Healthier Homemade Pop Tarts
We just had the most incredible day ever.
Not coincidentally, our day started with pie for breakfast.
It may not be the healthiest decision to eat pie for breakfast.
It also may not the healthiest decision to go to a cold, cement warehouse filled with blow up castles and bounce houses on a day when all school-aged children, and I do mean all, have the day off. In the dead of winter. In the thick of cold season.
Didn’t stop me.
I’m such a rebel.
The girls had an absolute blast, bouncing off plastic pylons, momentum carrying them into each other, and into other children’s heads.
I no longer need to see The Hunger Games. I had a front row seat to pre-pubescent hunting and killing. All taking place to be the first to the top of the gigantic fire truck slide.
Fortunately, Gigi and Lulu emerged unscathed.
Never underestimate the power of a healthy breakfast.
Do yourself a favor.
Don’t let this recipe become one of those that you bookmark and never make.
Don’t talk yourself out of it, saying, discouraging things.
Like “It’s too hard to make my own pastry dough!” or
“I’ll just buy a package of PopTarts” or
“I love my children too much to feed them pie with frosting and sprinkles and then send them into the Thunderdome of Inflatable Doom.”
I promise you, if I can do it, so can you. And sometimes a little temporary hassle is totally worth the payoff.
This is one of those times.
Healthier Homemade Pop Tarts
Makes 8 tarts
- 1 c. whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/4 c. coconut oil or vegan margarine (i.e. Earth Balance)
- 1/3 c. agave or maple syrup
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- 1-2 T. cold water
- 1/4 c. all fruit strawberry preserves
- 1 c. organic powdered sugar (optional)
- 1-2 T. non-dairy or organic milk (optional)
- all-natural sprinkles (i.e. Let’s Do Sprinkelz brand) (optional)
In a food processor (or adjustable-speed blender), combine flours, baking powder, salt and coconut oil. Process just until the mixture becomes coarse and starts to hold together and transfer mixture to a large bowl.
You can also do this by hand, you’ll just need a pastry blender and a little patience.
I own neither.
Pour in agave or maple syrup and vanilla.
Add just enough water that a dough starts to come together.
Divide dough in two and form each half into a thin rectangle on a sheet of plastic wrap. Wrap up each rectangle and transfer to the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
After dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Remove one rectangle of dough from the fridge at a time, removed it from the plastic wrap and on a lightly-floured board, roll the rectangle out slightly thinner (approximately 1/4-1/2 in. thick) and cut it into eight sections.
Spoon about a small spoonful of preserves in the center of four of the smaller rectangles.
Be a little stingy. If you put too much in the middle of each rectangle, it’ll be hard to seal the tarts.
Carefully take each “lid” and place it on top of the preserves-filled rectangles, crimping and sealing the edges of each tart with a fork.
Repeat with remaining dough.
Transfer each tart to a baking sheet that has been lightly greased or lined with a Silpat or parchment paper.
Bake for 17-20 minutes, until tarts are golden brown. Allow to cool on pan for one minute before transferring to a cooling rack.
For icing, if using, place powdered sugar in a small bowl and combine with just enough milk to make icing drizzleable. Spoon icing over the top of each tart and top with sprinkles, if desired.
This is what childhood tastes like.
You can store any leftovers in the fridge or freezer, and yes, you can stick them in the toaster to reheat them.
How cool is that? Very cool.
How good are these? There’s only one left.
How truly easy are these to make? I’ve got another batch of dough chilling in the fridge.
I told you it was the most incredible day ever.
You’re not allowed to say ‘if I can do it, so can you.’ You are Supermama! These look way flakier than Pop Tarts So like 800,000x better.
PS at first glance, I thought your sprinkles were millet balls bahaha
No seriously, these are WAY easy, especially if you use a food processor. I just threw together our second batch in literally five minutes (skipped the refrigeration step and they were fine).
The refrigeration step is where the flour hydrates and the gluten rests before more rolling (otherwise it might get plasticky). But if you were really fast with the food processor, the gluten rest is less important than say if you mixed by hand. But the hydration step can help make the crust lighter because the steam escaping helps push things apart inside.
But if you’re satisfied without the step, then more power to ya.
Uhhhh YUM!!! Definitely making these!
wow super yummy looking, great vegan makeover!
Omg THANK YOU! I am so excited you made these, I cannot wait to try them out!!
Awesome – I think my little guy (and my husband) will love these!
