Vegan Cherry Pop Tarts and Merry Christmas!

It’s Christmas!

If you have a little spare time on your hands (ha – I wish!), why not whip up a batch of these cherry pop tarts? Don’t be fooled, though. These aren’t like the pop tarts you find in stores – but trust me, that’s a good thing. The pastry has a wonderful flavour and is the right level of crumbly. They’re also totally customizable to your taste – you can use any filling you like.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 C all purpose flour
• 1/4 C whole wheat flour
• 1.5 T sunflower (or any vegetable) oil
• 1.5 T soymilk mixed with 1/4 t fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 t baking powder
• 1/2 T water
• Pinch salt
• Big pinch raw sugar
• Black cherry jam (or any other filling that you like)

I adapted the pastry from this recipe.

1. In a bowl, mix together the flours, salt, sugar and baking powder. In a small cup whisk together the lemon-soy mixture with the oil and pour this into the flour mixture.
2. Mix gently with a fork (and, if necessary, with your hands) until it comes together into a ball. If the dough is too dry, add the water (extra if needed, but very little).
3. Roll dough into a ball and chill for an hour.
4. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
5. Roll the chilled though to your desired thickness (I would recommend rolling it quite thin). Cut out rectangles to form your pop tarts.
6. Spread a little jam onto one of the rectangles, leaving a bit of space around the edges. Do not over fill them as the pop tarts will leak during baking if you do! Place another same-sized rectangle of pastry on top and crimp the edges well with a fork.
7. Bake on cookie sheets lined with parchment/baking paper for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
8. Cool on the trays. Makes 1 large or 3 mini pop tarts.

Cue a cheesy Christmas song to play while you bake!

From ingredients…

…to pop tarts! I wonder what flavour I should try next – I’m thinking nutella pop tarts?!

And I’m sure that you’ll find something to do with any leftover pastry 😉

Have very merry, safe and happy Christmas!