Do your kids love pop- tarts? Mine do. I never buy them because I think they are very expensive and I don’t love all the added sugars and preservatives in them.

I recently learned an easy way to make your own pop-tarts at home and they are delish! In just a few easy steps you can whip these up at home and know exactly what’s in them too. This is also an easy “cooking” activity to do with kids. It’s very beginner level so your kids can help too!

You’ll need:

pre made pie crusts
strawberry preserves (we used organic strawberry preserves from Costco)
frosting & sprinkles if you desire

Take crusts out of packaging and let sit at room temperature for 15-20 min making it easier to roll out and fill. Roll one dough out, and fill with strawberry filling. Place the other dough on top, and press slightly around it with your fingers to seal the edges.

You’ll want to take a pizza cutter and then begin to cut your pop-tarts into rectangles or squares. Using a fork seam the edges together to get that pop-tart look.

Bake in oven according to pie crust directions.

Take them out of the oven, allow them to cool. Then frost and decorate as you desire. I left some without sprinkles since my husband doesn’t like them. The kids loved these, they devoured them immediately.

Enjoy! Let me know if you make these. You could change the fruit filling and make something different each time.

Andrea Worley