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Posted on October 19, 2020 | Last updated on December 9, 2020 | By Chelsea Cole | Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Pop Tarts with Maple Icing

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Pumpkin isn’t just for dessert – here’s a fun way to make it a part of breakfast, too! These pop tarts have a pumpkin cream cheese filling and maple icing with just a sprinkle of sea salt to keep things interesting.

Pop tarts on a hot pink surface.

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When we think of sweet pumpkin things, we typically of desserts. No more! If we only get pumpkin things for a couple months out of the year, it’s going in everything, including breakfast.

I made homemade pop tarts (hand pies) for a client last month and it made me want to make all kinds of pop tarts, including this pumpkin variation!

The inside is a simple pumpkin, cream cheese, maple syrup mixture. The actually “tart” is simply puff pastry. For the icing, I actually used Trader Joe’s maple butter (OMG) but I’m gonna tell ya how to make a maple icing, too. And to round it all off, a sprinkle of Maldon Sea Salt Flakes. If ya know, ya know.

How to Make Pumpkin Pop Tarts

Pumpkin pop tart ingredients.

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • Pureed pumpkin
  • Cream cheese
  • Maple syrup
  • Pumpkin pie spice
  • Salt
  • Puff pastry sheets
  • An egg
  • Maple butter (or powdered sugar and maple syrup)
  • Flaky sea salt (like Maldon’s)

And here’s how ya do it!

Whip together the pumpkin and cream cheese, then fold in the maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.

Pumpkin pop tart filling in a glass bowl.

Roll out the puff pastry sheets, then cut each one into 12 squares. Place a dollop of the pumpkin cream cheese mixture on 12 of the 24 squares.

Photo of cut puff pastry and another photo of cut puff pastry with dollops of pumpkin mixture.

Get a small bowl of water. Dip your finger in it and run it along the edges of the squares. Place a non-filled square on top of each filled square, then take a small fork, dip it in the water, and crimp the edges closed. Whisk an egg, then brush it over the top of each pop tart.

Sandwiched puff pastry pieces and egg washed puff pastry pieces.

Bake at 425 F for 14-17 minutes, until golden brown. Drizzle with maple butter and flaked sea salt, and ta da! Pumpkin pop tarts.

Photo of maple icing drizzle and photo of sprinkling sea salt.

Can I freeze the pop tarts?

Yes! Freeze them before the egg wash and baking. You can put the egg wash on and bake from frozen – just increase the cooking time by 8-10 minutes.

Pumpkin Pop Tarts Recipe

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Pumpkin Pop Tarts with Maple Icing

  • Author: Chelsea Cole
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 pop tarts 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Baking
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Pumpkin isn’t just for dessert – here’s a fun way to make it a part of breakfast, too! These pop tarts have a pumpkin cream cheese filling and maple icing with just a sprinkle of sea salt to keep things interesting.


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Ingredients

  • 1 cup pureed pumpkin
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 puff pastry sheets
  • 1 egg
  • Trader Joe’s maple butter (or 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp maple syrup, and milk)
  • Flaky sea salt (like Maldon’s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Whip together the pumpkin and cream cheese until fluffy and light in color. Fold in the maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
  3. Flour a work surface and a rolling pin. Roll out the puff pastry sheets until about 16 inches long, then cut each one into 12 squares.
  4. Place a dollop of the pumpkin cream cheese mixture on 12 of the 24 total squares.
  5. Fill a small bowl with water. Dip your finger in it and run it along the edges of the filled squares. Place a non-filled square on top of each filled square, then take a small fork, dip it in the water, and crimp the edges closed.
  6. Whisk the egg in a small bowl, then brush it over the top of each pop tart.
  7. Bake at 425 F for 14-17 minutes, until golden brown.
  8. If you don’t have maple butter and are making maple icing, whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, and add milk 1 tbsp at a time until desired consistency is reach. It should be thin enough to drizzle but not too thin.
  9. Let pop tarts cool for 10 minutes, then drizzle with the maple butter or icing. Sprinkle with a little sea salt and serve.

Notes

Trader Joe’s maple butter makes the perfect icing for this!

You’ll have leftover pumpkin filling. Spread it on waffles, pancakes, or make cinnamon rolls.

Calories are an approximation.

Keywords: pumpkin pop tarts

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I'm the author of Everday Sous Vide: It's All French to Me, a digital marketer by day, and food blogger and freelance content creator by night. I'm a University of Oregon grad currently in Portland, OR, my hometown. I first started this blog as a college student hoping to encourage other students to branch outside of pizza and boxed mac and cheese. While some things have changed since I finished school, I still rely on simple recipes to produce fun, comforting food!

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