Vegan Strawberry Pop Tarts (Oat Flour)
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The strawberry pop tarts were one of my FAVORITE grab and go breakfasts when I was a kid. I’d pop a few in the toaster before running out the door for school, but of course always washed it down with a glass of milk. Anyone else big milk drinkers when they were kids? (more on that in another blog post).
I’d inhale the strawberry, brown sugar, oreo, s’mores and so many other flavors! OMG were they all SO GOOD. However, now that I’ve gotten older, I realized that I don’t exactly feel the best after eating a store-bought pop tart. Might be the high fructose corn syrup or Red 40 that my 30-year-old body can’t quite break down as easily as it once used too.
Do you see where i’m going with this?! I love finding ways to be creative in the kitchen with one of my favorite ingredients- OATS! They’re extremely versatile and can be blended into oat flour for various recipes and desserts.
Take these pop tarts for example, they are absolutely delicious and made with just a few simple ingredients like yogurt and oats. It’s basically like having a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast but just in a different form. I might be biased, but I have to say they’re equally delicious as the ones you can grab at the store (and a lot of you would have to agree judging by the comments).
I can’t wait to hear what you think of this one! If you make these Oat Flour Pop Tarts, I would really appreciate a comment and rating down below, under the recipe card. Don’t forget to take a picture and tag me over on Instagram, Tiktok or Pinterest!
Ingredients And Substitutions
These are the main ingredients and substitutions for Pop Tarts made with Oat Flour. Scroll down to the recipe card for a full list of ingredients and instructions.
This recipe calls for oat flour which is naturally gluten free. I have not tested this recipe with any other flours yet such as all purpose flour, or 1:1 gluten free flour. But judging by my viral 4 ingredient bagels, I bet it would work! Just might be more fluffy than crispy.
When yogurt is added to flour it creates a really delicious dough. You can use plant-based yogurt like I did from Forager to keep this recipe vegan, or greek yogurt work great too.
A touch of maple syrup sweetens the dough. You may also use honey, agave or date syrup.
Baking powder is going to help these pop-tarts rise to have a soft and fluffy texture.
Salt helps balance out all the flavors.
Plant based or regular milk adds to the texture of the dough.
The icing is made with powdered sugar and your choice of milk.
Finish off these pop-tarts with your favorite sprinkles, I used the ones from Watkins which are non-toxic.
How To Make
ONE: Start by making the dough by combining the oat flour, salt and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add in the yogurt and maple syrup next and mix until a dough is formed.
TWO: Flour a clean working surface with more oat flour and knead the dough for a few minutes. Then, roll it out into a rectangle, about 1/4″ thick, and cut out 6 equal rectangles to make 3 health pop tarts.
THREE: Add three of the dough slices to a prepared baking dish that’s lined with parchment paper, and then add on about 1 tbsp of your favorite jam to the center.
FOUR: Add on the top half of the dough and using a fork, mend the edges together. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.
FIVE: Make the frosting by combining the powdered sugar and milk together. Pour over the pop-tarts and finish off with sprinkles and enjoy!!
Tips And Tricks
Depending on the type of yogurt you use, your dough could look different, so if your dough is too sticky to work with, add in more oat flour, 1 tablespoon at a time until it reaches the right consistency.
Use a pizza cutter to cut out your rectangles for the pop-tarts. This is quick and easy to use.
Feel free to customize your pop-tarts by adding in your favorite jam. I personally love using my homemade chia seed jam.
How To Serve And Store
Serve these quick and easy pop tarts warm and with a cup of coffee or tea.
Store pop tarts in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 2-3 days. Reheat in the air fryer for best results.
Taste And Texture
If you are hoping for a breakfast pastry that tastes exactly like traditional pop tarts, you’ll be a little disappointed as these don’t have that traditional flaky, cookie-like texture due to the ingredients that are used.
Texture-wise, these are more sturdy and chewy, but still have that sweet delicious filling and icing glaze on the top.
Taste-wise, they are sweet, loaded with berry flavor (from the filling), and the vanilla icing exterior.
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Ingredients
- POP-TARTS
- 1/2 cup vegan or regular yogurt
- 1 Tbsp milk of choice
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 3/4 cup oat flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 Tbsp jelly
- ICING
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- sprinkles (measure with your heart)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- Then, start by making the dough by combining the oat flour, salt and baking powder together in a medium bowl.
- Next, add in the yogurt, milk and maple syrup next and mix until a dough is formed.
- Flour a clean working surface with more oat flour and knead the dough for a few minutes.
- Then, roll it out into a rectangle, about 1/4″ thick, and cut out 6 equal rectangles to make 3 healthy pop tarts.
