Strawberry Pop Tarts RECIPE

This strawberry pop tarts recipe is a breakfast staple. These frosted toaster pastries boast a strawberry jam filling and a flaky buttery crust. Like lemon pop tarts, apple pop tarts, pumpkin pop tarts, chocolate pop tarts, and blueberry pop tarts, they’re quick and easy to make at home.

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🍓UPDATED POST: This strawberry pop tarts recipe was first published in 2016. In 2021, keeping the original recipe intact, a helpful option was added for making the recipe faster using a refrigerated pie crust. Updates include fresh photography, step-by-step images and a user-friendly format.

✨ WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

• Better than store-bought: Shelf-stable pop tarts have artificial flavors and colors. They can often taste like cardboard. Homemade strawberry pop tarts are filled with real jam and have a flaky bakery-style crust.
• It’s a portable meal: Breakfast is an important way to start the day. These toaster pastries are a portable meal for busy families. When paired with fresh fruit, they can be a fun part of a balanced breakfast.
• Perfect for snacking: Pack them in lunch boxes, backpacks and totes. Take them to the ball park, on road trips, or picnics.
• A baking tradition: This is the perfect recipe to make with the family. Baking together creates treasured memories. Making frosted strawberry pop tarts together can become a family tradition.

🛒 INGREDIENTS

There are 2 ways to make strawberry pop tarts. The first is super quick and easy using a box of store-bought refrigerated pie crusts. The second is with homemade pastry dough. Try them one way or both. The choice is yours!

3-INGREDIENT POP TARTS

• Refrigerated pie crusts (package of 2 crusts)
• Strawberry jam or strawberry preserves
• Large egg + splash of water

HOMEMADE PASTRY DOUGH (OPTIONAL)

• All-purpose flour
• Granulated sugar
• Sea salt
• Unsalted butter
• Ice-cold water

ICING

• Powdered sugar
• Milk
• Clear vanilla extract
• Sea salt
• OPTIONAL: Wilton white nonpareils (crunchy candy sprinkles)

👩🏻‍🍳 EASY INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTIONS

Missing an ingredient for these strawberry pop tarts or the yummy frosting? Don’t put on your shoes and head to the market. Instead, head to your fridge or pantry. Check for these easy ingredient swaps.

It’s convenient and money-saving to use ingredients you already have on hand! Especially during stay-at-home times.

• STRAWBERRY JAM: Use any type of jam or preserves like blackberry, blueberry, passion fruit, or mixed fruit.
• POWDERED SUGAR: Make your own powdered sugar from granulated sugar. Process sugar in a blender or food processor until fine and fluffy. One cup granulated sugar yields about 2 cups powdered sugar.
• MILK: Use half or heavy cream.
• CLEAR VANILLA EXTRACT: Vanilla comes in clear (this is the best type for frostings as it won’t affect the color of the icing), and in an amber brown color. If you don’t have the clear type, just leave the vanilla out.
• WILTON WHITE NONPAREILS: Use jimmies instead. Don’t limit yourself to white sprinkles on these strawberry toaster pastries! Try crunchy multi-colored sprinkles to match the season.

📖 RECIPE STEPS

This easy recipe comes together with minimal effort! Your soft toaster pastries will be ready to go in no time flat.

POP TARTS WITH REFRIGERATED PIE CRUST

RECIPE PREP: Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or a reusable silicone baking mat.

• STEP 1: Lightly flour your work surface. Unroll both pie crusts. With a rolling pin, roll each to 1/4 inch thick. With a sharp knife, square the edges of each circle. Cut each crust into 4 rectangles. Gather the scraps of dough together. Roll them out to form 8 additional rectangles.
• STEP 2: Spoon strawberry jam in the center of 8 rectangles. Form pop tarts by placing remaining rectangles on top. Seal the pastries by crimping the edges with a fork. In a ramekin, beat the egg with a splash of water. Brush top of toaster pastries with egg wash.
• STEP 3: Arrange strawberry pop tarts on the prepared baking sheet, with room between each. Create vent holes: lightly pierce the top of each pastry a few times with the tines of fork. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until edges are golden blonde. Cool pastries on a wire rack.
• STEP 4: Assemble the icing. Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. If needed, add a tiny pinch of salt and whisk again. With a spoon, frost the top of each pop tart with icing. After glazing, decorate with crunchy sprinkles.

SUGGESTED: As you bake this strawberry pop tarts recipe, recall a treasured childhood memory. Create an opportunity to share it with other members of your family. Most especially with the newer generation. It’s how we create verbal family histories. Let these strawberry pop tarts be a part of that!

HOMEMADE PASTRY DOUGH

RECIPE NOTE: This is how to make pastry dough from scratch. It’s the way generations of grandmas would make homemade toaster pastries. After the dough is made, follow instructions for assembling the strawberry pop tarts.

• STEP 1: Fill a glass 3/4 of the way up with ice, then add water. Put it aside. Chop the butter into tiny pieces.
• STEP 2: In the bowl of stand mixer with paddle attachment, add flour, granulated sugar, salt and butter. Mix until combined. The mixture should resemble coarse crumbs. With the mixer on medium-low, gradually add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough starts to hold together.
• STEP 3: Gather the dough into a ball. Divide it into 2 pieces. Flatten each piece into a disk. Wrap the dough in parchment paper, or slip it into a zip-top bag with the air pressed out. Chill in fridge 1 hour. This is important. Chilled dough helps make pastries flaky.

🤔 recipe faq

These are the most commonly asked questions when making frosted strawberry pop tarts, and the most helpful answers for recipe success.

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Family and friends who loved the original recipe with pastry dough from scratch provided feedback on this recipe update. Those with busy lifestyles love the shortcut using refrigerated pie crusts.

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