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Homemade Halloween Pop-Tarts Recipe

Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Cuisine: Dessert
Author: Public Lives, Secret Recipes

Ingredients

  • for the pop-tarts:
  • 2¼ cup flour
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup butter
  • pinch of salt
  • water
  • for the filling:
  • raspberry pastry filling
  • for the toppings:
  • white cookie frosting
  • green cookie frosting
  • black cookie frosting
  • Wilton candy eyeballs
  • orange cookie frosting
  • yellow cookie frosting

Instructions

  • Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In food processor, combine flour, sugar, butter, & salt.
  • Pour mixture into large mixing bowl & add in one egg yolk. Knead with your hands until smooth.
  • Let sit in refrigerator for 1.5 hours. Preheat oven to 360 F.
  • Mix in extra egg yolk to dough. Add 1 tbsp of water as needed to help dough stick together. Place dough on large cutting board & roll out until about 1.5 cm in height.
  • Cut dough into even number of rectangles (for the Mummy), square with two additional squares on the side (Frankenstein), tombstone shape (Coffin), round edged triangle (Candy Corn).
  • Place half of the shapes on parchment paper & place 1 tsp of filling directly in center of dough.
  • In separate small bowl, combine egg yolk & water.
  • Brush the edges of filled dough with egg & water mixture.
  • Place evenly sized dough on top of filled dough & press down on sides to close.
  • Press the edges of the dough with a fork to secure shapes together.
  • Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
  • Top according to images above or however you desire. Serve over a plate extra filling to resemble blood & enjoy!

Notes

Supplies
  • parchment paper
  • large mixing bowl
  • saran wrap
  • large baking sheet
  • small bowl
  • fork
  • knife
  • food processor
  • cutting board
  • rolling pin
  • measuring cup