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Homemade frosted brown sugar cinnamon pop tart on a rustic wooden table, with a slice cut revealing the filling.
Alyssa

Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts

These homemade pop tarts are filled with a delicious brown sugar cinnamon filling and topped with a sweet glaze.
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Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chilling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 9 pop-tarts
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Calories: 250
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus more as needed
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter chilled and cubed
  • 1/2 cup ice water plus more as needed
  • 1/2 cup packed dark or light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar sifted
  • 1 tablespoon milk plus more as needed
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
  2. Drizzle the ice water over the mixture and stir until it forms large clumps. Gather into a ball, flatten into discs, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate.
  3. Roll out one disc of pastry and cut into rectangles, place on a baking sheet, and refrigerate.
  4. Repeat with the second disc of pastry. Fill half with the cinnamon-brown sugar mixture, then top with another pastry rectangle and seal.
  5. Poke holes in the tops for steam, brush with egg wash, refrigerate again, and then bake until golden.
  6. Whisk together the icing ingredients and drizzle over cooled pop tarts.

Notes

For best results, chill the pastry dough for at least 2 hours before rolling out.