Who wouldn’t want a healthier but equally delicious version of this breakfast and snack time classic? Homemade Gluten-Free Strawberry Poptarts! Allergy-free and vegan without the processed sugars and fats! A recipe that’s fun to make and of course, EAT!
I don’t know about you, but Poptarts were one of the greatest baked-pockets-of-joy from childhood. One of those treats that was a right of passage in the younger years. The ever coveted foiled wrapped frosted tarts (the ones that were unfrosted…why bother?), 2 in a pack (but the serving size was only 1???), and the definition of sweet delicious processed food and artificial everything!
My favorite were of course, the classic frosted strawberry ones (i.e. why I made this recipe), but I also had a soft spot of the frosted hot fudge sundae ones. I always hated the s’mores ones though; they were so dry since the pastry part was not the classic dough, but supposedly graham cracker. Now they have crazy soda flavors and Dunkin’ Donuts limited edition ones…crazy stuff!
Still, the frosted strawberry will always hold a near and dear place in my sad gluten-free heart. However, let’s get this straight. NEVER, and I repeat, NEVER toasted. ICK! My poptart preference was straight from the foil wrapper. Toasting the in the toaster was like eating something out of the garbage. For the frosted hot fudge sundae ones though, I do remember loving them frozen from the freezer, “ice cream style”.
I have strong poptart feeling, that’s for sure! Now, on to the fact that poptarts are marketed as breakfast. That’s…scary. Growing up my mom would gave me a poptart as a dessert in my school packed lunch. Especially with these new soda flavored poptarts; why would you even want to eat that for breakfast? However, as a college kid, I can tell you on numerous occasion, college kids drink soda for breakfast :/ Fear not, I solved this breakfast/dessert conundrum with this homemade gluten-free recipe!
These are super fun to make. Mixing and rolling out the dough, cutting the squares, spooning in the strawberry jam, closing the poptart with a top layer of dough, making the form creases to close, baking, then topping with that lovely frosting and rainbow sprinkles! Below you’ll see that this strawberry poptart recipe is 100% breakfast treat approved as well as kid, mom, and “college kid” approved too! O, and of course, gluten-free, allergy-free, and vegan so just about everyone can enjoy these tarts of strawberry joy!
Homemade Gluten-Free Strawberry Poptarts (Allergy-Free, Vegan)
- Pastry Dough:
- 1¼ Cup Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
- 1¼ Cup Millet Flour
- ⅓ Cup Erythritol
- ¼ Cup Arrowroot Starch
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- ½ Cup Mashed Ripe Banana
- ½ Cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- ½ Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- ½ Tsp Butter Emulsion
- About 6 TB Strawberry Jam (1 TB each poptart)
- Glaze:
- ⅓ Cup Powdered Erythritol
- 2 TB Water
- 1 Tsp Coconut Oil
- Allergy-Free Sprinkles
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a bowl, mix together all the dough ingredients and knead with your hands.
- Place the dough on a greased Silpat and roll it out to about ¼ inch thick.
- Using a pastry or pizza cutter, cut out 12 long rectangles and remove excess dough.
- Place 1 TB of the strawberry jam in the center of 6 of the rectangles and then layer on an unused rectangle on top of each.
- Close the poptarts around the edges using the back of a fork to seal.
- Place the Silpat on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes.
- To make the glaze, simply mix together the powdered erythritol, water, and coconut oil to combine.
- Once the poptarts have baked and cooled, pour on some of the glaze, using a spoon, to the tops of each and then sprinkle on some sprinkles!
Mind-blowing…right? What’s even more mind-blowing (or not so mind-blowing) is that they taste spot on! I was all smiles after I made these poptarts! Childhood could once again be realized! I suggest these be your next ultra-fun and crafty weekend baking project. Enlist the kiddos (or not) and bake up some homemade gluten-free strawberry poptarts!
So tell me:
+ What was/is your favorite poptart flavor?