Question – can you heat them in the toaster WITH the icing after they’ve been frozen, or can only the unfrosted ones be heated in the toaster?
Yes, we heated them in the toaster this morning with the frosting and it held up…it didn’t melt down into the toaster. And we’d only refrigerated them, I can only imagine it would hold up even better after being frozen.
If you are concerned about the frosting melting down, turn your toaster on it’s side like a toaster oven; works great.
Oh.my.goodness! Is there nothing you can’t do?! I have to admit I was starting to think that the promised pop tarts were just a myth – bait to keep us coming back
I’m a pea of my word.
Oh my…..my kids looove Pop Tarts…..and I am not a big fan that they like it! So I hope I remember to make those very soon!
I hope you do too. I promise–they are easy and worth it!
I am so making these. I was just grumbling about not having g-free pop-tarts. I’m replacing flour with brown rice flour, corn starch and a tsp of xanthum gum. Yay!!
That is absolutely what I would do. Even part gf oat flour would work great too. Good luck!
my husband is doing paleo, could I use almond flour?
The recipe calls for almond flour which I believe is technically “Paleo,” so yes.
Ooops, sorry Tamara, I thought this was on the Caveman Cookies post. I actually don’t think almond flour would work…I don’t think the dough would hold together. You could try doing little almond flour tarts instead…maybe sub almond flour and try pressing them into muffin tins and then filling them and even crumbling on a top crust? But I don’t think you could roll it out and fold them up. Hope that helps!
Its official … you are my hero. goldfish, cinnamon cereal and now POP TARTS! These are for breakfast tomorrow!
Us too! Just took our second batch in 24 hours out of the oven.
Oh yes, that IS what childhood tastes like. Except my flavor of choice was the brown sugar kind. Don’t you love that your girls are going to grow up with memories of a home made variety instead of the boxed stuff?! So great.
That was my favorite flavor too! But I got outvoted for strawberry. Dangnabbit!
OMWOW! I need to try to make these gluten free pronto.
I’d sub oat flour, brown rice and/or gf all purpose + 1/2 t. xanthan gum. Good luck!
Thanks for your rec! A combination of GF flours always works best — can’t wait to play around with it!!
How cool! This is the third pop tart reference I’ve seen today… it must be some kind of sign!
These look more like Toaster Streudels- which are 1000 times better than Pop Tarts. Making my own pastry is just about the most intimidating thing in the world to me, but you’ve given me confidence to try this!
Do you have a food processor? It seriously makes it a breeze.
Thank goodness you put these up! I grew up with Pop Tarts and love them, but I just can’t bring myself to use so many of my daily allotted calories (I am using myfitnesspal.com to lose weight–already lost 12 pounds!) on one of those in the morning when they’re not even that filling.
Have you ever attempted a healthy homemade Toaster Strudel?
I think these would fit the bill on those Toaster Strudels too. I ran the nutrition info for these, if you are interested, Joe. They are better than the original for sure and could fit nicely into your daily allotment. Congrats on your weight loss!
Thanks! I’m so grateful–one of our pastors suggested using MyFitnessPal to me after he lost a lot of weight with it. I’m so glad that God brought this into my life because it has been an amazing blessing to me, my health, and my self-esteem. I tried EVERYTHING in the past to lose weight and keep it off and nothing ever worked, and meanwhile I got more and more frustrated with my inability to lose weight and with everyone reminding me about the health risks of being overweight. This has worked like a charm and the weight has melted right off of me!
I would appreciate the nutrition info, thanks! A lot of your recipes are already in MyFitnessPal, and I would imagine that this recipe might make it in there too someday, but it’s not in there yet.
Congrats again, Joe. You should be very proud of yourself!
1 poptarts
Amount per Serving
Calories 192
Total Fat 7.25g
Saturated Fat 6g
Total Carbohydrate 30.07g
Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars 12.66g
Protein 2.25g
Thanks! Does these stats include the organic powdered sugar and the milk?
Oh, no, they don’t–sorry!
I just wanted to add that they are 5pp each!! That is for anyone doing weight watchers
Well, thanks a lot! Now I have to bake on Saturday morning! Seriously, they look good.
You will LOVE them!
oh yum! I am going try a gluten free version too. Yours look beautiful and yummy…of course, all your stuff does!
Thank you! Let me know if you come up with a good combo.