- Add three of the dough slices to the prepared baking dish and then add on about 1 tbsp of your favorite jam to the center.
- Add on the top half of the dough and using a fork, mend the edges together.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly.
- Make the frosting by combining the powdered sugar and milk together. Pour over the pop-tarts and finish off with sprinkles and enjoy!!
Notes
- Depending on the type of yogurt you use, your dough could look different, so if your dough is too sticky to work with, add in more oat flour, 1 tablespoon at a time until it reaches the right consistency.
- Use a pizza cutter to cut out your rectangles for the pop-tarts. This is quick and easy to use.
- Feel free to customize your pop-tarts by adding in your favorite jam. I personally love using my homemade chia seed jam.
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I was skeptical at first but these are very tasty! I had to add some milk to the dough and I didn’t have powdered sugar so I had to improvise with the icing. They came out chewy and sweet and delicious!
Hi Megan! i’m so glad you gave them a shot and that you enjoyed them! Thanks for the comment and rating!! xx
Hi! I was just wondering what happens with the milk in the dough part? Do we mix it in with the yogurt/maple syrup?
Hi Nancy, I apologize for the late response. I have just updated the recipe card to mention where to add the milk, but you’re right it goes into the dough with the yogurt and maple syrup!
You didn’t mention where to add the milk in the dough mixture in your directions. I put it in dough itself. I was wondering if plain Greek yogurt would be okay or if you used plain regular yogurt? I only had Greek and I wasn’t a fan of how the dough turned out. Maybe I’ll try regular yogurt next time.
Hi Hailey! ooops, thanks for letting me know, i’m sorry about that. You can use any type of yogurt, plain or vanilla would be best for this. I have used both greek and plant based yogurt!
I work from home and made these in my lunch break. I made a variety of flavours e.g. Nutella, blueberry, and ginger and rhubarb. They turned out a great and were absolutely delicious!! 10/10 will be making these all the time.
AMAZING!!! so pleased to hear it 🙂
I tried them and they came out a lot better than I thought they would be! Mine were ugly but delicious!
Hey, as long as they taste good!!
I have been on the hunt for a gluten free and vegan pop tart for years! Thank you. These tasted so good!!! I used Trader Joe’s cashew yogurt and I needed a lot more oat flour than called for. I also doubled the batch because we all love baked goods in my house. The texture was very soft and cakey-does that sound normal? I had to pinch the dough together with my fingers, because the fork just stuck to the dough. Still delicious but I was expecting a stiffer dough, because of the oat flour. Thank you so much!!
Hi Sarah! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them! the type of yogurt definitely can change the texture of the flour, so i’d recommend adding in more oat flour until it’s a workable dough. but it sounds like you figured it out!!
I did try it with regular flour and it turned out great!!
amazing!
These are literally SO GOOD! 10/10 i HIGHLY reccomend this was delicious
woohoo!!
Thank you! For the recipe! These were sooo good! I used vanilla protein powder, Greek yogurt, and almond milk for the frosting to cut down on sugar. Delicious! Do you have the nutritional breakdown on these?
amazing!! i’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂 I don’t provide macros, but you can plug the ingredients into a calculator on google to find out 🙂
I loved these! I divided the recipe by three and used activia yogurt. I mixed powdered sugar with the left over yogurt as the glaze and it was amazing!
awesome! happy you loved them!
Awesome super filling!! Only down side is that the pop tarts were under down from the bottom
Hey there! I’m glad you liked it, what do you mean by “under down from the bottom”
DEVOURED these!!!! I’ve never made a breakfast so tasty yet still nutritious, the only feedback I would give is more oven time, mine were a little doughy on the bottom, great tho!
that’s amazing!!! so happy you loved them!
Do you have to use the maple syrup or can you make these without?
Hi Alex, you can leave it out. However, the dough wont’ be sweet at all then! I do recommend adding in some type of sweetener, honey or agave works great too.
Made these this morning. Very sweet, I imagine they would be great with other fillings also. A nice treat though.
Unfortunately mine didn’t look as pretty as yours though 😄.
Question: do you have the nutritional values?
Hi Lisa, I do not have macros on my website at all- reason being is my page is to hopefully inspire to learn how to enjoy food without the numbers.
however I understand some need to know for their own health reasons! There are tons of free macro calculators on google like MyFitness Pal which takes just a few minutes to plug in the ingredients in servings to determine. I hope that helps!
Hi! Can I use almond flour as a replacement for oat flour? I want to make sure it will still turn out right.
unfortunately it’s not a 1:1 swap 🙁
So cool