Homemade pop tarts are easier to make than you’d think. You can feel confident with the ingredients and enjoy a from scratch treat at home.
Your family and friends will be amazed at your delicious creations and you’ll never want store-bought from a box again. This copycat pop tart recipe is scrumptious!
I love pop tarts and have fond memories of my blueberry pop tart as a kid. But as you get older and realize that those boxed treats aren’t made with the best of ingredients, you often let them go.
But now I can make a from scratch, homemade version, pop tart and feel confident about the flakey crust, ingredients and scrumptious flavor!
There is a printable version of this recipe at the bottom of the post.
Homemade Pop Tart – Ingredients Needed
Blackberry Jam
- Fresh blackberries, or other fresh berry
- Granulated sugar
- Cornstarch (optional)
If you prefer a different jam flavor check out my recipes for Instant Pot Strawberry Jam Recipe and Orange Marmalade Recipe.
You can also use a premade or store-bought jam but I think the homemade preserves is so much tastier. It is much easier to make than you’d think.
Tart
- Prepared rolled pie crust
- Flour for dusting rolling surface
- Jam or Preserves
- Large Egg
Icing
- Powdered sugar
- Milk or Cream
- Jam or Preserves
- Vanilla Extract
Equipment Needed for the DIY Pop Tarts
- Instant Pot (for making jam or preserves)
- Potato Masher (for jam also)
- Jam Jars
- Rolling Pin
- 3×5 Index Card
- Pizza Cutter (or sharp knife)
- Cookie Sheet
- Parchment Paper to line Cookie Sheet
How to Make Homemade Pop Tarts
Make the Jam
Add your fresh fruit and sugar to your instant pot. Mix well and then Twist the lead on the instant pot to seal. Push the ceiling valve away from you to close. Set your instant pot to high pressure for one minute and allow a natural release for 15 minutes.
Once the final 15 minutes are up, pull the sealing valve away from you with a hot pad or towel to prevent burns.
With a potato masher, mash the jam well, and stir to make sure the sugar as well Incorporated. If you want your jam a little bit thicker, use 1 tablespoon of cornstarch at a time. Mix and then add more if needed.
Remove your jam two jars, or a large bowl to cool. Once your jam has cooled, you can start working on your tarts.
Assemble Your Toaster Pastries
Set your oven to 400°.
On a flat surface such as a countertop or cutting board, lay out your piecrust. Lightly sprinkle some flour onto the crust, And with the rolling pin, thin your crust slightly.
Using index card, or piece of paper that you have measured that is 3X5, place on your piecrust. Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut out your pop tart with your index card as a stencil.
Continue to do this until you have used up all of your pie crust that will fit 3 x 5. With your remaining piecrust, knead that crust, and use the rolling pin to make more 3 x 5 rectangles.
Taking your cooled jam, place About 1 1/2 tablespoons of your jam to the center of a rectangle.
Take egg wash and line the sides surrounding the gym. Take another plain rectangle and place it on top of the rectangle that you have placed the jam on. Using a fork press the sides to seal in your jam.
Use egg wash to completely coat the top part of your tart. Puncture holes in the top of the tart to allow air to be released while baking. You can use a fork, a chopstick, or even a toothpick.
Be sure to line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Once you have finished making all of your pop tarts, place them in the oven, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
Make Your Icing
While your tarts are baking in the oven, make your icing. Together mix all of the ingredients for your icing. Set aside.
Once your tarts have finished cooking, remove them from the oven and transferred to a cooling rack. Allow them to cool completely before putting icing on them. You can choose to put one or more layers of icing on your chart but allow the icing to cool before you add any more.
Enjoy this delicious childhood treat!
More Homemade Breakfast Ideas
Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Hash Browns
Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Recipe
French Toast Casserole Recipe
Homemade Granola Recipe
Old Fashioned English Muffin Recipe
Chocolate Raspberry Scone Recipe
Overnight Hawaiian Bread Egg Bake
Home Made Pop Tarts Copycat Recipe
Ingredients
Jam
- 2 lbs Fresh blackberries, or other fresh berry
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp Cornstarch (optional)
Tart
- 1 Prepared rolled pie crust
- Flour for dusting rolling surface
- 1 cup Jam or Preserves
- 1 Large Egg
Icing
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp Milk or Cream
- 2 tbsp Jam
- 1/2 tbsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
Make the Jam
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Add your fresh fruit and sugar to your instant pot. Mix well and then Twist the lead on the instant pot to seal. Push the ceiling valve away from you to close. Set your instant pot to high pressure for one minute and allow a natural release for 15 minutes.
-
Once the final 15 minutes are up, pull the sealing valve away from you with a hot pad or towel to prevent burns.
-
With a potato masher, mash the jam well, and stir to make sure the sugar as well Incorporated. If you want your jam a little bit thicker, use 1 tablespoon of cornstarch at a time. Mix and then add more if needed.
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Remove your jam two jars, or a large bowl to cool. Once your jam has cooled, you can start working on your tarts.
Assemble the Tarts
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Set your oven to 400°.
-
On a flat surface such as a countertop or cutting board, lay out your piecrust. Lightly sprinkle some flour onto the crust, And with the rolling pin, thin your crust slightly.
-
Using index card, or piece of paper that you have measured that is 3X5, place on your piecrust. Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut out your pop tart with your index card as a stencil.
-
Continue to do this until you have used up all of your pie crust that will fit 3 x 5. With your remaining piecrust, knead that crust, and use the rolling pin to make more 3 x 5 rectangles.
-
Taking your cooled jam, place About 1 1/2 tablespoons of your jam to the center of a rectangle.
-
Take egg wash and line the sides surrounding the gym. Take another plain rectangle and place it on top of the rectangle that you have placed the jam on. Using a fork press the sides to seal in your jam.
-
Use egg wash to completely coat the top part of your tart. Puncture holes in the top of the tart to allow air to be released while baking. You can use a fork, a chopstick, or even a toothpick.
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Be sure to line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Once you have finished making all of your pop tarts, place them in the oven, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
Make Your Icing
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While your tarts are baking in the oven, make your icing. Together mix all of the ingredients for your icing. Set aside.
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Once your tarts have finished cooking, remove them from the oven and transferred to a cooling rack. Allow them to cool completely before putting icing on them. You can choose to put one or more layers of icing on your chart but allow the icing to cool before you add any more.
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Enjoy this delicious childhood treat!