Yum. I’m imagining how good these would be with my mom’s homemade strawberry jam. Yumyumyum.
You may say these are easy, but they look like a lot of work. Maybe I should just come to Oregon
No, I promise…and I know you have a VitaMix. Pop everything in except the agave/maple, vanilla and water and turn it to the lowest speed for 15 sec. Then you can even skip the fridge step and just work quickly! You come here and I’ll show you how to do it in a jif!
So, if I wanted to make the Brown Sugar Cinnamon flavor, I’m thinking I’d combine brown sugar, cinn & melted Earth Balance for the filling, but any idea on quantity or ratios?
Chocolate silk pie, double chin brownies, and now pop tarts?! I think my children will soon start sending you fan mail.
And then, there is the chocolate kind… Any clues? I always thought if I was going to eat a pop tart, why bother pretending it was healthy with the fruit flavors.
I thought about using pumpkin instead of the Earth Balance. I’d actually just use my cinnamon roll filling combo:
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 T. cinnamon
2 T. pumpkin
As for the chocolate, I’m not sure how to not get it to harden back up again (not that that wouldn’t be delicious). Maybe a cocoa powder/maple syrup/avocado combo? I know it sounds crazy, but I bet it would work!
Thanks!
I’ve used the chocolate avocado mousse you mentioned as a waffle cake truffle layer and it held up very well even under all those layers of waffles, fruit and maple. I would recommend it for anything that needs a thick chocolate
I love it!!! I need to make these asap so I can relieve my childhood days
Strawberry were always my favorite followed by s’mores. Maybe you should remake all the pop tarts flavors…. 
I’m seriously thinking about it, but my family is so stuck on strawberry right now. I so badly wanted to make maple brown sugar tonight but they vetoed me.
I was in the grocery store last week and past the pop tarts and thought to myself, “Sarah totally needs to re-invent these chemically filled tarts”. You’re always one step (or a thousand) ahead of me:) Well done!!
If there are any left on Thursday, I’ll bring you one
Would Earth Balance shortening work in place of margarine? I’ve got 4 sticks of the stuff and I need to make these pop tarts and, coincidentally, need to get more space in my refrigerator.
Yup, that’s exactly what I am referring to here!
Thanks!
I love that you included coconut oil as an option for earth balance. I am starting to experiment more with coconut oil in my baking in lieu of butter. Would love to hear how it’s been going for you.
Great recipe and good for your for braving a real-live Hunger Games. Thank goodness you had pie for breakfast!
I’ve been using it instead of Earth Balance in all my baked goods (trying to clean things up even more over here). So far so good!
I personally would like to see more recipes with no EB or coconut oil. To me, they are one and the same.
I know it’s hard to do, but Mama, you are a magician!
Aaaah, these look SO GOOD, please let me live in your pod.
I don’t like pop tarts. But I think I might like these!
I’m totally going to make it. I just made Jenna Weber’s whole wheat fig newtons and it powered me through a great hiking trip. This will be made for the next hiking trip. Promise!
I love Jenna! Glad to hear the fig newtons were a hit!
OK, I’m taking your orders. I WILL make these instead of just bookmarking them and saying I will. They look too delicious NOT to!
Oooh, then I order you to report back and tell me what you think
YAY!! I love you, MamaPea.
These look great… honestly, I’ve never had a pop tart… I’ve never seen them over here – I think that is a GOOD thing, no?
Fabulous and of course, pie for breakfast is always perfect. And so are the sprinkles and glaze. I never even knew the Let’s Do Sprinkelz brand existed. I love the size and looks of them. YUM!
Wow! The pop tarts look great! What color nail polish/brand are you wearing? I love the color!
little pillows of ooey gooey goodness…these are right up there with my childhood favourite….toaster strudels! I think i liked them more because you got to put your own icing on and make pretty designs. I’m gonna have to play around and see if I can make these gluten free…thanks mama pea
Hi Mama Pea,
I was looking at some of your recipes and I was reading through the comments to see if anyone had tried different variations and I came across a post that you wrote saying you deter people from going to law school…is there a specific reason? Obviously, its very stressful and work intensive but i was just curious if maybe there was an underlying reason that I hadn’t thought of…sorry for asking just curious.
I love your blog and look forward to each of your posts!
Pop tarts were definitely a major part of my childhood, but I think I might have to leave them there. Trying to bake anything with a million substitutions to deal with has been too much of a pain lately. Ok, really I am just whining. I will figure it out.
