Healthy Pop Tarts (GF)
Who would have ever thought you could make such a thing as a healthy pop tart?? It sounds like a contradiction in terms
The pop tart for those of you who don’t know was introduced to the world in 1964 by Kellogg as a pre-baked toaster convenience food and soon became popular as a kids breakfast. It is made out of two layers of pastry and has a sweet filling inside. The basic pop tart without frosting has approximately 16g sugar and 200 calories
The reason I know anything about Pop Tarts at all is due to Mr B, who recently admitted to me that when he is stressed at work he goes to the vending machine and liberates a pop tart. This surprised me, as Mr B is a firm believer in clean eating, and generally sticks to that during the week
I therefore decide to seek out the ultimate treat for him. A pop tart that he could eat, that would be healthy and clean but taste just as good. This recipe is adapted from Lexiscleankitchen.com and doesn’t disappoint. It has Pataya, blueberries, chia and almonds as the main ingredients and so has plenty of antioxidants. It is sweet, but the sugars are natural. The biggest difference is that unlike the shop bought version, it wont outlast a nuclear incident, but given how quickly Mr B ate them, that was rather unlikely anyway!
Ingredients
For the tart
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 1 large egg
Homemade Chia Jam
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. chia seeds
For the glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp. cashew milk
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ tsp. pataya powder
Method
- To make the dough, combine all the ingredients in a blender and leave to chill in the fridge (very important)
- To make the jam, put all the ingredients in a deep pot and cook on a low heat until broken down, be careful not to burn
- Turn off an let cool
- Combine the glaze ingredients and set aside
- Between two pieces of parchment, gently roll out the dough and cut out rectangles using a sharp knife
- Place half the rectangles on parchment paper, place a teaspoon of the jam in-between, wet the edges and press down with a fork to close
- Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill and preheat the oven
- Once the oven is hot, bake the tarts for 12-15, until golden brown. Let cool
- Once cooled use a pastry brush to add the glaze
- I added the pataya later after brushing first so that I had two different colours and used the glaze as a drizzle
