Homemade Vegan Pop Tarts with Blackberry Jam
Homemade shortcrust pastry with a delicious blackberry jam filling topped with a cinnamon icing. All homemade, lower in sugar than store bought pop tarts and a childhood classic!
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Dough resting 30 minutes mins
For the Shortcrust Pastry
- 300 g plain flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 120 g plant based butter cubed at room temperature
For the Blackberry Jam
- 200 g blackberries
- 70 g caster sugar
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp water
For the Cinnamon Icing
- 5 tbsp icing sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp plant based milk or water
- 1 1/2 tsp plant based butter
For the pastry
In a large bowl mix the flour, salt and caster sugar together then add the cubed plant based butter then bring together using your hands or a silicone spatula
Mix and fold together until a smooth ball of pastry has formed then place back in the bowl, cover and leave to rest in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes
For the jam
Simply pop all of the ingredients into a pot over a medium heat and allow to combine, bubble for around 8-10 minutes and set aside to thicken and set
Take the pastry out of the fridge and place on a floured work surface, then using a floured rolling pin roll out till around 1cm thick
Using a cookie cutter or just a knife slice out 12 equal rectangles to form the pop tarts *note, you can use which ever shape you would like*
Preheat the oven to 180ÂșC
Lay 6 of the rectangles onto a lined baking tray then spoon on the blackberry jam, around 2 tbsp per pop tart repeat until all are covered *if you have leftover jam either add more to the pop tart filling or set aside
Match up the other 6 pastry rectangles over the top then using a fork pinch the very edges of the rectangles to seal them, then give the top of each pop tart a brush with either oat milk or sugar water to help get a golden crust
Pop in the oven to bake for around 25-30 minutes until the pastry is golden on top
To make the cinnamon icing
Simply mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl until smooth. You may need to add a little more liquid or a little more icing sugar to get the right texture, but it need to be thick instead or runny to sit on top of the pop tarts
Cover each pop tart then add a tiny bit of jam to create a pretty pink stain
Enjoy!
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