A fun holiday breakfast or dessert, these homemade Christmas Tree Pop Tarts are easy, tasty, festive and ready in less than 30 minutes!
A TASTY CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST
These Christmas Tree Pop Tarts are easier to make than you might think! Using puff pasty, fruit preserves and a delicious glaze, these pop tarts are the perfect morning treat or even dessert! You can customize these to any flavor you love! Shaped like Christmas Trees, they are great to serve for Christmas morning. However, I have made these a few times already and we had them as a dessert so they really are flexible in how you serve them!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
You can also use pie dough. You can make your own or you can buy some from the store. You will need 2 sheets. Using puff pastry makes these puff up more, where with pie dough, they will be flatter but still be equally as tasty.
This helps to make them a nice golden brown color. You don't have to do the egg wash but it is recommended for color.
No you can also use jam or jelly as well. I like the heartiness and thickness of a preserve or a jam but jelly can be used too. It might spread a bit more as it bakes though.
You can use any of your favorite sprinkles for this recipe. I used Christmas colored sprinkles but use what you have on hand or skip it altogether!
Yes, the puff pastry will need to be defrosted/thawed before using. Follow the package directions, the time will vary based on brand.
While these are best eaten right after they are made and are fresh, you can store them for 2 days in an airtight container on the countertop. I do not suggest reheating as it will melt the icing. They are delicious room temperature too.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- puff pastry
- strawberry preserves
- egg
- powdered sugar
- milk
- vanilla extract
- holiday sprinkles
HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS TREE POP TARTS:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a 9x13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside. Lay the puff pastry sheets (make sure they are cold but not frozen, being warm will be harder to handle) flat on a lightly floured surface. Use the cookie cutter to cut Christmas tree shapes out of the puff pastry. Then collect the leftover pastry dough back together and knead it to get it smooth. Roll it back out to about ¼-inch thickness and continue cutting out the Christmas tree shapes. Place each of them on the prepared baking sheet. You should be able to get about 24 Christmas trees from all your dough (which will make 12 pop tarts.)
On half of the Christmas trees, place about 1 tablespoon of preserves and gently spread it out. Make sure to leave some space around the edges of the entire trees.
Top each filled tree with a plain Christmas tree cut out and pinch the edges together slightly. Using a fork, press the seams around the edges together to completely seal. Crack the egg in a small bowl and whisk until scrambled, then brush the egg over the tops of each pop tart.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until they are golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool.
While the pop tarts are cooling, in a large bowl whisk together the preserves, milk, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until combined.
Once the pop tarts have cooled and aren’t hot (if they are too hot the icing will melt off), spread the icing on top of each one.
Lastly add the sprinkles and serve.
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Christmas Tree Pop Tarts
Ingredients
Pop Tarts:
- 2 sheets puff pastry, defrosted (cold but not frozen)
- 1 cup strawberry preserves
- 1 large egg
Icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar (also called confectioners sugar)
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- ½ cup strawberry preserves
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a 9x13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- Lay out the puff pastry sheets (make sure they are cold but not frozen, being warm will be harder to handle) flat on a lightly floured surface.
- Use the cookie cutter to cut Christmas tree shapes out of the puff pastry, then knead the leftover pastry dough back together. Roll it back out to about ¼-inch thickness and continue cutting out the Christmas tree shapes.
- Place each of them on the prepared baking sheet. You should be able to get about 24 Christmas trees from all your dough (which will make 12 pop tarts.)
- On half of the Christmas trees, place about 1 tablespoon of preserves and gently spread it out. Make sure to leave some space around the edges of the entire trees.
- Top each filled tree with a plain Christmas tree cut-out and pinch the edges together slightly. Using a fork, press the seams around the edges together to completely seal.
- Crack the egg in a small bowl and whisk until scrambled, then brush the egg over the tops of each pop tart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until they are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool.
- While the pop tarts are cooling, in a large bowl whisk together the preserves, milk, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until combined.
- Once the pop tarts have cooled and aren’t hot (if they are too hot the icing will melt off), spread the icing on top of each one.
- Lastly add the sprinkles and serve.
Notes
- You can use pie crust if you'd like, store bought or homemade.
- Jam or jelly can be used in place of preserves and you can use your favorite flavor.
- Make sure your puff pastry is thawed but is still cold when cutting out the shapes.
- This makes 12 but you can easily double this recipe if you want more.
- The cookie cutter I used was about 3 inches long.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
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