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Homemade Pop Tarts with Puff Pastry

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The puff pastry creates a delicate, flakey crust that surrounds a delicious fruit center. Then, a powdered sugar glaze adds a layer (literally) of sweet creaminess, which is then topped off with classic funfetti sprinkles. We love how the multicolored sprinkles contrast against the white icing, which contrasts the golden yellow puff pastry crust, which contrasts with the bright red berry filling. They may sound daunting to make at home, but our recipe is quite easy yet sooo delightful!

Ingredients

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For the pop tarts

  • 1 Ready-to-Bake puff pastry sheet (like from Pepperidge Farm), thawed*
  • 1/2 cup jam of choice

For the egg wash

  • 1 egg
  • Splash of milk

For the glaze

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp milk
  • 1/4 cup sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Once dough is thawed, roll out on a lightly floured surface until dough is ~1/8" thick.  You don't want it to be sheer and about to rip but you want to spread it out to create more surface area.
  3. Cut dough into 6 rectangles.  Place rectangles on prepared baking sheet.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk egg and splash of milk.  Using a pastry brush or your fingers, lightly coat the edges of each rectangle with egg wash.
  5. Spoon 1 Tbsp of jam onto one half of each rectangle and spread so jam evenly covers half of each rectangle, leaving the egg wash edge untouched.
  6. Fold over the other half of the pastry rectangle and crimp open edges with the back of a fork.
  7. Lightly brush the pop tarts with remaining egg wash.  You want the pastry to be just coated with egg wash (too much egg wash will result in scrambled eggs crusted onto your pop tarts).
  8. Bake pop tarts for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
  9. Let cool completely.  While the pop tarts cool, whisk powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and 3 Tbsp milk in a medium bowl.
  10. Spread 1-2 Tbsp of glaze onto each pop tart so they're evenly covered.  Top with sprinkles.
  11. Enjoy!

Notes

*To thaw a puff pastry sheet, leave on the kitchen counter at room temp for at 40-50 minutes or until pliable.

  • Store pop tarts in an air-tight container at room temp for up to 1 week.
  • We recommend eating these as fresh as possible!

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