Brown Sugar Pop Tarts
Brown Sugar Pop Tarts are easily made with flaky, buttery pie crust filled with sweet, spiced brown sugar goodness and topped with a cinnamon glaze!
A CLASSIC TREAT RECIPE
I think we all can agree that Brown Sugar is the best flavor Pop Tart out there, right? Ha! Well, it’s definitely MY favorite flavor! Now you can make your own homemade version that really takes that flavor to a whole new level! These Brown Sugar Pop Tarts are everything you love about the classic treat, made fresh at home! Perfect for breakfast (or dessert!) these homemade pop tarts are actually really easy to make. If you’re like me and your mouth is salivating just talking about these, you’d also love these Brown Sugar Pop Tart Bars!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
I think it’s easiest to make one giant pop tart then cut it up into smaller Pop Tarts, but you could easily make and bake individual ones as well. You’ll just cut the pie crust into individual sizes, add the filling, crimp then bake just like you do this larger one.
Yes, you can. The brown sugar filling can be replaced with fruit pie fillings or other fillings if desired. You may want to change up the glaze on top too.
Absolutely. Look, you can make this as easy or as complicated as you like. I am showing you the easy way here but you can definitely use your favorite Homemade Pie Crust recipe.
Keep leftover pop tarts in an airtight container at room temp for up to 3 days. Keep it for longer by freezing leftovers for up to 3 months.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- packed light brown sugar
- ground cinnamon
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- refrigerated pie crusts – you can make homemade pie crusts to make these even more amazing.
- water
- butter – melted
- powdered sugar
- ground cinnamon
- vanilla extract
- milk
HOW TO MAKE BROWN SUGAR POP TARTS:
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a sheet tray with parchment paper and set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, flour, and salt, and set aside.
Place the pie crusts on top of each other and roll them out to an even thickness. Place on the prepared sheet tray.
Trim the pie crusts to form more of a rectangle shape. Take the top pie crust off. Add the filling, allowing room along the edge, about 1 inch.
Lightly brush the edge with water. Place the other pie crust on top. Use a fork to crimp all around the edge and add holes on top.
Brush the entire top with the melted butter. Bake for 15-19 minutes until lightly golden brown.
Allow to cool and make the glaze. Whisk together the powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk in a medium bowl until smooth. The glaze should be thick but pourable. Once the pop tart is almost completely cooled, add the glaze to the center of the pastry to mimic the look of the pop tart.
Allow to set, then slice and serve.
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Brown Sugar Pop Tarts (+Video)
Ingredients
For the filling:
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
For Assembly:
- 2 refrigerated pie crusts
- splash of water
- 1 Tablespoon salted butter, melted (or unsalted)
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a sheet tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together ½ cup packed light brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon, 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour and pinch of salt and set aside.
- Place 2 refrigerated pie crusts on top of each other and roll them out to an even thickness.
- Place on the prepared sheet tray.
- Trim the pie crusts to form more of a rectangle shape. Take the top pie crust off.
- Add the filling, allowing room along the edge, about 1 inch.
- Lightly brush the edges with a splash of water.
- Place the other pie crust on top. Use a fork to crimp all around the edge and add holes on top.
- Brush the entire top with 1 Tablespoon salted butter, melted.
- Bake for 15-19 minutes until lightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool and make the glaze. Whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and 2 Tablespoons milk in a medium bowl until smooth. The glaze should be thick but pourable.
- Once the pop tart is almost completely cooled, add the glaze to the center of the pastry to mimic the look of the pop tart.
- Allow to set, then slice and serve.
Video
Notes
- Please refer to my FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) and ingredient list above for other substitutions or for the answers to the most common questions.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
When I saw this we had to try them and they are amazing!
I can’t wait to try it! Me favorite was unfrosted brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts. I don’t think they make them any more.
No they don’t and all of the unfrosted ones were my favorite. The only one they make unfrosted is the Strawberry now. 🙁
Same here Donna!
I love the brown sugar cinnamon pop-tarts! I found some in Walmart although, sometimes they run out but, I’m always trying to stock up on them.
They make them where I live and they’re in WM all the time. They are in the big box with frosted strawberry pop tarts. This in Kansas