Kellogg’s has provided the world with convenient toaster-pastries since 1964. Originally consumers had the option to choose between strawberry, blueberry, apple-currant and brown sugar cinnamon. Now, over 30 flavors can be found in grocery stores and vending machines. But even with unique flavors such as cookies and creme, chocolate fudge and s’mores, there are some flavors that have yet to be packaged in a pop tart.
Instead of being left with a pop tart shaped void in our lives, these handheld pastries can easily be replicated at home and filled with whatever you have in the house.
To start you off, try out these 5 homemade pop tart recipes for flavors you wish existed.
First things first: the crust
Vanilla Pie Crust
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add chilled butter to the mixture and use two knives to cut butter into pea-sized pieces.
Add vanilla and the cold water 1 tbsp at a time until the dough is able to be formed into two balls.
Chill the dough for at least an hour.
Assemble into pop tarts on lined baking sheets and bake for 20 minutes at 375°.
Chocolate Pie Crust
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine flour, sugar, salt and cocoa powder
Add chilled butter to the mixture and use two knives to cut butter into pea-sized pieces.
Add cold water to the mixture until the dough can be formed into a ball.
Chill the dough for at least an hour.
Assemble into pop tarts and bake for 10 minutes at 400°.
How to assemble a pop tart:
1. Roll dough and cut pop tarts into rectangles
2. Place a spoonful of filling in between two rectangles
3. Crimp edges to seal the pop tart
4. Poke holes in top using a fork
5. Bake on lined baking sheet
Chocolate Raspberry
There’s nothing quite like the decadent flavor experience created by the joining of chocolate and raspberry. This taste sensation is easily achievable with just a spread of raspberry jam and a sprinkle of chocolate chips.
Pecan Pie
You can’t have Thanksgiving without pecan pie, but you can have pecan pie without it being Thanksgiving. If you ask me, this is the perfect excuse to eat pie for breakfast.
To make your simple pecan pie filling, combine melted butter, light corn syrup, brown sugar, egg and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Finish it up by mixing in chopped pecans.
Filling Ingredients:
-⅓ cup corn syrup
-¼ cup brown sugar
-1 ½ tbsp of butter
– 1 egg
-½ tsp vanilla extract
-½ cup chopped pecans
Coconut
This pop tart is so sweet and simple, it would definitely be a classic if it was sold on the shelf. Until Kellogg’s catches the hint, it only takes a few ingredients to fill and top these treats at home.
Filling Ingredients:
-2 ½ cups shredded coconut
-14 oz sweetened condensed milk
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-⅓ tsp salt
Nutella
It’s hard to believe no one ever thought to combine two of Americans’ favorites after school snacks. Ever since this Italian nut butter hit the States, we’ve worked hard to figure out ways to incorporate it in just about anything.
German Chocolate
Quench your german chocolate frosting craving without making a whole cake. If you don’t feel like dealing with the mess, you can just buy a jar of german chocolate frosting at the grocery store. If you want to get fancy, here is a super easy recipe you can use.