Description
These Homemade Blueberry Pop-tarts are bursting with flavor and topped with a sweet glaze that melts in your mouth!
Ingredients
Scale
Blueberry Filling:
- 1 lb fresh blueberries
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 1/2 TBSP lemon juice
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 TBSP cornstarch
- 1 TBSP water
Pop-Tart Crust:
- 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) of unsalted butter, grated
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- up to 1/2 cup cold ice water
Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 TBSP milk
Instructions
To make the filling:
- In a medium sauce pan, add blueberries, lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar
- Bring to a boil over medium heat
- In a small bowl, add cornstarch and water and stir together
- Add to the blueberry mixture
- Turn down the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring often
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool
To make the crust:
- Add shredded butter, flour, sugar and salt
- Work together with a pastry cutter until you have a crumble mixture
- Add cold water 1 TBSP at a time until you can form a ball
- Chill for 45 minutes
- Remove from the fridge and roll out the dough to a 9×12 rectangle
- Cut into 2.5×4 inch rectangles
- Add 1 1/2 TBSP of filling and add a second layer of dough
- Seal with a fork around all edges
- Poke the top of each pop tart with a fork to vent
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely
To make the icing:
- With a mixer, add powder sugar, vanilla, and gradually add milk
- Mix until combined and get desired consistency
- Top off each cooled pastry with icing and add sprinkles