Haha, my boyfriends jaw literally dropped when he say these. Look amazing Mama.
Oh these pop tarts… I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve eaten a whole box of store bought ones by myself in 24 hours. I haven’t bought a box since.
Holy cow though I want to try these. If you try the brown sugar flavor I want to know! That’s my favorite flavor!! Um, and now I will forever think of you when I hear about those bounce house places. I have yet to brave one.
I shall make the brown sugar for you. Well, actually for me, but I will use you as an excuse.
Pure genius! I have to make a variation, your such an inspiration!!!
What yummy looking poptarts! I bet these taste so much better than store bought.
These actually look more manageable than I would have expected them to be. Which is brilliant! Thank you
I am 30+ years old and have never had a pop tart in my life. How’s that for an accomplishment!!! LOL truthfully…I don’t like jelly or jam or preserves (or cooked fruit at all for that matter) and by the time they came out with all these other flavors I was medically prevented from eating them. You make it look so easy tho…I might come up with a tasty filling for some that would suit my tastes =)
These look fabulous! I’m down for healthier pie for breakfast!
Yum!
Very cool girl! I’ve always been a Toaster Strudel kind of girl….how about that one next?
Yes, please! (Though I do love them both!)
haha, you got me- As I was reading this I was thinking “should I save this recipe?” as I try to really only bookmark the ones I’ll actually make – and no kids here so it would be my husband and I eating them all- then I read your lines that took away all my excuses. Bookmarked (okay, pinned)
I think you should be in charge of breakfast at Blend ; ) just a thought!
How awesome these look, I can only imagine how awesome the recipes in your new book are!
Happy Tuesday! <3
I’m actually not sure that I’m going to BLEND. The timing just isn’t great for our family, but you never know…I might make a surprise appearance.
i can’t wait to share this recipe at our next moms club recipe swap! (that sounds SOOOO lame….. *sigh*)
That doesn’t sound lame…it sounds fun!
i’m totally bookmarking this recipe – and making it this weekend pending if i have a baby at that point or not.
besides, this is totally one you get a babysitter for so you can make it
Oh, wish I was there to be that babysitter! Hang in there, Mama!
When I was a kid I had a little obsession with pop tarts, these look like something the older me could approve of, however! Definitely making these soon, though I might try some blueberry or cherry jam…delicious!
These sound about a million times better than the version that come in the box! I had no idea that all-natural sprinkles existed but I’m intrigued and suddenly have an urge to do all sorts of baking and bedazzle it with natural sprinkles. I’m printing this out and making it the next time we have guests staying over on the weekend – pastry dough and all! I’m glad the girls came out of the Thunderdome of Inflatable Doom. Much to my parents’ disapproval, I used to LOVE them… must be a kid thing!
I don’t know if I can introduce the kids to these…they might make me make them everyday. Hats off to you for taking the girls to a bounce house. I am always a nervous wreck at those things just waiting for someone to come out with a missing eye or potentially broken limb.
I know. Sometimes I’m not sure childhood tastes like PopTarts. In my house it tastes like blood.
Somehow I grew into adulthood subsisting on only poptarts (and the occassional toaster strudel)- who says they have no nutritional value. However, I have never let my children eat them…they say those of us who feed our kids only healthy food will eventually rebel and only eat sweets…I say if you live on poptarts for eighteen years you too will rebel…I take my chances. But these, my children can definitely have…and so will I
Thank you!
I hope you try them and like them, Deidre!
I’m “Pinning” the shit out of this one!! HA Excited to make these for our three girls and to share them with all my little pinning friends. Thanks Mama Pea!
Thank YOU! You made me laugh out loud this morning.
OH thank you thank you thank you for making these! I was one of the requestors so I will be sure and take a picture of my attempt at these – hopefully this weekend! My husband will be super excited too – he loves any recipea with your name on it!
I hope you do try them, Christine. They are definitely crowd (aka husband) pleasers!
I won’t let my husband have regular Poptarts, but I will let him have these! They look great!
By the way, when you measure coconut oil, do you measure it in a dry measuring cup or a liquid measuring cup?
Personally, I use a dry measuring cup and level it off like you would with shortening.
weird timing – we must be on the same wavelength
nick and i had a whole conversation about poptarts last night!
