rectangle and unfold it round. Depart a 1/4-inch border across the rectangle, as pictured above. Brush the rectangle “tops” of the pop tarts with egg wash. Place on prime of the crammed bottoms, egg wash-side-down.
Use a toothpick to poke holes within the tops of every pastry, which permits steam to flee. This helps your pop tart crust get good and flaky, too. Crimp the perimeters with a fork to seal.
Now, place the ready-to-bake pop tarts within the fridge. This helps the pie dough agency up, because it has been out at room temperature for therefore lengthy. Chill for 20 minutes whereas your oven preheats. As soon as chilled, brush the tops with egg wash. That is what offers your pastry crust that lovely golden sheen.
Pop Tart Frosting
The icing is so easy. It’s extra of a glaze, much less of a frosting. And it’s completely unbelievable paired with the selfmade pastry and brown sugar cinnamon filling.
Just some components: confectioners’ sugar, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. Whisk till barely thick, however nonetheless a little bit runny—you need it to be spreadable. Use a knife, icing spatula, or the again of a spoon to unfold on prime of every selfmade pop tart.
After utterly cooling, the crust is deliciously flaky, the filling has thickened, and the icing has set. For those who can handle the self management, wait to eat one till the icing has set (it takes about an hour)… yep, it’s virtually inconceivable.
We really love these selfmade pop tarts much more the following day. The icing barely hardens, making them style far more just like the originals.
These brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts are actually extra like hand pies. They style just like the store-bought pop tarts (solely 1000x higher!), however I don’t counsel placing them within the toaster to reheat. If you wish to take pleasure in them heat, I like to recommend warming them within the oven for about 10 minutes.
Sure. As a substitute of brown sugar cinnamon filling, attempt spreading 1 Tablespoon of preserves or a thick jam within the heart of the underside crust. You may prime the fruit pop tarts with vanilla icing. Or attempt a Tablespoon of Nutella, apple butter, or lemon curd; or attempt these selfmade chocolate pop tarts.
Extra Home made Variations of Favourite Childhood Treats
For those who love a selfmade style of nostalgia, attempt these recipes subsequent!
Home made Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts
Prep Time: 3 hours
Prepare dinner Time: 25 minutes
Whole Time: 3 hours, half-hour
Yield: 9 pop-tarts
Class: Pastries
Technique: Baking
Delicacies: American
Description
For those who like Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts, you’ll love this selfmade model. They’re made utterly from scratch with REAL components and an all-butter pastry crust. Learn by the recipe earlier than starting, and look at the step-by-step images and video tutorial to assist information you. Make sure you chill the pastry dough for at the very least 2 hours as instructed in step 2.
Directions
- For the pastry: This is identical recipe as all butter pie crust. See step-by-step images within the pie crust put up in case you want visuals for making the pastry. I normally make the pastry the evening earlier than. In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, sugar, and salt. Utilizing a pastry cutter or two forks, lower the butter into the combination till it resembles a rough meal (pea-sized bits with a couple of bigger bits of fats is okay). You may also use a meals processor, and pulse the combination collectively, however watch out to not overwork the components. Drizzle the water over the flour combination, 1 Tablespoon at a time, and stir with a spatula after each Tablespoon has been added till the dough begins to type massive clumps. Don’t add any extra water than wanted.
- Switch the dough to a floured work floor. Utilizing floured fingers, gently convey the dough combination collectively right into a ball. Keep away from overworking the dough. If it feels too dry or is simply too crumbly to type a ball, dip your fingers in chilly water after which proceed bringing dough collectively. If it feels too sticky, sprinkle extra flour on the dough after which proceed bringing it collectively. Utilizing a pointy knife or bench scraper, lower the dough in half. Gently flatten every half into 1-inch-thick discs. Wrap every tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at the very least 2 hours and as much as 5 days (or within the freezer for as much as 3 months).
- Roll out the dough: Take away 1 chilled dough disc from the fridge and permit it to sit down at room temperature for five minutes. Maintain the opposite disc within the fridge. After 5 minutes, place disc onto a evenly floured work floor, and roll it right into a 9×12-inch rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. Trim the edges as wanted. With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, lower the dough into thirds and every third into thirds once more. You’ll find yourself with 9 rectangles, every measuring 3×4 inches. Use a ruler to assist make this simpler and extra correct. Place every of the 9 rectangles onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. The pop tarts is not going to unfold a lot within the oven, so you might place them close to each other. Place the baking sheet within the fridge.
- Repeat step 3 with the 2nd disc of dough to make 9 extra rectangles. Place every of the 9 rectangles onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Place the baking sheet within the fridge.
- Make the filling: Combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour collectively in a small bowl.
- Assemble the pop tarts: Take away 1 baking sheet of pastry rectangles from the fridge. These would be the bottoms of your pop tarts. Brush egg wash over all the floor of every rectangle. Place a heaping Tablespoon of the filling into the middle of every rectangle and unfold it round with the again of a spoon, leaving a 1/4-inch border across the edges.
- Take away the 2nd baking sheet of pastry rectangles from the fridge. These would be the tops of your pop tarts. Brush egg wash over all the floor of every prime rectangle, then place every prime rectangle, egg-wash-side-down, on the filling-topped bottoms. Use your fingertips to press firmly across the pocket of filling, sealing the dough effectively on all sides. Reserve remaining egg wash.
- Utilizing a toothpick, poke 6 to eight holes within the tops of every crammed pastry to permit the steam to flee. You may, as an alternative, use a knife to make a couple of small slits. Seal the perimeters tightly by crimping with a fork. Refrigerate the crammed pop tarts, uncovered, for at the very least 20 minutes and as much as 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). As soon as the unbaked pop tarts have chilled for 20 minutes, take away from the fridge and brush the tops with the remaining egg wash. Bake for 25–half-hour or till golden brown, rotating the pan midway by baking. Let the pop tarts cool on the pan for about 5 minutes, then switch to a cooling rack to chill utterly earlier than icing.
- Make the icing: In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the confectioners’ sugar, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. You need a thick glaze, however not too thick that it’s onerous to unfold. If it’s too thick, add extra milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, till it reaches a spreadable consistency. Spoon the icing on prime of every cooled pop tart, and use the again of the spoon or an icing spatula to unfold. The icing will set in about 1 hour.
- Retailer pop tarts in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 3 days or within the fridge for as much as 5 days. To reheat, bake in a 350°F (177°C) oven for 10 minutes.
