Homemade Pop Tarts

Directions 📝

To make the Pop Tarts

1. Preheat your oven to 375F.

2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir together the blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and cornstarch. Cook until the mixture has thickened, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Spread out onto a sheet tray or baking dish and refrigerate while we start working with our dough (this helps the filling cool more quickly).
4. Pull out your dough and slice off ¼.*
5. Roll the sliced ¼ of the dough out to a rectangle that is approximately 18” x 24”.

6. Cut out smaller rectangles that are approximately 4.25”x 5.5” (you can use a sheet of printer paper folded into quarters as your guide).

7. Brush the edges of the rectangles with egg wash.
8. Fill half of the rectangles with a couple tablespoons of the filling.
9. Top with the other half of the dough rectangles.
10. Crimp the edges with a fork.
11. Slice a few vents in the top of the dough.
12. Brush the top of the pastry with egg wash.
13. If the dough is warm, chill in your freezer for 10 minutes.

14. Bake on a sheet tray until both the top and bottom are golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.

To make the Icing

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together two cups of the powdered sugar and two tablespoons of the blueberry filling to form a paste.

2. Thin as needed with water to reach your desired consistency.

To assemble

1. Allow the cooked poptarts to cool for a few minutes before drizzling with the icing.

2. Though you’ll want to dig right in, the filling is like lava out of the oven and will burn you!! Resist for a few extra minutes, then enjoy every last bite!!