And now you shall eat them! I’m still drooling over your cinnamon raisin bread from yesterday.
if i thought it would ship well, i would gladly trade you some bread for poptarts
Ooh, I could go for that!
i love the rustic look these have! do you think honey will work instead of agave?
I don’t see why not. You may need to add a bit more water, since honey is more dense than agave/maple. Hope that helps!
they’re already in the oven haha! so easy. i used honey + water, and brown rice + sweet rice flour. fingers crossed
My fingers are crossed too!
sorry i’m not sorry for blog stalking you. but they came out DELICIOUS. happy fat tuesday to ME! family approved too. 4 gone and i just made them. GF worked!
Whoohoo! I’m so glad, Felicia!
Mama Pea, you are a genius! These look fantastic!!
I LOVE this idea.
And HAHA. WHY is it that when kids get into those bouncing houses all hell breaks loose?! It’s like something about bouncing around in an inflatable house unleashes their inner animal (though I mostly blame the boys…they’re always the most rowdy)!
Funnnnn!!! I wanna to make a chocolate one!
99.99999999999999999999999999999% sure I just died and went to heaven.
The remaining percentage is that I already died of love from your dough balls.
best.day.ever
Mama Pea, you’ve outdone yourself! I actually woke up with your promise of homemade Pop Tarts in my head and was so happy to see this post! Can’t wait to try them!! Thanks! I might have to experiment with a brown sugar version…
I always keep my promises!
Those look amazing!!!! I use to love eating pop-tarts as a kid, those are definitely a must try!
I really love that you said “don’t bookmark this and never make it.” Guilty of that for about 100 different recipes now…
We didn’t have pop-tarts much growing up, but we did have toaster strudels. These almost remind me of those as well. And my husband would flip out of I made these for him. So I guess now I just need to make sure that I remove the bookmark and actually make this…
I love this-thinking how great it would be to add some nutella or peanut butter to that strawberry filling. I’m definitely bookmarking these-to make this weekend, I promise
I *almost* added PB. Great idea!
Love these! I’ve wanted to make my own pop tarts for AGES, but yeah… I put it off. Over and over again. I really need to try these
Yum! These look SO MUCH better than the processed kind of pop-tarts, blech.
I want to experiment trying to make some of the other wacky flavors. My favorite part was the colored sprinkles though
So enjoy your posts and recipes! Love your sense of humor and wanted to let you know! Can’t wait to try the poptart recipe! Now can you convince my 17 year old to try? (It’s probably sacrilege here on your blog, but they are his favorite quick grab snack…ugh!) Not proud, but trying to change things slowly around here! Thanks for the motivation!
Think I could make these with melted chocolate chips inside rather than jam? I think my husband would go crazy if they had chocolate inside – oh! or chocolate and peanut butter. I’m de-health-ifying these with every thought.
You are seriously impressive-wow!
I wish I would have had these before I ventured to the indoor play center today with my kids. It would have made it much more enjoyable (at least for me).
Guess I’ll just have to make ‘em now!
I think these with melted plain or LF cream cheese ontop would be super yum! I’m not a fan of super sweet things tho, maybe just me. but kids ohhh my i bet they adore them.
Would anyone care to venture a gluten free variation? Pop-tarts are a guilty pleasure I truly miss.
Cheers!
Looks wonderful! I’ve been looking for a healthy Pop Tart recipe.
Ah you have totally just transported me back to childhood, you have no idea how happy this post made me! I so miss my pop tarts! Now to just come up with a healthy (naturally sweetened) icing to glaze them with (the icing was always my favourite part – so crisp and crunchy!
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We just made these. They were great and not hard at all!!! The kids finished them off. I managed to save 1/2 of one for Hubby!
I told you!
So glad you guys liked them!
Um.. yes please! I’ve been wanting to make some pop tarts but sometimes I’m just lazy! And I suck at making ravioli..
Omg these are excellent. You’ve just recreated my childhood favorite!
You must have read my mind, I had just seen a non-vegan, unhealthy recipe for homemade poptarts and I was instantly craving them. There is definitely this little kid inside me who still wants to feel like a rebel for eating a breakfast my parents deemed “inappropriate”. Now I can still feed that little rebel while adhering to my new healthy principals. Thank you!
How awesome are these!!!!!!!! And you too for taking your kids to a bounce house!!!!!!! I wish they had bounce houses for adults cause they are seriously fun and a way better option for cardio instead of the treadmill!
I have GOT to make these GF!!! I’m so torn on strawberry of the brown sugar version. YUM
Is the coconut oil to be melted or solid out of the jar?
