Puff Pastry Strawberry Pop Tarts
Only 2 ingredients stand between you and the most delicious puff pastry strawberry pop tarts. Flaky, fruity, and better than store bought - the easiest treat you will ever bake!
Quick Look: Puff Pastry Pop Tarts
- ⏰ Prep Time: 10 minutes
- 🔥 Cook Time: 20 minutes
- ⏳ Total Time: 30 minutes
- 🥦 Makes: 6 pop tarts
- 🍽️ Calories: 345 per pop tart
- 📖 Dietary info: vegetarian, easy, quick, breakfast, snack
- ⭐️ Why you'll love it: these pop tarts are homemade, and better than the pre-made ones. They use only 2 ingredients (plus the icing). They are the perfect recipe to have kids help with!
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These puff pastry strawberry pop tarts are super simple to make! You literally need two ingredients (and 3 ingredients for the icing). While they would be delicious any time of year, I was inspired to make these for Valentine's day.
I didn't grow up eating pop tarts, but I was always fascinated by them. Trying them as an adult, they're not as good as I had hoped, but making your own is fun, nostalgic and I think they taste better!
If you’re looking for more sweet treat/dessert recipes, check out my Biscoff Cheesecake Cups or my Miso Tahini Cookies.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Quick & Easy: these pop tarts are so easy to make, and don't take very long.
- Minimal ingredients: these pop tarts have 2 main ingredients, and 3 for the icing.
- Fun: this is a fun recipe to get kids involved! They can spread the jam, colour the icing, and decorate the final product!
Ingredients You'll Need
Full measurements & quantities are listed in recipe card below.
- Puff pastry: it should be cold but not frozen.
- Jam: I like to use homemade strawberry jam, but you can use store bought jam, and any flavour you want.
- Red food colouring: I used about 1-2 drops to get a lovely light pink colour. You can omit the food colouring or use beet juice for natural colouring.
Additions & Substitutions
- Sprinkles: add a little sparkle to these pop tarts with some fun sprinkles! I didn't have any on hand, but I think they would be a really fun addition.
- Different jam: I used strawberry jam, hence the strawberry pop tart. But if you don't have strawberry jam, these will definitely work with any other type of jam.
- No food colouring: I used one drop of food colouring to get a light pink icing. However, if you don't want to use food colouring you could try using beet juice to add some pink. I have not tried this, but I imagine it would work!
How to Make These Puff Pastry Strawberry Pop Tarts
- Step 1: Cut your puff pastry into 12 equal squares. Use a fork to dock each square.
- Step 2: Divide the jam equally among 6 of the squares, spreading it in the middle, leaving a little bit of edge.
- Step 3: Put a top square over each jam square, and use a fork to gently seal the edges.
- Step 4: Repeat with all 6 pop tarts, then put on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake at 375F for 20-23 minutes.
- Step 5: Meanwhile, make your icing. Add milk, powdered sugar and food colouring to a small bowl. Mix to combine and set aside.
- Step 6: Once pop tarts are cooled, drizzle the icing on top. Serve and enjoy!
Puff Pastry Strawberry Pop Tarts FAQs
Puff pastry strawberry pop tarts are a quick and easy homemade version of the classic toaster pastry, made with buttery puff pastry, strawberry jam, and a drizzle of icing.
Roll out puff pastry, cut into squares, fill with strawberry jam, add a top square of puff pastry, seal the edges, bake until golden, and drizzle with a pink icing.
I would stick with store-bought, since it's way easy and more convenient. But if you want to make your own and use that, go ahead!
Seal the edges tightly with a fork and avoid overfilling. Chilling the filled tarts for 10–15 minutes before baking also helps.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2–3 days. You can also refrigerate for longer storage.
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Puff Pastry Strawberry Pop Tarts
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- ½ cup strawberry jam
Icing
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoon milk of choice
- 1-2 drops red food colouring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F
- Unfold the puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 12 equal sized (about 3.5-inch) squares. Prick each square a few times with a fork.
- Add 1-2 tablespoon of jam into the centre of 6 squares. Spread the jam out, but not right to the edge. Leave a little bit of a border.
- Add a puff pastry square on top of the jam square, and use a fork to pinch the edges to seal the two squares together. Repeat until you have 6 pop tarts.
- Add to a parchment paper lined baking sheet, and bake for 20-23 minutes or until golden brown.
- While the pop tarts are baking, make your icing. Add powdered sugar and milk to a small bowl. Mix well until you have a consistency that drizzles. Add a little more sugar or milk if needed. Add red food colouring to reach a light pink colour.
- Once your pop tarts are done, transfer to a wire rack and let them cool. Then drizzle with icing.
- Enjoy!
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Can this be frozen for further storage? How long would it last in the refrigerator or freezer?
Hi Kate, I haven't tried freezing them, but I imagine it would work. I would hold off adding the icing if you're going to freeze them, and I would freeze them flat on a baking sheet before transferring to a bag (otherwise they will stick together). Reheat in the oven and then add your icing. They will probably last in the freezer for a couple months. If you're keeping them in the fridge, they will likely last a couple days. Hope that helps!
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