Ok, did you eat Pop-Tarts when you were little? I was grocery shopping the other day and grabbing my kids Eggo’s and of course I saw the Pop-Tarts. I went to grab them and then stopped myself. I had no interest in them getting hooked on Pop-Tarts. 33g of sugar in one Pop-Tart, imagine starting your day that way? NO THANK YOU! As a kid though I do remember how good they were and how fun they were too eat. So I got thinking and what came next was the best healthy Pop-Tarts ever!!

I filled most of them with sugar free jam, but of course Coco insisted on some chocolate ones, so I did a few with Nutella in them for her.

The icing – well let’s just say I had a hard time finding a healthy frosting type icing so its basically just organic icing sugar and water. I coloured it with a slight pink by squishing strawberries and using their juice. I think next time I would have used beet juice so it was a bit darker.

Another, lesson I also learnt, I had two sizes or cookie cutters, you can see if the pics below. I would have cut small hearts for the bottom and the larger one for the top so I could have put more filling in each one and created more of a dome.

Otherwise, these little gems were a huge hit, so easy to make, and we all loved them so much, especially the kids when they discovered the surprise inside! I hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Pls tag me if you do happen to make them, I would love to hear what you think.

 

 

 

 

 

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 20 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Makes: 8

Ingredients:

The Crusty Dough:

The Icing/frosting:

Inside:

Directions:

  1. Mix the dough together. You will need to get your hands dirty and really work it all in so its not too dry.
  2. Garb a chunk of dough and roll it out on some parchment paper. Use your cookie cutters to make some of the hearts or whatever shape you choose to use.
  3. fill one side with the filling, and then put the top on. Once the top is on, use a fork to seal them together
  4. If the dough gets dry or cracks, simply add a drop or water or wet your hands to keep it moist.
  5. Once they are all filled up, slide the parchment onto a cookie sheet.
  6. Back for 10 mins at 400 on the middle rack, and then turn it down to 325 and bake another 10 mins or until edges are golden brown.
  7. Let them cool completely on a cooling rack.
  8. Mix up the icing and smooth with a spoon over the tops of the Pop-Tarts
  9. Add the sprinkle and let the icing set.
  10. Enjoy!!!

 

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