Thanks!
Solid out of the jar! It will make the pastry nice and flaky.
geesh! there are a million more comments now than there were yesterday! I wanted to report. gluten free poptarts were a success!! We skipped the sugar topping on them too and they were so yummy. (they dont look as pretty as yours, but when you are trying new things and feeding it to family it doesnt matter) We are waiting on batch #3 for the day right now. Its ok to eat these for breakfast, lunch and dinner…right? THANKS!!
What did you use for the flours, if I may ask? Lots of people have been wanting to try a gluten free variety. I am so, so happy you enjoyed these!
Where do you get the cute little spoons?!?
Crate + Barrel! They are called “condiment spoons” and they come in a variety of colors.
Yay, you made the strawberry version just like I hoped you would! Those were my absolute favorite when i was a kid. Oh if only my mom were as awesome and caring about what went into our bodies back then as you are with your kids… oh well, they can’t all be Mama Peas. She was more of a Mama Eat-Whatever-Is-Fast-and-Easy kind of a gal. Thanks so much for posting this recipe. I can’t wait to try my hands at the new and improved version of my beloved Pop-Tarts! Any chance you’ll make a healthier, vegan version of Lucky Charms?
Oh My Peas. Lucky Charms were my FAVORITE. I ate a bowl before every college basketball game with a big, tall glass of grape juice. Sugar much? But I was made All Conference, so it can’t be all bad, right?
LOVE this! I was totally a Pop-Tart kid–strictly the plain blueberry flavor. I loved them, but my mom instituted the rule that we were only allowed to have one at a time. Mama knew about moderation!
Wow YUM!! I love when you post a recipe and I have everything in my kitchen
(yes, even the sprinkles hah!)
Brilliant! These are being made this weekend…I will let you know what the boys think but I am pretty sure I know what they will say
Glad to hear you finished the book…yay!
I can’t wait to hear what those boys of ours think
these look fabulous! my family eats way too many poptarts (other than me because i’m gluten-free) so if i show them this, maybe my mom will make these instead! all of the flavor but no weird ingredients and trans-fats!
Do you think I could use all whole wheat pastry flour instead of some all-purpose? I would think so but thought I’d ask the expert.
BTW, I’m not a mom but I love your blog.
Yes, go ahead and give it a try! You might need a bit more water to get the dough to hold together. Good luck and thanks for the blog love.
oh my, I can´t believe you finally posted this recipe!! I want to make them NOW! Maybe even add a little bit of nutbutter to the jam? They look divine!
When my friend Angela and I were in elementary school, we would always have sleepovers. When we woke up, we would tip-tope downstairs and microwave a couple of Frosted Brown Sugar Pop Tarts for breakfast. I’m thinking a new tradition should be started…;-)
Soooooo Love these! I decided today was the day I was going to try to make these. They were super easy and Taste WONDERFUL! I only had one problem I only had the store brand grape jelly and no way was I going to blaspheme these by doing that to them :0) I did have some fresh strawberries and blueberries. I just heated those up threw in some lemon zest and some ground flax seed to thicken it all up and use that for my middle. My son tasted them and said “mom these are Yumm Yumm good. Only one other problem….not having another :0/.
Nicely done! I love that you just made your own makeshift filling–good call on bypassing that grape jelly.
Thanks for the great feedback.
Hi Mama Pea!
I am new to your blog, and absolutely love it. You are hilarious and inspiring! I just wanted to let you know that I made your Saag Paneer today, and was licking my plate clean after lunch!
Absolutely freaking delicious. I can’t wait for the rest of my family to come home tonight and have it for dinner!
Thanks, Sophia! I’m happy you enjoyed it!
You may be a genius! Why has no one ever tried to do this?!
I made these yesterday and they are great! My 5 year old had 2 for breakfast. THANK YOU. I feel better about her eating 2 of these than the scary ones from a box.
Happy to hear it! Thanks, Jessica.
I just started reading your blog a few months ago and I’ve enjoyed every recipe I tried. These pop tarts were particularly lovely and just the thing to make today after we’ve been snowed in for the last three days. I used a big heart cookie cutter to shape them and my husband and I just tried them – delicious. I’m sure my kids will be happy for the after school treat. Thanks so much.
Very cool! Thanks for the great feedback!
Really wish I wasn’t out of coconut oil and Earth Balance. I would make this right now!
