Have you ever wanted to try making your own toaster pastries/pop tarts but you thought the process sounded too difficult? Well, can I just tell you that they really are easy!
They take a little bit of time to prepare, but no step is that difficult. And while you’re spending the time making them, you can think about how much healthier they are than the store bought versions!
These blueberry toaster pastries have a combination of whole wheat flour and white whole wheat flour to make the crust. If you have picky eaters that don’t like the texture of whole wheat, you can substitute white whole wheat flour for all of the flour or use half all-purpose.
The filling starts with fresh blueberries that are then made into a homemade pie type filling. No store bought jelly or jam here, though that could work in a pinch.
Some lemon juice and sugar are simply boiled together with the blueberries to heighten the flavor of the berries and keep them the main flavor in these homemade toaster pastries.
These taste the best warm from the oven but can be reheated in a toaster if there isn’t a lot of filling seeping out the sides.
Take a couple to work with you or send some to school with your kids. You don’t have to feel bad about the ingredients found in these whole wheat blueberry toaster pastries!
- 1½ C blueberries
- ⅓ C sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 C whole wheat flour
- ¾ C white whole wheat or all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- ½ C unsalted butter, cold
- 2-4 tbsp milk
- coarse sugar for garnish, optional
- In a small saucepan, stir together blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Turn heat to medium-low and boil for 10 minutes. Stir in cornstarch and boil for another 5 minutes. If mixture gets too thick, stir in a little water.
- Set aside and allow to cool.
- Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking sheet.
- In the bowl of a food processor or in a large bowl, mix together flours, sugar, and salt. Add in egg, butter and 2 tablespoons milk. Pulse or stir until dough begins to form. Add additional tablespoons of milk as needed.
- Turn dough out onto well-floured surface. Knead dough a couple of times until smooth. Roll out into a thin rectangle. Cut into 2.5 in x 4 in rectangles. Collect scraps and roll out into more rectangles. You will get anywhere from 16-20 rectangles depending on the thickness of the dough.
- Place half of the rectangles on prepared baking sheet. Spread about a heaping tablespoon of blueberry mixture over the top leaving about ⅛ inch of dough on all sides.
- Top with remaining dough rectangles. Crimp edges with fork. Pierce top dough layer with fork a few times to allow steam to escape while baking. Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges just start to turn light golden brown.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving warm.
- Loosely wrap leftovers with plastic wrap.
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
Whoa. These look incredible! I’ve never been a fan of these types of things (the store bought ones anyway) because they seemed so processed. You’ve fixed that problem and now I can try them! Yay. Thank you. 🙂
Tieghan says
I love the fresh blueberries these! They look so good!
Kathy says
Ooh! My kids would love these! How fun!
katie says
I love everything about these… I want to make these right this minute!!!We both were channeling blueberries in our recipes today!
Chelsea says
These look awesome – excited to try them soon! 🙂
Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says
I love blueberries so these sound & look amazing!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says
i made some poptarts a few years ago but these look so much better. love the whole wheat crust 🙂
Nora @ Buttercream Fanatic says
I love the real thing but they just taste so artificial to me now. This is the perfect alternative!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
These obviously look SO much better than the boxed ones! Yummy!
Mimi @ Culinary Couture says
Nothing like some healthy toaster pastries to start the morning!
Jen @ The Scrumptious Pumpkin says
These are so much healthier than the packaged kind and they also look, oh, about 100 times tastier!! I’m loving all the fresh blueberries – such a great recipe! 🙂
Heather @ French Press says
love love love! GREAT idea
Jen of My Tiny Oven says
YUMMY!! I wish I had some of these for breakfast tomorrow. Guess I will have to whip up a batch!
Jenn and Seth says
These look fantastic! So delicious and healthy – love it!
Ramona says
It always impresses e when someone can make something I always buy in a box. This looks so much more amazing!
Kim of Mo'Betta says
My kids are always begging for the boxed version and I rarely buy them b/c of the ingredients. I need to make these for them!
Liz says
I’ll have to give these a try since my kids would love them! 🙂
Erin @ Table for 7 says
These are beautiful! Pinned to try them!
Jocelyn says
I would love to find these in my kitchen in the morning!! They look fantastic!!
Angela says
those look amazing! thanks for sharing 😉
Tracey says
Blueberry pop-tarts were always my favorite, and I just know a homemade version would be about a million times better! I wish I had some of these to eat for breakfast tomorrow 🙂
missy says
Can we make these with frozen blueberries that are drained? How about any other fruit?
Jessica@A Kitchen Addiction says
I would think that frozen blueberries drained would work. Other fruit would work as well, you may need to adjust the amount of sugar or cornstarch depending on the sweetness or water content. I actually have another fruit variety that I’ll be posting soon! 🙂
missy says
Do you think you could wrap/freeze them right after preparing, and just pull out the number you need to make? So they could be fresh out of the oven then.