These Healthy Pop Tarts are simple oil-free, dairy-free, and egg-free pop tarts still bringing 6g of protein with less sugar than the classics.
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In a high-speed blender, add almond flour, flour, yogurt, and sugar.
Blend until it looks crumbly - it takes 20-30 seconds on medium speed.
Gradually add the cold, icy water - see note for how to prepare it - and stop adding when the dough forms tiny pieces that stick together when pressed with your finger. I used 3 tablespoons of icy water.
If you accidentally added too much water, fix that by adding a bit more flour.
Flour your work surface, pour the dough pieces from the blender onto the surface, and squeeze with your hands to bring the pieces together into a dough ball. Knead a few times to bring the pieces of dough together and form a dough ball.
Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces.
Roll each piece on a floured surface, generously adding more flour on top of the dough and the surface. You don't want the dough to stick to your rolling pin or surface.
Roll it very thin, it won't look square, more like an oval. You are aiming for a thin oval layer that is a bit longer than 12 inches x 9.5 inches (30 cm x 24 cm) because then, you will cut the rolled dough into a neat rectangle of 12 inches x 9.5inches (30 cm x 24 cm), using a sharp knife and guiding the knife with a ruler.
Gather the dough leftovers from the rectangle, squeeze into a ball, and reuse later to reroll and form more pop-tart rectangles.
From the large rectangle above, cut out rectangles of (3.9 inches x 3 inches) 10 cm x 8 cm - use a ruler to measure, and use the ruler to guide your sharp knife as you cut the dough. You should get 6 rectangles from this dough.
Repeat the steps above to roll the other piece of dough, but this time, to a rectangle of dough that is the same size as the others, use one of the rectangles you cut before as a pattern. Place on the rolled dough and cut around. You will get another 6 rectangles. Using the leftover side dough will get 2 extra rectangles, ending with a total of 14 rectangles to make 7 pop tarts.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Lightly oil with cooking oil spray.
Place 7 rectangles of dough onto the prepared baking sheet and leave an inch of space between each.
Spread 2 teaspoons of jam or preserve in the center of each rectangle, leaving 0.2 inches on the border free from jam.
Place a rectangle of dough on top of each rectangle containing the jam. Make sure you overlay them perfectly.
Use the tip of a fork to press all around the rectangles to seal them together nicely.
Use a toothpick to prick the top pop tart layer - this prevents the top of the tart from cracking or popping.
Bake the pop tarts for 18-20 minutes at 350°F (180°C) until golden brown on the sides.
It's okay if a little jam runs out of the pop tarts during baking. This happens if you didn't seal them properly or overfill the middle.
Cool down at room temperature for 10 minutes on the baking sheet.
Let them cool down for 30 minutes on a cooling rack at room temperature, then in the fridge for 1 hour before frosting.
Frosting
In a small mixing bowl, stir powdered sugar, almond milk, and vanilla extract.
Spread the thick frosting in the center of each tart.
Add a pinch of sprinkles on top and refrigerate again for 30 minutes to 1 hour to set the frosting.
Notes
Note 1: Almond meal works as well, but the pastry dough will be a bit grainy and darker.Note 2: You can use 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour with my Gluten-Free Substitution Guide.Note 3: Any yogurt works, I like baking with dairy-free coconut yogurt, but Greek yogurt works.Note 4: Sugar is optional, but it's tastier with a little sweetness in the pastry. You can use coconut sugar or unrefined cane sugar.Note 5: Place ice cubes in a bowl, fill with water, and scoop the water from that bowl to get the coldest water possible to make the dough.Note 6: Or jam.Note 7: or powdered allulose if sugar-freeOven Mode: I use the fan-forced (convection) mode. If you have to use conventional mode, I recommend increasing the temperature by 25°F (15 °C). The baking time should be the same, but it might take a few more minutes.Storage: Store in the fridge for up to 4 days in a sealed container.