I read your pop tart post tonight at 6pm. At 7:15pm my family and I were enjoying pbutter and jam pop tarts. Yum. You are brilliant.
Awesome! So glad you guys enjoyed.
Now this I might eat. I cannot stomach the sight of a poptart. I never liked them!
My family just loves these pop tarts! I have made them 3 times since reading the recipea last week! My daughter even called me to ask if I could whip up a batch before she gets home tonight. She also loves chocolate so I am thinking of trying nutella as the filling in this batch.
Ooh, that sounds fabulous!
Just made these tonight for my small group in the morning. Of course I had to taste one to make sure they were good
I foresee making more over the weekend so I have a stash in the freezer for those days that I am running out the door, like this morning! I made mine with homemade elderberry jam that my mom brought up the last time she visited. Delicious! Thank you for the wonderful recipe!
My pleasure! I’m so excited that you enjoyed them.
This recipe looks absolutely delicious! I can imagine how it tastes with different types of jam! I never thought about of all things re-creating pop tarts. The one most artificial thing known to man. You could even make different types of toppings. They wouldn’t even need to be made for breakfast. I’d have one for dessert. I’m also pretty sure kids would have these any time of the day!
thanks so much for your quick response, i think i am going to try the caveman cookies first, as a surprise for the hubster.
Hope he enjoys them as a nice treat!
I can definitely see why this was the best day ever- I love pop tarts (and pie) so much! And on a side note, that bouncy house play place sounds really really fun. I wish it was more acceptable for adults to use and enjoy them. Haha!
Anyway, this recipe looks so yummy, and I’m so glad it is a healthy version. I’ve seen other homemade pop tart recipes, but they still use so many ingredients that aren’t any better for you and just have no preservatives (although that is still a big plus of course). Are agave syrup and coconut oil hard to find or exceedingly expensive? I’ve never bought or used them before, and I’m just wondering if they are things I could be using on a more common basis without stretching my budget too far.
You can buy an agave/maple blend at Trader Joe’s for around $4 and their coconut oil is $5.99 everyday. You only use a bit for each of these recipes, so I definitely think it’s cost effective! Let me know if you have more questions…I have lots of suggestions on what to do with that coconut oil
Hey there. Love the site. I was just curious; for re-heating purposes, can these babies be iced already? Or is toaster + powdered sugar icing just asking for disaster? Thanks!
Actually, they do just fine, pre-iced in the toaster. I don’t know why, I don’t know how. I’m just glad!
Hi,
Going to try these for my daughter , but curious if anyone found a good gluten free flour blend? I have brown rice, sorghum, millet and buckwheat… thanks!
Just made these this morning and they were absolutely delicious! About how long do you think they will keep in the refrigerator?
Oh gosh, maybe 4-5 days? You could freeze ‘em for a couple weeks, though.
I’m 16 and I’m trying to eat healthier, so I refuse to eat the store bought Poptarts laying around my house, but I’ve been craving them. I came across this recipe and I seriously cannot wait to make these! I know they’ll be super delicious! I’m even thinking about filling another batch with vegetables or herbs and cheese… Yumm! I’m so excited! Thanks for the recipe!
I just made these for the first time–amazing!
Oh good! Glad you enjoyed.
Made these today as an afternoon snack for my kindergartner and 2 year old girls. They loved them! Next time I think I’ll try doubling the recipe. Between after school snack and dessert after dinner, they are already all gone.
True story, Chris (Pea Daddy) emailed me from work to ask me to make these for him today. I didn’t get to it, sadly. He should have just gone to your house!
Chris would have had to fight off two hungry little girls!
Meal planning for the months ahead and def including these!!
Jessie
I don’t know how often I’ve made this recipe since you first posted it, I can only say that it is without a doubt my favorite homemade pop tart recipe. I make it for my daycare kids at least once a month just as is. I love that I don’t need to swap any ingredients and it’s just perfect as it’s written. Thank you!
I came across your recipe in a Google search for homemade pop tarts- Thank you! These are so delicious. I made mine with Earth Balance margarine and agave syrup, then filled them with Trader Joe’s reduced sugar raspberry preserves and a raspberry cream cheese glaze…so they were vegan up until the cream cheese
I will definitely be making these again and again.
Wonderful! I just made these again this week as well. I’m so glad you enjoyed.
Any idea how to make these gluten free?
How about grain free?
Thanks!