Homemade Pop Tarts
These easy Homemade Pop Tarts are made with pie crust and simple pantry ingredients (no corn syrup or preservatives). Includes two nostalgic filling flavors!
Servings: 4 tarts
Ingredients
Brown Sugar Filling:
- ¼ cup brown sugar $0.13
- 1 tsp flour $0.01
- 1 tsp cinnamon $0.08
- 1 Tbsp salted butter, melted $0.12
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract $0.16
Blueberry Jam Filling:
- ¼ cup blueberry jam* $0.44
- 1 tsp corn starch $0.02
Homemade Pop Tarts:
- 1 package of pre-made pie crusts** $2.77
- 1 egg, beaten (optional)*** $0.49
Cinnamon Frosting:
- 1 cup powdered sugar $0.55
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream $0.20
- 1 tsp cinnamon $0.08
Berry Frosting:
- remnants of juice from the jam-filling process $0.00
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream $0.20
- 1 cup powdered sugar $0.55
- ½ Tbsp sprinkles $0.18
Instructions
- Gather ingredients and preheat oven to 400℉.
- Make cinnamon sugar filling: Combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, melted salted butter, and vanilla extract in a small bowl and mix with a fork. Set aside.
- Make berry jam filling: Combine blueberry jam and corn starch. Set aside.
- Flour a large work surface and roll out pie crusts, one at a time, to be even thickness. I like to make my pie crusts fairly thin so I get another serving out of this recipe, but the trick is to cut one rectangle in whatever size you prefer and then use that one as your guide to cut the rest, making them all the same size.
- Add 1-2 Tbsp of prepared filling to one prepared rectangular crust at a time, reserving a rectangle of crust for each to place over the top. Do not overfill your tarts.
- Place reserved rectangle crusts over the top of each filled side and prick once or twice with a fork or toothpick (to help some air escape during baking), then seal each tart by gently pressing the crusts together with a fork.
- Optional: Beat one egg and brush each tart to give it a nice shine.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes on parchment-lined baking sheets until top crusts are golden brown. If you experience a blow out, don’t worry! Once they cool and it comes time to frost them, it won’t be an issue.
- While they're cooling, make the brown sugar frosting and the berry frosting. To make the brown sugar frosting, simply combine 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp heavy cream, and cinnamon in a bowl, whisking until smooth. To make the berry frosting, I like to use up any leftover juice from the jam that’s still in my mixing bowl (for color!) along with the remaining 2 Tbsp cream and the remaining cup of powdered sugar.
- Once they're completely cooled, frost each Pop Tart generously. Top the berry tarts with sprinkles. Decorate the berry tarts with sprinkles before serving. Enjoy!
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Notes
*You can use any flavor of berry jam that you already have on hand. You can even combine jars of jam if you’re short on one flavor.
**I used a package of two 9-inch pie crusts. You can also try making a homemade double pie crust if you have the time!
***This price is based on Walmart prices on March 17th, 2025. This is optional…with the price of eggs these days, you may want to skip this step. I do find it helps with frosting them nicely and smoothly, but you can totally skip it, and they’ll still come out perfect.😊
Nutrition
Serving: 1tart | Calories: 837kcal | Carbohydrates: 133g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 32g | Sodium: 402mg | Fiber: 3g