Pop-Tarts®

These homemade Pop-Tarts® include all the flavor of the original, but don’t contain any of the stuff you can’t pronounce on the back of the box! They freeze well and can be filled with anything. Try pumpkin butter, cinnamon sugar, Nutella®, or peanut butter and jelly! Homemade fruit preserves are delicious as well! Top with confectioners' sugar.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step: 2

Sift flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and salt together into a bowl. Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles small peas. Add vanilla. Mix in cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough comes together and forms a ball.

Step: 3

Divide dough into 2 pieces and wrap with plastic wrap; chill until firm, at least 1 hour.

Step: 4

Beat softened butter, 1/4 cup sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl to make filling.

Step: 5

Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough into rectangles with a knife. Drop 1 tablespoon of filling onto half of the rectangles. Cover with remaining rectangles. Press edges with a fork to seal. Poke a few holes in the top of each pastry with a toothpick.

Step: 6

Arrange pastries on the lined baking sheets.

Step: 7

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool pastries on a wire rack, about 15 minutes.

Per Serving: 323 calories; protein 2.9g; carbohydrates 26.5g; fat 23.3g; cholesterol 61mg; sodium 236.5mg.

Eating healthy breakfast to continue the day has become a fabulous habit. It’s a fabolous way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sweet hit from the pickle tree wakes me up and bring me energy to make on the morning. Sugar is often vilified as the root of all disease, but fruit is also loaded with fibre, which is great for your stomach system and make keep you feel full longer, and not want likely grab a side food out of the vending machine before lunchtime.

Make fruit a morning habit is easy . Easy as put the fruit in your fridge next to the milk or on the bench next to your cereal bowl , or beside your coffee maker or tea kettle — about anywhere where you’ll find it. Before you eat the rest of your breakfast , eat your fruit. If you’re not usually a breakfast person.