Apple pop tarts have the perfect texture of a crunchy pie crust with apple pie filling made with apples, cinnamon, and honey. Cinnamon, apples, pie, and honey in a single dish are everyone’s favorite for fall!
Pie season in the fall is one of my favorite times of the year, and I love to try different apple pie recipes. I want my house to smell like fall in this season, so I usually make apple pie pop tarts at home, and all the pie tarts vanish like magic.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Simple Version of Apple Pie: This apple pop tarts is straightforward to follow. It is a simple version of apple pie. The ingredients are simple and already available in your pantry.
- Approved by Adults and Teens: Pop tarts get approved by both young and adults. Pies and tarts symbolize togetherness and love between families. You can bring the sweetness of cinnamon apple pop tarts to your next family dinner.
- No Kitchen Mess: Cleaning the kitchen after baking pies and bread is always tiring, but this apple cinnamon pop tarts recipe does not create a great mess and comes together quickly.
- Enjoy the Filling as Jam: Apple cinnamon filling is not only for tarts and pies; you can also enjoy the leftover filling as jam on toast, which tastes heavenly.
- Fall favorite: The apple pop tarts will be your new favorite for the fall season. It’s great for Thanksgiving treats. To be honest, my fall season is incomplete without apple pop tarts.
Ingredients for Apple Pop Tart
- For Pie Dough: you need 3 Cups of cake flour, 2 sticks of cold unsalted butter, 2 tablespoons of honey, half a teaspoon kosher salt, and 2 egg whites. The butter must be cold and cut into small cubes.
- Apples: One cup of diced honey crisp apples is best for pop tart. Gala or any other red apple will be fine if you can’t find honey crisp apples.
- Butter: 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter to make the apple tart filling.
- Honey: Honey is the best natural sweetener I have used. I have taken 2 tablespoons. You can increase or decrease the amount according to your taste.
- Cinnamon: Cinnamon (1/2 tsp) will give the best fall flavor to these apple-stuffed tarts.
- Egg white: 1 egg white to brush the apple cinnamon pop tarts. Egg wash is totally optional.
- Kosher salt: ½ teaspoon.
Best apple for pop tart
I had provided a guide for apple choice when I gave the guide about choosing the right apple for apple pop tarts. So, you can check my article on apple pie. The best apples for apple tarts are:
- Honey crisp with juicy and crispy adds apple richness to pies and tarts.
- Golden delicious apple pie will add the best rich apple flavor to pies and tarts.
- A Braeburn’s combination of sour and sweet tastes.
- Fuji apple, famous for its sweet flavor, is another choice for an apple tart.
- Gala apples can be used for this pie if you prefer a less tart and naturally sweet flavor.
- Honey gold apples will be best suited for intense apple flavor and aroma.
Instructions
1.Make Pie Dough
In a food processor, add the cake flour, kosher salt,
and cold butter (cut into cubes) and mix.
Add two egg whites and honey
and mix again until the pie dough is well combined and crumbly. Take the dough out of the processor. Knead and flatten the pie dough, secure it in plastic and chill it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
2.Make Apple Pop Tart Filling
Dice the Honeycrisp apples (gala apples will also work fine) into small ½ inch cubes. Melt the butter in a pan. Add the apples,
heavy cream, cinnamon,
kosher salt, and honey and cook them on low-medium heat. Cook them until they turn brown and soft and the mixture reduces. This will take approximately 10 minutes.
Let the filling cool, then add it to the blender and blend the apple tart filling.
3.Assemble the Apple Pie Pop Tart
Remove the pie dough from the refrigerator. Roll to ¼ inch thick diameter and cut the dough into eight equal rectangles. Arrange the rectangles on a baking tray and put apple pie tart filling on top, leaving some space from the edges.
Put pie crust on top and seal the edges with a fork. Prick a few holes in the upper crust of the tart to let the air escape.
4.Egg Wash and Bake
Apply the egg whitewash and bake in the oven until light brown at 365F for 18-20 minutes.
Once baked, drizzle some honey and cinnamon on top and enjoy.
Variations and Additions
- You can serve the apple pop tarts with honey, French crème, or whipped cream.
- Cinnamon icing glaze is the best combination in apple tarts.
- If you are not in the mood to make the dough at home, then use store-bought dough. For a flaky and crispy twist, pastry dough instead of pie dough
Expert Tips You Should Consider While Making Apple Pie Pop Tarts Recipe
- Make Dough in Batches _ If you want to make homemade dough in larger quantities, you should make the dough in batches. One more pro tip is that you can use store-bought pie dough.
