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    Halloween Pop Tarts

    Published: Sep 20, 2023 by Maria Doss · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    These Halloween Pop Tarts are super easy to make using only two ingredients. You can keep them plain or adorn them with a candy flower.

    8 ghost shaped poptarts placed on a black plate.

    It's almost October and we are sharing a brand new recipe this Halloween season. These Halloween pop tarts are an adorable twist to the classic toaster pastries your kids love!

    My kids love how cute they are, just like the Chocolate mice or Halloween clementines. My favorite part is that it requires only 2 ingredients, like the chocolate peanut clusters.

    Pop Tarts are a customizable pastry treat inspired by the popular commercial brand. They consist of flaky pastry dough filled with ingredients like fruit preserves or chocolate, sealed, baked until golden brown, and topped with sweet icing.

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    • How to make?
    • How to store?
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    Why you'll love this?

    • I use a pie crust instead of making a pastry dough from scratch, keeping it simple enough for kids to make or if you are short on time.
    • An easy recipe that your kids will love to make.
    • Can't get easier than a two-ingredient recipe! All you need is a ghost-shaped cookie cutter, piping tip and some skewers.
    • Keep it simple or embellish with a candy flower.

    Ingredients

    Scroll down to the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and amounts.

    ingredients needed for the recipe.
    • Pie crust - Use homemade or store-bought pie crust. Puff pastry might not work well for this Halloween pop tarts recipe because the ghosts will not look as neat.
    • Jam - I like to use a deep red-colored jam or jelly to mimic bloody eyes, like in skull cookies. Feel free to use other jams or preserves such as apricot, cherry, strawberry or black berry.

    Tools needed

    1. Ghost cookie cutter
    2. Small piping tip
    3. Skewers

    How to make?

    You can find full printable recipe below, but here is a quick overview of the procedure along with step-by-step photos.

    a hand cutting ghost shapes using a cookie cutter from pie crust.

    1.Roll the pie crust on a lightly floured surface, to ⅛-inch thickness. Using the ghost cookie cutter, cut out as many ghosts as possible. I was able to cut 16 shapes using my homemade recipe.

    Tip: If the dough is too firm, then let it stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes. This will help make the dough easier to roll and work with. 

    2 photo collage of a hand assembling ghost shape using a cut pie crust.
    2 photo collage of a hand assembling ghost shape using a cut pie crust.

    2 & 3. Make top or face layer - cut out two eyes using the small end of the 2A piping tip, like for the Halloween sandwich recipe. Using the back end of a small spoon, elongate the circle into oval shapes.

    4. Spread about a teaspoon of jam on the middle of another cut-out, leaving about ½-inch border around the edges, like in raspberry thumbprint cookies. Using a very small pastry brush or your fingertip, brush the edges with a little water to moisten.

    5. Place the face layer on top and press the edges with your fingertip, pressing gently to adhere. Press the bottom with a skewer to form the base of the ghost (refer to photos and video).

    Tip: Ensure that you firmly press the edges of the dough together to create a tight seal to ensure that the jam does not leak outside.

    a parchment lined baking sheet with 8  pop tarts ready to be baked.

    6. Repeat the process to make all ghosts and place them on the prepared baking sheet, spacing about an inch apart. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or golden in color. Cool completely.

    These can be served as is to keep to simple or proceed to the next step for an embellishment.

    Tip: No egg wash? I prefer not to brush the Halloween pop tarts with egg wash because it will make them darker in color. Because these pop tarts are not glazed, they look more ghostly when pale golden instead of darker.

    a hand squeezing sugar glaze using a zip lock bag on a ghost pop tart.

    a hand sticking a flower candy on a halloween ghost shaped pop tart.

    7 & 8. Optional step - Make a thick sugar glaze and spoon it into a small ziplock bag. Seal, snip the corner and squeeze a small dollop on one side of the face. Press a candy flower on top, pressing slightly to stick, and let stand for at least 15 minutes for the glaze to dry.

    Tip: To make sugar glaze, stir together confectioners sugar and water in a small bowl, until thick.

    two hands each holding two halloween ghost pop tarts.

    How to store?

    Store Halloween pop tarts in an air-tight container, at room temperature for up to 2 days.

    To freeze - Baked pop tarts without the candy flower can be frozen in a zip lock bag for up to 2 months. Let them thaw at room temperature for a few hours. Serve as is or decorate.

    Helpful tips

    • Pie crust - Leave the refrigerated pie crust for about 15 minutes to make it easier to roll.
    • Jam - I like to use a deep red colored jam for a color contrast. Feel free to use whatever you have at home.
    a hand holding one ghost pop tart.

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    Halloween pop tarts in the shape on ghosts placed on a black plate.

    Halloween Pop Tarts

    These Halloween Pop Tarts are super easy to make using only two ingredients. You can keep them plain or adorn them with a candy flower.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 24 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 34 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 Pop tarts
    Calories: 41kcal
    Author: Maria Doss

    Equipment

    • Ghost cookie cutter
    • Skewers
    • 2A Piping tip

    Ingredients

    • Pie Crust, homemade or store-bought (Use one package rolled pie crust or homeade recipe)
    • 3 tablespoons raspberry jam, or as needed

    Optional ingredients

    • ¼ cup confectioners sugar
    • ½ to 1 teaspoon water
    • 8 candy flowers
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Roll the pie crust on a lightly floured surface, to ⅛-inch thickness. Using the ghost cookie cutter, cut out as many ghosts as possible. I was able to cut 16 shapes using my homemade recipe.
      Tip: If the dough is too firm, then let it stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes. This will help make the dough easier to roll and work with. 

    Assemble poptarts

    • Make top or face layer - Using one ghost cutout, cut out two eyes using the small end of the 2A piping tip. Using the back end of a small spoon, elongate the circle into oval shapes. Set aside while you make the bottom layer.
    • Make bottom layer - Spread about a teaspoon of jam on the middle of another cut-out, leaving about ½-inch border around the edges. Using a very small pastry brush or your fingertip, brush the edges with a little water to moisten.
    • Place the face layer on top and press the edges with your fingertip, pressing gently to adhere. Press the bottom with a skewer to form the base of the ghost (refer to photos and video).
      Tip: Ensure that you firmly press the edges of the dough together to create a tight seal to ensure that the jam does not leak outside.
    • Repeat the process to make all ghosts and place them on the prepared baking sheet, spacing about an inch apart.
    • Refrigerate the baking sheet for about 15 minutes to firm up. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or the tops are golden.
    • Place the baking sheet on a wire rack to cool completely.
      These can be served as is to keep to simple or proceed to the next step for an embellishment.

    Optional step

    • Make a thick sugar glaze and spoon into a small zip lock bag. Seal, snip the corner and squeeze a small dollop on one side of the face. Press a candy flower on top, pressing slightly to stick.
      Tip: To make sugar glaze, stir together confectioners sugar and water in a small bowl, until thick.

    Notes

    Pie crust - Leave the refrigerated pie crust for about 15 minutes to make it easier to roll.
    Jam - I like to use a deep red colored jam for a color contrast. Feel free to use whatever you have at home.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Pop-tart | Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2.03g | Fat: 0.01g | Saturated Fat: 7.001g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 4.1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 2.04mg

    Nutritional information, based on third-party calculations, should be seen as estimates, not guarantees, as various factors like product types, brands, processing methods, and more can alter the nutritional content in recipes.

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