These Homemade Cherry Poptarts are so much better than the store-bought kind! They’re filled with homemade cherry jam and finished with a sweet and simple vanilla icing.
There’s something so nostalgic about biting into a warm, flaky Pop-Tart, especially when it’s homemade. Store-bought versions are convenient, but nothing beats the taste of a fresh, buttery pastry filled with sweet cherry goodness and topped with a drizzle of icing. Making homemade cherry Pop-Tarts is easier than you might think, and the results are absolutely worth it. Let’s dive in!
Ingredients
Homemade Pie Crust – you can save time and use store bought if preferred
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter cold and cubed
- 3-4 tbsp ice cold water
- 1 egg
Cherry Filling – you can use store bought cherry pie filling if preferred
- 3 cups sweet cherries pitted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Vanilla Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsp heavy cream
How to make homemade cherry pop tarts
Cherry Filling
- In a medium sized saucepan add pitted cherries and granulated sugar. Cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Set aside for later.
- If the sauce is not thickening to your desired consistency, or if you are wanting to speed up the process add 1 tbsp of cornstarch in with the cherry mixture while cooking.
Pie Crust
- In a large bowl add cubed butter, salt and flour. Using a pastry cutter or two knives cut together the flour and butte until it resembles crumbly flour.
- Slowly add in the ice cold water until the dough starts to come together. Once the dough starts to come together pour onto a counter and use your hands to combine the dough.
Pop Tarts
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Roll out pie crust to your desired thickness, cut dough into rectangles or use a cookie cutter to make shapes into the dough.
- On half of your pie crust shapes spread 1 tbsp of cherry mixture. Being careful to leave a 1/2″ perimeter around your circle or rectangle jam free.
- Top each jam crust with a second layer of crust and use a fork to crimp the edges to seal the two pieces of crust together. Place each crimped tart onto a baking sheet.
- In a small bowl combine 1 egg with 1 tbsp water. Mix to combine.
- Brush each tart with this egg wash and place in oven. Bake for 12-15 minutes until crust is golden brown.
- While the tarts are baking combine powdered sugar, vanilla extract and heavy cream. Start with a smaller amount of heavy cream and add in enough to create a pourable consistency of frosting. Add food coloring if desired.
- Remove tarts from the oven and spread a generous amount of frosting on the top. You can allow these to cool so that the frosting stays on thicker or eat straight from the oven if you have zero patience like me.
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Homemade Cherry Pop Tarts
These Homemade Pop-Tarts are so much better than the store-bought kind! They’re filled with homemade cherry jam and finished with a sweet and simple vanilla icing.
Ingredients
Homemade Pie Crust
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter cold and cubed
- 3-4 tbsp ice cold water
- 1 egg
Cherry Filling
- 3 cups sweet cherries pitted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Vanilla Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
Cherry Filling
- In a medium sized saucepan add pitted cherries and granulated sugar. Cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Set aside for later.
- If the sauce is not thickening to your desired consistency, or if you are wanting to speed up the process add 1 tbsp of cornstarch in with the cherry mixture while cooking.
Pie Crust
- In a large bowl add cubed butter, salt and flour. Using a pastry cutter or two knives cut together the flour and butte until it resembles crumbly flour.
- Slowly add in the ice cold water until the dough starts to come together. Once the dough starts to come together pour onto a counter and use your hands to combine the dough.
Pop Tarts
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Roll out pie crust to your desired thickness, cut dough into rectangles or use a cookie cutter to make shapes into the dough.
- On half of your pie crust shapes spread 1 tbsp of cherry mixture. Being careful to leave a 1/2" perimeter around your circle or rectangle jam free.
- Top each jam crust with a second layer of crust and use a fork to crimp the edges to seal the two pieces of crust together. Place each crimped tart onto a baking sheet.
- In a small bowl combine 1 egg with 1 tbsp water. Mix to combine.
- Brush each tart with this egg wash and place in oven. Bake for 12-15 minutes until crust is golden brown.
- While the tarts are baking combine powdered sugar, vanilla extract and heavy cream. Start with a smaller amount of heavy cream and add in enough to create a pourable consistency of frosting. Add food coloring if desired.
- Remove tarts from the oven and spread a generous amount of frosting on the top. You can allow these to cool so that the frosting stays on thicker or eat straight from the oven if you have zero patience like me.
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