+ Untoasted, toasted, or frozen?
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I never had poptarts growing up but these look awesome!
Time to change that!
These are so fun! I’ll have to pass this along to my GF buddies!
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I’ve never actually tried pop tarts, but these looks so tempting and pretty. To be honest I’m not great at eating breakfast in the morning. It’s just way too early for me before I head to work in the morning. On the weekends I do.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!
I will just love your Poptarts!
Thanks!
I love it when you recreate childhood favourites! I had actually completely forgotten about my poptart addiction in highschool. I totally did eat these for breakfast and no wonder I would get that afternoon energy crash :/ I have to admit I never liked the strawberry ones, I quite liked the s’more ones. But my grown up tastebuds think your version sounds great!
Haha, and I always thought smores was the worst 😛
They look so delicious.
Thanks!
My kids will be thrilled! They have been GF for most of there lives. I am the only one in the family who doesn’t ave celiacs. I picked up some poptarts for myself for a kid free road trip. They spotted them and had to tell me how much they thought it was unfair that they couldn’t have them. I can make a batch and they can feel like ‘normal’ junk food eating kids for a bit! Thanks!
Awesome! And they get the added benefit of no scary chemicals and artificial ingredients 😉
I love pop-tarts and can’t wait until I can give your recipe a try. My favorite flavor of pop-tarts has changed over the years. At age 53, I’ve got to try most flavors: Vanilla Milkshake, Berry, Grape, Lowfat and more. My favorite now is Hot Fudge Sundae. When Pumpkin Spice came out, it became a favorite. Chocolate has always been at the top of my list, as well. Thank you for the new recipe.
Fantastic, well I hope you enjoy some fresh homemade ones now!
These look fabulous!!!
Thank you!
Oh wow these are a dream come true!
Haha, yes! Woohoo!
My brother is gluten intolerant, can’t wait to share this recipe with him!
I’m sure!
I need to make these! Since going vegan I’ve craved pop tarts as we can’t get the un-glazed ones that easily here in the UK!
You will have a blast making them right at home!
Yum! I’ve always wanted to make my own poptarts. I should try these!
Yes, do it!
These look fantastic! I haven’t had a pop tart is years. Thank you for the recipe 🙂
A must have now!
Strawberry pop-tarts are the best flavor in my opinion. Love this idea–sharing this on social media!
Right? They are THE best! Thanks!
These look awesome Pop-tarts were my life when I was a teenager 😀 I like this version better 😉
I missed them so much! Had to recreate them allergy-free!
How awesome is it to make homemade pop tarts. Strawberry is always my favorite!
It is the #1 flavor!
Yay for homemade poptarts! :]! These are so cute!!
Thank you, Farrah 😀
I love Pop Tarts but they’re SO not good for you…thanks to your recipe I can enjoy them guilt free 🙂
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Yes! Now you can enjoy them and feel good about it!
Fantastic! Homemade is always better!
Yes it is!
Poptarts always sounded a lot better than they tasted. Your homemade version looks a whole lot better than those from my childhood!!!
Haha! They were one of the special favorite treats of mine! I was so excited to bring them back into my life!
I usually buy from store, now days I don’t buy becau Of its ingredients! This sounds good to me let’s try this;)
That ingredient panel is scary!
I’ve never made my own pop tarts Rebecca and now i can’t wait to try.
They are so fun to make! I need to try it again with some more flavors!
Yum! These look delicious and what a great alternative! I need to make these for my husband…he loves Poptarts, but I refuse to buy them. This would be a good compromise 🙂
Haha, refuse no more! 😉
I loved pop tarts when I was in college because they were cheap and easy. Then I read the label and haven’t bought them since ??
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Much more enjoyable when we make them ourselves!
I’ve never had a pop tart in my life – they’ve just always looked a bit grim to me! I’ve never even seen s’mores, much less ever had them/it.
(Is s’mores plural or a single thing?)
