I've had several people ask for the recipe for these over the last week, so I thought I'd share here too!
They were pretty simple to make, but did take a little more time because the kiddos helped throughout the entire process, which made it a little sweeter.
Homemade Pop-tarts
Ingredients:
Pastry:
1 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Butter
2 TBS Maple Syrup
1 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
2 1/2 Cups Flour
Filling:
1 Cup Apples (peeled and chopped)
Sugar (to taste)
Cinnamon (to taste)
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
Milk
-OR-
You can use any kind of jelly or pie filling
Icing:
1 TBS Butter
Dash of Vanilla
1-1 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
Dash of Milk or Heavy Whipping Cream
Cinnamon to Taste (Optional Based on Filling)
Directions:
Pastry:
Mix All Ingredients
Roll out on floured surface
Cut into desired shapes. We used a knife to cut rectangles and a bunny cookie cutter.
Place in pairs on an oiled/buttered cookie sheet.
Filling:
On medium heat, place peeled & chopped apples in a pan with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir until apples appear soft.
Place cooked apples, powdered sugar, and a dash of milk into food processor. Blend until consistency is just a little runny. You may have to add more milk or powered sugar to get the right mix.
Spread mix over pastry on pan and cover with another pastry.
Use a fork to seal the edges.
Use some excess butter to cover the tops and edges for a nice brown appearance.
------- *You can also just use jam or jelly here to save time on this step.
Bake at 350* for 10-ish minutes until pop-tarts have a nice brown appearance and look done.
While pop-tarts are cooling, make the icing.
Icing:
Mix butter, vanilla, powder sugar, and dash of milk. Stir until consistency is icing-like. We used a little more milk to make it spread easier for the kiddos. You can also add sprinkles for a fun touch.
Spread over warm pop-tarts and enjoy!
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