homemade blueberry pop tarts

These delicious homemade pop tarts are filled with a smooth blueberry jam, wrapped in a buttery, flaky pie crust, and topped with a drizzle of blueberry icing. They’re SO much better and more flavorful than store-bought pop tarts!

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Why you’ll love Homemade Pop Tarts:

• Copycat Pop-Tarts – These are just like the breakfast treats you ate when you were a kid! But they taste WAY better made with homemade pie dough, a simple fruit filling, and luscious 3-ingredient icing.
• Fun and Portable Treats – Cute handheld blueberry pop tarts are a perfect grab-and-go breakfast, or anytime snack for the office and school lunch boxes.
• Customizable Flavors – Feel free to swap the blueberry jam and glaze for any other flavors you like – strawberry, raspberry, cherry, or apricot!

Ingredient Overview:

As always, the full recipe with measurements & directions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Use the table of contents (back at the top, below the first image, to navigate).

• All-purpose flour – Spoon your flour into the measuring cup, then level it with a flat utensil for best results, or use a scale. Scooping the measuring cup directly into your flour will lead to too much flour, and a potentially dry bake. you prefer.
• Butter – I always use salted butter because in my experience, it lends the best flavor, but feel free to use unsalted butter if that’s what you prefer.
• Egg – For the egg wash, I recommend letting the egg come to room temperature before using.
• Dried Blueberries – Freeze dried blueberries add blueberry flavor to the glaze!

Recipe Variations:

• Gluten-free & Dairy-free – I have not tested dairy-free or gluten-free versions of this recipe. I would recommend finding a specific recipe for those dietary needs instead of modifying a pie dough that’s meant to work with gluten and dairy ingredients.
• Fruit Filling – I chose to use blueberry jam for mine, but you can sub your favorite flavor! Try them with sweet strawberry, raspberry, cherry, or peach jam.
• Sprinkles – Top with sprinkles for a fun look, if desired!
• Store-Bought Dough – If all else fails, you can use store-bought pie crust, however, there is no store bought pie dough that tastes like homemade.

How to Make Homemade Blueberry Pop Tarts:

Step 1: Make the Pie Crust. Cut your butter into the flour and salt using a pastry cutter. Add water until you’re just able to form a dough. Divide into two discs and chill for at least 2 hours.

I recommend checking out my Homemade Pie Dough recipe before getting started, if you haven’t made much homemade pie dough.

Step 2: Make the Filling. Add the water and starch to a small bowl and stir together until the starch is dissolved. Add this mixture to a bowl with the blueberry jam and stir until well combined. Set aside. 

Step 3: Assemble the Pop Tarts. Slice the dough into rectangles. Fill with the jam mixture, then brush the edges with egg wash and press the top piece on. Crimp the edges with a fork, brush with more egg wash, prick holes, and bake!

Step 4: Bake! Bake the blueberry hand pies for 19-25 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown, and is firm when tapped. Transfer them to a cooling rack and cool completely while you make the blueberry glaze.

Step 5: Frost. While they bake, whisk together the glaze. Spoon dollops over the warm or cooled pop tarts.

Serving + Storing:

Enjoy immediately! The flaky and buttery homemade pastry crust and gooey fruit filling make these pop tarts perfect for a sweet breakfast or snack. And they go great with a mug of coffee or glass of cold milk.

For an even heartier breakfast, and some fresh fruit to add a ‘lil balance here, blend up a quick smoothie to go along with your pop-tart.

They’re best eaten the first day or two… The pie crust loses some of it’s crisp-ness after that.

Store any leftovers at room temp, in an airtight container.

Expert Baking Tips:

• Oven Thermometer – An oven thermometer will tell you if your oven is actually running at the temperature you set it to. Your oven may not be accurate. Accurate oven temperature is crucial for most bakes, so I leave an oven thermometer in at all times to keep an eye on my oven’s calibration.
• Kitchen Scale – A food scale is the best way to make sure your flour is at the proper weight, since amounts will vary SO widely based on how you measure it, as well as the measuring cup you use, as they are not standardized.
• Don’t Overfill – Use only about 1-2 tablespoons of jam to fill the pop tarts. It might not look like a whole lot when you first spoon it on to the crust. But keep in mind the fruit jam will spread while the hand pies bake.
• Less Mess – Place a piece of parchment or wax paper on a cookie sheet and set your cooling rack with the pop tarts on it. It will catch the icing that drips off to save you from a sticky mess!

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More Pie Recipes to Love:

• S’mores Pop Tarts
• Homemade Nutella Pop Tarts
• Strawberry Rhubarb Hand Pies
• Puff Pastry Caramel Apple Turnovers
• Cherry Hand Pies
• Salted Caramel Peach Hand Pies
• Pumpkin Pasties with Maple Glaze

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