- Ideal Thickness _ While rolling the dough, make sure it is neither too thin to fall apart nor too thick. The ideal thickness of the rolled dough crest is 1/4 inch.
- Chill the Dough _ Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours to make it a perfect pie dough. Remember, the key to perfect pie dough is cold dough if you make it at home. The main reason for cold dough is to prevent the butter from melting. We only want the butter to melt during baking. For this purpose, we are using chilled butter.
- Over-Kneading the Dough _ Some people complain about their pie dough being tough because they over-knead it, resulting in very hard pop tarts.
- Serve it Cool or Bit Warm _ Homemade apple pop tarts are delicious even if they are a bit warm, but I recommend serving them cool. The inside is runny, and the outside will crumble if we do not let the pop tart cool over the cooling rack for at least 10 minutes.
Storing Suggestions
You can enjoy fresh apple pop tarts for 2-3 days at room temperature. I usually refrigerate them after securing them in plastic wraps and enjoy them for up to 3 weeks.
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Best Cinnamon Apple Pop Tart That You Will Love As Apple Pie Lover
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 persons 1x
Description
Apple pop tarts have the perfect texture of a crunchy pie crust with apple pie filling made with apples, cinnamon, and honey. Cinnamon, apples, pie, and honey in a single dish are everyone’s favorite for fall!
Pie season in the fall is one of my favorite times of the year, and I love to try different apple pie recipes. I want my house to smell like fall in this season, so I usually make apple pie pop tarts at home, and all the pie tarts vanish like magic.
Ingredients
For Pie Dough
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2 sticks of cold unsalted butter (8 ounces or 226g butter)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon kosher
- 3 egg whites (2 for pie dough and 1 for egg wash)
For Apple Pop Tart Filling
- 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
- 1 cup honey crisp apples, cut into small cubes
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Make Pie Dough: In a food processor, add the cake flour, kosher salt, and cold butter (cut into cubes) and mix. Add two egg whites and honey and mix again until the pie dough is well combined and crumbly. Take the dough out of the processor. Knead and flatten the pie dough, secure it in plastic and chill it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
- Make Apple Pop Tart Filling: Dice the Honeycrisp apples (gala apples will also work fine) into small ½ inch cubes. Melt the butter in a pan. Add the apples, heavy cream, cinnamon, kosher salt, and honey and cook them on low-medium heat. Cook them until they turn brown and soft and the mixture reduces. This will take approximately 10 minutes. Let the filling cool, then add it to the blender and blend the apple tart filling.
- Assemble the Apple Pie Pop Tart: Remove the pie dough from the refrigerator. Roll to ¼ inch thick diameter and cut the dough into eight equal rectangles. Arrange the rectangles on a baking tray and put apple pie tart filling on top, leaving some space from the edges. Put pie crust on top and seal the edges with a fork. Prick a few holes in the upper crust of the tart to let the air escape.
- Egg Wash and Bake: Apply the egg whitewash and bake in the oven until light brown at 365F for 18-20 minutes. Once baked, drizzle some honey and cinnamon on top and enjoy.
Notes
- Make Dough in Batches _ If you want to make homemade dough in larger quantities, you should make the dough in batches. One more pro tip is that you can use store-bought pie dough.
- Ideal Thickness _ While rolling the dough, make sure it is neither too thin to fall apart nor too thick. The ideal thickness of the rolled dough crest is 1/4 inch.
- Chill the Dough _ Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours to make it a perfect pie dough. Remember, the key to perfect pie dough is cold dough if you make it at home. The main reason for cold dough is to prevent the butter from melting. We only want the butter to melt during baking. For this purpose, we are using chilled butter.
- Over-Kneading the Dough _ Some people complain about their pie dough being tough because they over-knead it, resulting in very hard pop tarts.
- Serve it Cool or Bit Warm _ Homemade apple pop tarts are delicious even if they are a bit warm, but I recommend serving them cool. The inside is runny, and the outside will crumble if we do not let the pop tart cool over the cooling rack for at least 10 minutes.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
FAQ’s for This Apple Pop Tarts
Can I make the cinnamon glaze to top the apple pop tarts?
Yes, you can make the glaze by mixing ½ cup of icing sugar, ½ tsp of vanilla extract, ½ tsp cinnamon (powder), and 2 tbsp of whole milk.
Can I use puff pastry as an alternative to pie dough?
Yes, absolutely. You can also make puff pastry dough with store-bought pastry instead of pie dough. The only difference it will create is the flakiness. Puff dough will have a flaky texture and less apple taste than pie dough. Indeed, both are absolutely delicious.
