Pop tarts are making a come back for the last couple weeks of school, Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts on the menu this week!
Trust me these are nothing like old school pop tarts, well I mean they are but they are so much better! I was never a fan of them growing up but these fresh ones are pretty darn tasty. Maybe it’s that they’re fresh and not as dry, or maybe it’s that they have the proper amount of filling and it’s the good stuff.
Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts are just another version of Berry Pancake Pop Tarts posted a few years back. This is the simplest way to get delicious pop tarts, yes you can make them with flour but there is something about these ones made with pancake mix. All you need is a cup of Birch Benders Classic Pancake Mix, a little chilled butter (dairy free works too!) or coconut oil, ice cold water, strawberry jam, and optional tablespoon of sugar. A good jam is key! We like Crofters Organic Strawberry or the big Organic Strawberry Preserves from Costco. If you want blueberry we love Stonewall Kitchen Organic Wild Maine Blueberry Jam (Costco here currently has a big jar!) or if you are a raspberry fan I highly recommend making the Raspberry Chia Jam in the Berry Pancake Pop Tart Recipe.
If you want them topped with icing just a little powdered sugar and non diary milk. If icing isn’t your thing you can top them with something else. I recently made a batch of blueberry and topped with Iced Oatmeal Cookie Cocoa Bar In a Jar.
These are a little more delicate than the standard Pop Tarts in that you can’t just throw them in your backpack, they are fresh and will break. They aren’t too fragile though and you can pick it up and eat on the go. G does not want to sit too long to eat and is always on the go and like I’ve mentioned before he likes to go outside first thing to see the ducks so these are great to take out and enjoy on the deck while I try to enjoy my coffee.
Were you/are you a fan of pop tarts?
Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend and have a wonderful week!
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings |
(3x4" tarts)
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- 1 c Birch Benders Classic Pancake Mix
- 1 TBSP sugar, optional
- 1/4 c chilled butter or coconut oil
- 3 TBSP ice cold water
- 1/4 c strawberry jam/preserves*
- 1/2 c powdered sugar
- 1/2-1 TBSP non dairy milk
- 2 TBSP crushed dried strawberries for topping optional
- 1/2-1 TBSP non dairy milk
- Topping
- 2 TBSP crushed dried strawberries for topping optional
Ingredients
Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts
Icing
Topping
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- Preheat oven to 375F.
- In a bowl mix pancake mix and sugar.
- Cut chilled butter/coconut oil into pancake mix, you can use a food processor if your coconut oil is solid or using butter to pulse it together.
- Add in ice water slowly until it just comes into a ball.
- Roll onto a non-stick mat or roll between 2 sheets of parchment paper about 1/8" thick. Use a small amount of pancake mix as needed for dusting.
- Cut into 3x4" rectangles and place on a silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- After cutting all rectangles fill half of the rectangles with 1 1/2-2 tablespoons of jam.
- Brush edges of jam pastry with water and top with another pastry rectangle pressing the edges.
- Go around the edges pressing gently with a fork if desired.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for a couple minutes before moving to a wire rack.
- Whisk together icing ingredients and spoon over slightly cooled pop tarts.
- Add crushed dried strawberries if desired and enjoy!
We like Crofters Organic Strawberry or the big Organic Strawberry Preserves from Costco. If you want blueberry we love Stonewall Kitchen Organic Wild Maine Blueberry Jam (Costco here currently has a big jar!) or if you are a raspberry fan I highly recommend making the Raspberry Chia Jam in the Berry Pop Tart Recipe.
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Deborah Brooks
I love how easy these are to make! Now to decide which version to start with