Home Made Top Tarts!

Rating: 4.4 stars
121 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 72
  • 4 star values: 37
  • 3 star values: 6
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 5

I didn't think anything could be better than a toasted store bought pastry tart in the morning--until I made these. Very, very easy to make! Kids (and adults) love them!

By kellweeeeezy
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Ingredients

8
Original recipe yields 8 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

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  • Unroll the pie crusts, place on a lightly floured work surface, and roll the crusts slightly with a rolling pin to square the edges. Cut each crust into 8 equal-sized rectangles. Place about 2 teaspoons of strawberry jam in the center of 8 squares, and spread the jam out to within 1/4 inch of the edge of the pastry square. Top each with another pastry square, and use a fork to crimp the squares together, sealing in the jam. Use a knife to trim the pastries, if desired. Move the filled pastries to the prepared baking sheets.

  • Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are lightly golden brown, about 7 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheets. Meanwhile, stir together the confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl to make a spreadable frosting. Spread the cooled tarts with frosting and sprinkle with colored sugar.

Partner Tip

Reynolds® parchment can be used for easier cleanup/removal from the pan.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
398.3 calories; 3.1 g protein; 60.8 g carbohydrates; 0.3 mg cholesterol; 255 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

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Most helpful positive review

metread
Rating: 4 stars
03/15/2011
Simple good recipe. The kids really enjoyed helping and eating these. I do recommend however that you wet the edge of the bottom pastry sheet before topping and sealing it to ensure a good seal and prevent leaks. Read More
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Most helpful critical review

sutra
Rating: 3 stars
08/07/2011
I've been making homemade pop tarts for years. Smitten Kitchen has a recipe for the dough published that adds egg to the dough that really knocks these out of the park. "regular" pie crusts are awesome in a pinch but I think you'll be surprised if you try it. Instead of jam which is rather loose for this sort of thing, go for fruit concentrates or heat and thicken the jam with a bit of corn starch. Nut butters make another really great filler for these and avoid all the unnecessary sugar from the frosting. A light dusting of sugar gets the job done. Read More
Helpful
(95)
121 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 72
  • 4 star values: 37
  • 3 star values: 6
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 5
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metread
Rating: 4 stars
03/15/2011
Simple good recipe. The kids really enjoyed helping and eating these. I do recommend however that you wet the edge of the bottom pastry sheet before topping and sealing it to ensure a good seal and prevent leaks. Read More
Helpful
(99)
sutra
Rating: 3 stars
08/07/2011
I've been making homemade pop tarts for years. Smitten Kitchen has a recipe for the dough published that adds egg to the dough that really knocks these out of the park. "regular" pie crusts are awesome in a pinch but I think you'll be surprised if you try it. Instead of jam which is rather loose for this sort of thing, go for fruit concentrates or heat and thicken the jam with a bit of corn starch. Nut butters make another really great filler for these and avoid all the unnecessary sugar from the frosting. A light dusting of sugar gets the job done. Read More
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(95)
Marla Lorraine
Rating: 5 stars
03/03/2010
So much fun to make! I used the French Pastry Pie Crust recipe by TJ and some of my sister's homemade grape jelly and didn't frost them. I wish I had poked holes in the top of them with a fork though because the jelly spurted out some toward the end of baking time. Great recipe. Read More
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Emjae
Rating: 5 stars
03/01/2010
These were DELICIOUS! I didn't have pie crust on hand and I only had whole wheat flour so I used the recipe for "Basic Flaky Pie Crust" by stephanie and they were still great! My kids had a blast making them with me and they made for a great afternoon treat and not much mess either.:) Thanks for sharing!! Read More
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Jillian
Rating: 5 stars
05/04/2010
Great recipe! This was so much fun to do with my niece. It produced great results and tasted really good too. The icing was a bit on the sweet side but that's kinda how I remember pop-tarts being. Maybe that's why my mom didn't let me have that many of them for breakfast.... Read More
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Melissa Wilson Martin
Rating: 4 stars
09/10/2010
Better then poptarts which I can't stand. But I think they would be even better with a pie filling. You do need to add a good glaze onto them. Read More
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Sarah Jo
Rating: 4 stars
03/29/2010
Kids flipped for this. We had a blast this morning making these. We used both strawberry preserves and blackberry-currant jam. This was a VERY special treat. NOTE: I would like to try this with a homemade pie crust and really send it through the roof flavor-wise. Frosting was quite sweet. Might use one with a little lemon juice to ofset the sweetness. Read More
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BOURBONNC
Rating: 5 stars
03/10/2010
So easy! We just cut our pie crust into 8 "slices" per crust and poked holes in the top crust with a fork. We didn't bother with the icing as it was so yummy by itself! Read More
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Kim's Cooking Now
Rating: 4 stars
02/24/2011
These were delicious! Very easy to make. I didn't worry about squaring up my dough. I just rolled both doughs out slightly folded them in half and then cut each into 4 pieces. Carefully unfold fill wet edges slightly and seal. This way the halves match up perfectly with their matching piece. I'm only rating it 4 stars because the baking time was way off. I had to bake mine more like 10-11 minutes. I also only used about 1 cup of powdered sugar which made plenty of frosting for all 8 tarts. The kids loved them. Made half strawberry and half raspberry. Yum! Read More
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