Do people in the US really give pop tarts to kids for breakfast? Yikes – all that sugar! (I did a quick Google search to see what was in them.) Your version does seem to be a bit more healthy.
I always had mine more as a “trashy” snack.
Never heard of pop tarts, but I’m deffo up for those 😀
Especially because it’s strawberry season soon, wohoooo!
Haha, you’re so not American 😛
Wow! I saw these on your Instagram page, and fell in love immediately! They look SO inviting, easy to make, and would love to get my hands on 1 or maybe 3 of these! haha 🙂
Aw, thank you so much! It is hard to stop at one 😉
My two little niece’s would love these. I’m going to send their mother the recipe!
The used to eat pop tarts all the time but since discovering the whole load of additives their mother (and quite rightfully too) stopped them for a more healthier breakfast.
But with these, now they can be re-introduced!
They will be so excited to have FRESH and REAL poptarts 😉
I don’t really eat poptarts but these are pretty cute. Love the sprinkles.
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Now you can eat them!
Would you believe the only place I’ve ever seen pop tarts are on tv or online. I can’t imagine what it tastes like but these do look really good.
Haha, well I home you make THESE right at home!
Rebecca, these are SO cute! I can’t imagine anyone preferring the ‘original’ pop-tart to your creation.
Haha, I think mine does deserve a gold star 😉
Oh I am a sucker for Pop Tarts and this version looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it 🙂
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I think we all are 😉
These are great! I love that they are gf/vegan… I have lots of friends and family who would love these!
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Everyone will love them!
I also liked the cinnamon poptarts…that was it! I can’t imagine having them for breakfast though…talk about a sugar rush!
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I would love to make these for my kids.I m sure they are going to be a hit!
They would love them!
I never thought I’d touch another pop tart again, but you’ve made it healthy and delicious, so I’m back!
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Time to touch all the poptarts now 😉
These are so fun! My kids have never had a poptart, but I certainly did as a kid before my diet changed. I’d love to make these for my kiddos, I’m sure they’d love them.
They will be so excited!
I’ve never tried making poptarts before, but they don’t sound much harder than a pie. My kids will go crazy over these!
Nope! And I’ve never made a real “pie” or even hand pies before, so you can do these!
I loved pop tarts as a kid (and an adult). It’s nice to know that I can have an allergy friendly one now!
It had to be done!
I can see that these are going to become a hit in our house! LOVE!
I know it!
I’ve always wanted to make my own pop tarts, and these look much better for you than store-bought! I am different than you though, I always wanted mine a little bit warm. I think it helped me eat slower and enjoy more 🙂
Haha, I’d just rip the foil open and eat the sweetness!
Wow wow wow!! This is such a cool recipe! I too looooved pop-tarts as I kid… but the chocolate ones and yes, the smores. 😉 And I like anything gooey so liked mine toasted, but straight out of the foil was good too! Awesome job on the creative recipe.
Straight from the foil will always win 😉
Toaster Strudel was my favorite packaged breakfast food. I preferred the flaky crust, but your homemade poptarts look like they could change my mind.
I always hated those! My brother liked them, I was all about poptarts!
These look so delcious! You are totally right, keep them out of the toaster, toasting just ruins a pop tart. I liked the straweberry ones growing up, but I also liked the cinnamon ones…I liked to eat around the edges first and then the middle. It was a science.
The middle was always the best part! Haha! No one likes the edges 😛
I loved Pop Tarts growing up. I don’t really buy them for my kids except for a treat now and then, but my youngest really loves them. I’ll have to try making them myself! Thanks for the inspiration!
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Yea! Enlist them to help and make it a weekend project!
These look SO good! I can’t eat a whole bunch of things, and Pop Tarts are one of those things that I really miss. Thanks for sharing!
Never miss them again!
i did a little demo on different sugary treats and was shocked to find all the details on poptart..so definitely your version is genius! i love all that sprinkles…
They are some scary sweets!