These vegan apple pop tarts have a crispy golden brown crust, sweet, spiced apple filling, and a delicious red cinnamon glaze. These homemade pop tarts are the perfect cozy sweet treat for fall breakfast, snack or just a sweet treat. Vegan, No-Egg, No-Dairy and easily made gluten-free. Keep reading to learn how to make them.
Vegan Apple Pop Tarts
Pop tarts have had a glow up with these scrumptious apple shaped pop tarts, stuffed with a homemade apple pie filling which is the perfect blend of juicy apples and flavoursome spices, you’ll fall in love with them from first bite. These hand held pies are made with simple ingredients, are ridiculously tasty, and are super fun to make!! If you love these pop tarts, then you’ll LOVE my Vegan Pumpkin Spice Pop Tarts. Another cozy must make!
Looking for more Autumnal recipes? Check out my:
- Vegan Coffee Cinnamon Rolls
- Vegan Pecan Pie Cookies
- The BEST Vegan Pumpkin Pie
- Viral Vegan Pumpkin Spice Doughnuts
- Vegan Caramel Apple Sheet Cake
Why you’ll love this recipe:
- Topped with a simple yet utterly delicious cinnamon spiced glaze.
- Easily made gluten-free using gluten-free plain / all purpose flour.
- The pastry melts in your mouth, it’s super soft and buttery with crisp edges.
- Great for kids to make and decorate.
- Gorgeous apple red colour!
- Fun for parties / as a movie night snack.
- Features all the cozy flavours of fall / autumn.
- Easy to store, simply keep fresh in an air tight container at room temperature for a few days.
- The apple pie filling is easy to make and SO delicious! A classic pie filling!
- Pastry is shaped into little apples.
- Super soft and buttery in texture.
- Perfect for breakfast, dessert or as a flavoursome snack.
Ingredient notes
Here are some ingredient notes for making vegan apple pop tarts:
- Flour: Use all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour if needed for the pastry crust. Ensure the flour brand is certified vegan.
- Vegan butter: Opt for a dairy-free butter substitute like Earth Balance, Flora, Naturli or Miyoko’s.
- Sugar: Use a mixture of golden caster sugar and granulated sugar.
- Spices: Flavour the pop tarts with a mixture of ground cinnamon, all spice, ginger and nutmeg.
- Ice-water: Before making the pastry, add some plain water into a bowl and add in a few ice-cubes. Using ice-water helps to keep the pastry cold, making it easier to handle.
- Apples: Use fresh, organic apples for the filling. Use Granny Smith or Honeycrisp which offer a good balance of sweetness and tartness.
- Cornflour / cornstarch: Helps thicken the apple filling.
- Lemon juice: Adds a freshness and tartness to the apple pie filling.
- Powdered / icing sugar: Sift before using to remove and lumps for a smooth glaze.
- Dairy-free milk: Brushed over the pastry before baking for a golden finish. Use any dairy-free milk including soya, oat, almond or cashew for example.
- Red food gel: Ensure the red food gel is vegan friendly. I’ve linked to the one I use here, which is high pigmented.
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Vegan Apple Pop Tarts
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8–10 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
These super easy Vegan Apple Pop Tarts are made with a spiced crust, filled with apple pie filling, and topped with a red cinnamon icing, shaped as little apples!
Ingredients
Ingredients for the pastry
- 240g of all purpose / plain flour (you can use gluten-free)
- 2 tablespoons of caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 220g of dairy-free block butter (cold and cut into small cubes)
- Ice-water (see step 2)
Ingredients for the apple pie filing
- 120g of chopped apples, preferably red apples (diced in small squares)
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground all spice
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- 30g of caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons of cornflour / cornstarch
- Juice of 1 lemon
Ingredients for the red glaze
- 100g of powdered / icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon of dairy-free milk
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- Red food gel
Instructions
Method (pastry)
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar and ground spices. Add in the cold / cubed butter and mix until it resembles sand. You can mix by hand or in a food processor.
- Add in the ice water 1/2 tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together. It may require 1-2 tablespoons of ice-water. You want the dough to be smooth and slightly sticky, but not too dry or wet.
- Wrap the dough in some grease proof paper and place into the fridge for 30 minutes. This will help to prevent sticking when you roll it out.
- Preheat oven to 180°C fan and line 2 baking trays with grease proof paper.
- Lay a sheet of grease proof paper on your worktop and dust with some flour.
- Roll out the dough in-between 2 sheets of floured grease proof paper until its a large rectangle. You’ll want the dough relatively thin. Use an apple shaped cookie cutter to cut out the shapes then place on the lined trays. You can keep re-rolling the excess dough to use it all up. Set aside.
Method (apple pie filling)
- In a medium sized saucepan, add in the diced apple, spices sugar, cornflour and the lemon juice. Place on the hob over low / medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture begins to thicken and the apples soften. This will take appropriately 5-8 minutes.
- Once cooked, turn off the heat and allow the filling to cool slightly, for around 5 minutes.
- Add a teaspoon amount of the filling to the middle of half of the pastry apple shapes.
- Make sure there’s about 1/3 inch open space around the edge of your pastries, then brush the edges with some dairy-free milk.
- Place another apple shape over the filling. Using your finger, press down the edges of the apples to stick them together to create a parcel, then press together with a fork to seal. You can also prick the tops of the pastries with a fork, this will help allow heat to escape when baking.
- Brush the tops of the pop tarts with some dairy-free milk. Bake in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes, or until the pop tarts are lightly golden brown.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool before glazing.
Method (glaze)
- In a bowl, whisk together the icing sugar, dairy-free milk, ground cinnamon and drop of red food gel until thick. You want the consistency to be that of tooth paste. If it’s too thick, add a splash of dairy-free milk. If it’s too runny, add more powdered sugar and mix well to combine.
- Add a drizzle of the glaze on top of the pop tarts, using the back of a spoon to spread it out.
- While the icing is wet, sprinkle over some granulated sugar and ground cinnamon spice (optional).
- Allow the glaze to set at room temp or in the fridge.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
To store: Keep the pastries stored in the fridge, allow to come to room temperature before enjoying. Best eaten on day of making or within 2 days of making.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: pastry
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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