Homemade Blueberry Pop-Tarts Recipe: Better Than Store-Bought!

Homemade Pop Tarts 

There's something satisfying about making a favorite childhood treat from scratch. These homemade blueberry Pop-Tarts have a flaky pastry crust, a sweet blueberry filling, and a simple vanilla glaze that tastes every bit as good as the boxed version. They're fun to make, freeze well, and are perfect for breakfast, snacks, or lunch boxes.

Pamela's been feeling under the weather all week, so thought I'd perk her up with some homemade blueberry Pop-Tarts!

I wanted my Pop-Tarts to be flaky and taste exactly like the stores. After giving this recipe a whirl, I do believe it tastes just the same if not better!

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups flour
1 3/4 cups vegetable shortening
2 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup cold water
1 teaspoon vinegar
Blueberry jam

Mixing the ingredients for the pop tarts 

In a large bowl, cut flour and shortening with a pastry blender, or a butter knife until completely blended and resembles crumbs. Add sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, vinegar and cold water. Mix with hands until mixture forms ball.

letting the pop tart dough rise

Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

spreading out the pop tart dough

Divide dough into fourths, refrigerating the unused portions. Take first 1/4 dough and roll out onto a floured surface.

the fun part, shaping the pop tarts 

Cut into rectangles using a sharp knife, or a pizza cutter. Be sure to make the rectangles the same size as each piece will need to fit evenly over one another.

blueberry jam and cream cheese 

Of course, you can pick and choose your own ingredients for your Pop-Tarts.
Be creative!
I decided to use cream cheese and blueberry jam.

making the blueberry pop tarts 

Spread jam/ingredients on one half of rectangles (mine look more like squares), leaving half an inch or so on the edges without jam. Cover with the other half and crimp edges with fork. (You might want to dip fork into water to make sure edges become merged.)

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until pie dough is evenly browned and cooked through. Cool completely and place into Ziplock bags for storage until ready to eat. Can be kept for up to 1 week or several weeks if frozen.

Recipe for glaze:

Powdered sugar
Milk
Vanilla extract

Mix sugar into milk until desired consistency. Let glaze dry hard before bagging Pop-

Tarts.

Enjoy!

Filling Ideas

Once you master the basic dough, you can experiment with all kinds of fillings:

• Strawberry jam
• Raspberry preserves
• Apple butter
• Cherry preserves
• Cinnamon brown sugar
• Cream cheese and fruit preserves
• Chocolate hazelnut spread

 

Baking Together

One of my favorite memories is baking with my daughter. Some of our best conversations happened while measuring ingredients, rolling dough, and waiting for treats to come out of the oven. Teaching children to bake is about much more than food—it's a practical life skill they'll carry with them for years.

Delicious homemade Blueberry Pop Tarts! 

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