Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts

Homemade strawberry pop tarts make the perfect treat for remembering those sweet childhood memories. This easy recipe is made with store bought pie crust dough and strawberry preserves.

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 12

Total Time: 22

Servings: pop tarts

Calories: 62kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

15 oz refrigerated pre-made pie crust dough
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp strawberry preserves
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tbsp heavy cream
1/4 cup pink sugar sprinkles
1 egg to make the egg wash
1 tbsp water to make the egg wash

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a bowl, beat the egg and water to make the egg wash.
Roll out the pie crust dough to about a 1/4 of an inch thick over parchment paper.
Cut out 3×5 rectangle shapes from the dough. You can use an index card as a guide if you have one.
Roll the leftover dough into a ball then roll it out again to a 1/4 of an inch thick and repeat the same steps until you’ve used up all of the pie crust dough.
Add about 1 tbsp of the strawberry preserves to half of the dough rectangle shapes.
Brush the edges with the beaten egg to make it easier to close.
Close the pop tart by topping them off with another piece of the dough rectangle. Repeat the same steps until you have put together all of the strawberry pop tarts.
Use a fork to seal the edges of the pop tarts.
Poke holes on top of each pop tart with a fork and brush the top and edges with egg wash.
Bake them in a parchment paper lined baking sheet at 400 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
Remove them from the oven and let them cool down completely.
In a bowl, mix together the heavy cream and powdered sugar.
Top the completely cooled pop tarts with homemade icing and sprinkles before serving.

Notes

Don’t over fill the pop tarts, otherwise the filling will come out from the sides during baking.
Substitute the strawberry filling with any other fruit filling of your choice.
If you can’t find preserves, you may use jelly or jam instead.

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