Homemade pop tarts recipe that is easy and tastes amazing made from scratch!! Use this simple baked apple filling recipe or another flavor.
I’m sure your kids have begged for those sweet pop tarts but it’s actually pretty easy to make homemade pop tarts too! Fill them with your favorite fruit and you can cut down on the sugar but still have a sweet treat everyone will love. Make apple like you see here or choose your favorite filling flavor to make these tasty treats…apple is our favorite.
Homemade Apple Pop Tarts
I’m sure your kids have begged for those sweet pop tarts but it’s actually pretty easy to make homemade pop tarts too! Fill them with your favorite fruit and you can cut down on the sugar but still have a sweet treat everyone will love. Make apple like you see here or choose your favorite filling flavor to make these tasty treats…apple is our favorite.
This one focuses on an apple spice pop tart which is classic and perfect for Fall…or anytime of the year really. You only need a few ingredients and it doesn’t take too long, the kids can help put them together too. Here is the recipe.
Just the smell of apples and spices cooking permeates throughout the house and makes everything smell delicious! You can even add a handful of caramel bits (affiliate link) to this to make it totally amazing and add a bit more sweetness, walnuts would be good too, or raisins! Here’s a printable recipe.
Homemade pop tarts recipe
Use glaze or leave plain, up to you. Perfect for kids because they can help spoon in the pop tart filling, mix and spoon on the glaze and make it “their own” creations. It is versatile so you could go really easy and use apple pie filling, lemon pie or cherry filling.
Whichever way they are tasty. If you love this homemade pop tarts recipe try our caramel apple bread pudding recipe too! Have a wonderful season and let us know what flavor your used inside of yours.
Homemade Pop Tarts
Ingredients
- 3 apples – diced I used Granny Smith
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbs cinnamon
- Squirt of fresh lime
- 2 refrigerated pie crusts
- 1/4 c raisins caramel bits or chopped walnuts * optional
- Glaze
- 2 tablespoons almond milk
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Simmer all ingredients on medium heat for 7-9 minutes, until apples are soft. Putting together the poptarts:
- Cut dough into 3×4 inch rectangles, divide in half. Drop a spoonful of apple mixture onto half of the rectangles (I would say 1-1.5 tablespoons). Take a little water on your fingertips, and run around the edges of your bottom crust, then add a top crust and push down to seal it. Go around the edges of each with a fork, pushing down softly. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Mix all glaze ingredients for glaze with a whisk (if it is too thin, add more sugar). Spread over poptarts