Best Apple Pop Tarts Homemade Recipe
Incredibly delicious pop tarts homemade recipe that you will be making more than once.
Ingredients
- 2.5 Cups All-purpose flour (Or half whole wheat flour)
- 1 Cup Butter, unsalted (Or vegan butter)
- 1 TBSP Sugar, granulated
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 3-4 TBSP Water, iced
Filling Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Sugar, brown
- 1 TBSP All-purpose flour
- 1 Tsp Cinnamon powder
- 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
- 2-4 TBSP Water
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Cream cheese (or vegan cream cheese)
- 1/4 Cup Powder Sugar, sifted
- 1 TBSP Almond milk (or preferred milk)
- 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon powder and more to sprinkle
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
Instructions
- Cut the unsalted butter into smaller pieces and mix the other dough ingredients in a mixer or by hand until they form a ball. Put it in the fridge while you get the filling ready.
- Chop the apples into small squares and cook them with the other filling ingredients in a small pot, stirring occasionally for about 10-15 minutes. Let it cool.
- While the filling is cooling, mix the frosting ingredients until smooth and set aside.
- Puree the apple mixture in a food processor or blender.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (200°C). Roll out the cooled dough to form a big rectangle, then cut it into 12 smaller rectangles.
- Put about two tablespoons of apple filling on six of the rectangles, spreading it but not all the way to the edges.
- Cover those six rectangles with the remaining six, with a small fork, press around the edges and gently, pierce about three times on top.
- Brush the pop tarts with almond milk or your preferred milk, then bake them for about 20-24 minutes.
- Let the pop tarts cool for at least 15 minutes, then add the frosting, sprinkle a little more cinnamon powder, and enjoy!