Mini Vegan Pop-Tarts
A childhood favorite for many gets a vegan makeover today! These mini tarts have a tender crust, a fruity filling, and a thin layer of icing just like the real deal.
We love Pop-Tarts around here, but they sadly contain milk. I decided to veganize them and I must say they came out great!
These are very easy to make but have a few steps. I have included step-by-step instructions with pictures to make these easy for you to try.
Like all my recipes, these are very easy to customize to your liking as well! Try them and let me know your thoughts!
A few tips
If you do not have a food processor you can easily make these by hand. In a medium bowl incorporate all the dry ingredients and add the butter, with a fork mix all the ingredients until you achieve a sandy texture, add the milk, and use your hands to form the dough.
To make these even easier you can use a round or squared cookie cutter for the dough instead of cutting it with a knife.
Letting the dough rest is very important, do not skip this step! The dough will be much more manageable and will not shrink as you roll it out.
These are fresh out the oven!
Do not overfill the tarts since they will explode in the oven (some of mine exploded!). Also, make sure you seal the edges with your fingers.
These mini tarts will be just as good without the icing. Feel free to skip that step. I iced mine twice to make them look cuter.
You can fill these with any type of jam. I prefer to use ones that have small chunks of fruits in them. I used this raspberry jam from ALDI:
Step-by-step with pictures
Step 1: Add all the ingredients for the tart crust to a food processor except the milk, pulse until you achieve a sandy texture (check the first picture to see the texture it should have). Incorporate the milk into the mixture and pulse until the dough forms. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step 2: On a lightly floured surface use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about ¼ cm thick, cut out a rectangle and remove the excess dough.
Step 3: Make 3 horizontal cuts.
Step 4: Make 1 vertical cut in the middle to form 8 small rectangles.
Step 5: Spoon a small amount of jam to each rectangle closer to the left edge and close each one. Pick up each tart and seal the ends with your fingers, flattening out the edges.
Step 6: With a fork finish sealing around all the open sides.
For the icing
Make the icing by mixing the sugar, vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of milk, add the other teaspoon if it’s too thick, the texture should be like condensed milk. Dip the top of each cooled tart in the icing and let the excess drip off. Add a few sprinkles.
Mini Vegan Pop-Tarts
Ingredients
- ¾ cup of flour
- ¼ cup of corn starch
- 2 tsp white sugar
- ½ tsp of baking soda
- ¼ cup of vegan butter
- 3 TBSP plant milk
- ¾ cup of powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 – 3 tsp plant milk
- 1/3 cup of jam (I used raspberry)
- Gold sugar sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients for the tart crust to a food processor, pulse until you achieve a sandy texture (check the blog post for pictures). Incorporate the milk into the mixture and pulse until the dough forms. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about ¼ cm thick, cut out a rectangle and remove the excess dough, make 3 horizontal cuts, and then 1 vertical cut in the middle to form 8 small rectangles. You can also use a round cookie cutter to make it easier.
- Spoon a small amount of jam on each rectangle and close each one. Pick up each tart and seal the ends with your fingers. With a fork finish sealing around all the open sides.
- Place the tarts on a parchment-lined baking sheet or a silicone mat. Repeat the same steps with the rest of the dough and filling. Bake for 15 minutes and let cool.
- Make the icing by mixing the sugar, vanilla, and 2 teaspoons of milk, add the other teaspoon if it’s too thick. Dip the top of each cooled tart in the icing, let the excess drip off, and add a few sprinkles.
