Homemade holiday pop-tarts are a crowd pleaser in our house! They come together quickly and the fillings are totally customizable. The holidays are the perfect time to add a festive spin to this breakfast treat.
Ingredients for Homemade Holiday Pop-Tarts
Crust:
- 2-pack store-bought pie crust (I aspire to share a homemade, fool-proof pie crust with you at some point, but today is not the day!)
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling:
- 1/2cupbrown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp flour
Strawberry Jam Filling:
- 1/2 tsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp cold water
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam
Icing:
- 1/4cupconfectioners sugar
- Splash of milk
Instructions for Homemade Holiday Pop-Tarts
Prepare the Dough
- Pull pie crust dough out of refrigerator 10 minutes prior to rolling (this helps to prevent the dough from tearing when you roll it out)
- Remove pie crust dough from packaging and unroll
- Using a rolling pin (we use a silicone rolling pin), roll pie crusts down to 1/8 inch
- Using cookie cutters (we have a fun holiday cookie cutter set) cut shapes out of both pie crusts
- Set one half on baking tray (we use a large, non-stick baking pan) to use as bottom pieces, and set aside one half to be used as top pieces
Filling
For Brown Sugar Cinnamon filling:
- Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together to make filling
For Strawberry Jam filling:
- Combine 1/2 tsp corn starch with 1/2 tsp cold water and stir to combine
- Combine 1/2 cup strawberry jam with corn starch mixture in a small saucepan
- Bring mixture to a boil and stir for 2 minutes, then remove saucepan from heat and allow to cool
For Both:
- Use a 1/4 tsp measuring spoon to put filling on the center of each of the bottom pie crust pieces (we love our magnetic measuring spoons!)
- Place the top pie crust pieces on top of the filled bottom pie crust pieces
- Crimp edges together using a fork
Baking
- Place assembled pop-tarts back in refrigerator while the oven preheats
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Place pop-tarts in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until crust is light golden brown
Icing
- Combine confectioners sugar and milk
- Stir until the icing mixture is slightly pourable (I mix directly in a glass measuring cup with a pourable spout)
- Add additional confectioners sugar and milk as needed
Decorating
- When pop-tarts are golden brown, remove from oven
- Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes before pouring icing over pop-tarts
- If you’re feeling festive, decorate with sprinkles!
- Enjoy homemade holiday pop-tarts!
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Homemade Holiday Pop-Tarts
Homemade holiday pop-tarts are a crowd pleaser in our house! They come together quickly and the fillings are totally customizable. The holidays are the perfect time to add a festive spin to this breakfast treat.
Ingredients for Homemade Holiday Pop-Tarts
Crust:
- 2-pack store-bought pie crust (I aspire to share a homemade, fool-proof pie crust with you at some point, but today is not the day!)
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling:
- 1/2cupbrown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp flour
Strawberry Jam Filling:
- 1/2 tsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp cold water
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam
Icing:
- 1/4cupconfectioners sugar
- Splash of milk
Instructions for Homemade Holiday Pop-Tarts
Prepare the Dough
- Pull pie crust dough out of refrigerator 10 minutes prior to rolling (this helps to prevent the dough from tearing when you roll it out)
- Remove pie crust dough from packaging and unroll
- Using a rolling pin (we use a silicone rolling pin), roll pie crusts down to 1/8 inch
- Using cookie cutters (we have a fun holiday cookie cutter set) cut shapes out of both pie crusts
- Set one half on baking tray (we use a large, non-stick baking pan) to use as bottom pieces, and set aside one half to be used as top pieces
Filling
For Brown Sugar Cinnamon filling:
- Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour together to make filling
For Strawberry Jam filling:
- Combine 1/2 tsp corn starch with 1/2 tsp cold water and stir to combine
- Combine 1/2 cup strawberry jam with corn starch mixture in a small saucepan
- Bring mixture to a boil and stir for 2 minutes, then remove saucepan from heat and allow to cool
For Both:
- Use a 1/4 tsp measuring spoon to put filling on the center of each of the bottom pie crust pieces (we love our magnetic measuring spoons!)
- Place the top pie crust pieces on top of the filled bottom pie crust pieces
- Crimp edges together using a fork
Baking
- Place assembled pop-tarts back in refrigerator while the oven preheats
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Place pop-tarts in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until crust is light golden brown
Icing
- Combine confectioners sugar and milk
- Stir until the icing mixture is slightly pourable (I mix directly in a glass measuring cup with a pourable spout)
- Add additional confectioners sugar and milk as needed
Decorating
- When pop-tarts are golden brown, remove from oven
- Allow to cool for 3-5 minutes before pouring icing over pop-tarts
- If you’re feeling festive, decorate with sprinkles!
- Enjoy homemade holiday pop-tarts!
You can also explore all of our family’s other favorite recipes, and shop our favorite kitchen products!
Thanks for Pinning!
This post contains affiliate links. We may make a small commission for purchases made through these links with no additional fee to the customer. We only link to products we use and love! Thank you for supporting our blog!
More recipes from the archives!
More from Tidy Dad!
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November 28, 2020
Homemade Holiday Pop-Tarts
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Hi, my name is Tyler Moore. My wife and I live with our three young daughters in a 700- square-foot apartment in New York City. I began my tidying journey when an early-30’s crisis invited me to reflect upon, challenge, and change my patterns of daily living. I quit my job as a school administrator, returned to teaching, and started Tidy Dad to help others tidy, simplify, and find joy in their lives. I firmly believe the tidying process can transform your life. I’d love for you to join me in exploring ways that tidying can make room for what’s important in life.
