How To Make Delicious Strawberry Heart Pop Tarts

#1 Make Your Sweetie Some Sweets With Love! Strawberry Pop Hearts.

Strawberry Heart Pop Tarts:

Makes 6 Pop Tarts

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

What You Will Need:

1 egg yolk

1 tsp. water

1 pkg. refrigerated pie dough

6 heaping tsp. cream cheese, whipped

6 heaping tsp. strawberry jam

2 lg. strawberries, carved into hearts and sliced lengthwise

Turbanado sugar (course granulated)

#2 Let's Get Started;

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk and water and set aside for later. This is your 'wash'.

Roll out pie dough until it is about 1/16th of an inch thick. Reroll until thickness is correct.

#3 Cut Your Dough

Cut dough into 12 2.5" X 3.5" rectangles and place them on the sheet pan.

#4 Add The Cream Cheese

Spread 1 heaping tsp. of cream cheese on each piece of dough, leaving ¼" border around the edge.

#5 Add The Strawberry Jam

Layer 1 heaping tsp. strawberry jam on top of the cream cheese, again leaving ¼" border.

#6 You'll Need Two Large Straberries

#7 Cut The Strawberries As Shown..

Wash your berries then vertically cut so the shape resembles a HEARTT.

#8 Cut Hearts Out Of The Center Using The Berries As A Stencil

Take the remaining 6 rectangles of your dough, and using the strawberry hearts as a guide, cut a heart out of each center. *Set these heart shaped dough aside for now. You can use it to make mini hearts filled with jam if desired.

#9 Assemble The Tarts

Place a carved strawberry heart in the center of each jam covered rectangle. Top with the rectangles with the hearts carved out of the center.

#10 Seal The Ends With A Fork Then Add The Sugar

Seal the edges with the prongs of a fork and brush with egg wash. Sprinkle heavily with the course sugar.

#11 Bake For 15 Minutes

Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool at least five-ten minutes.

#12 Enjoy Your Strawberry Pop Hearts!

For the mini tarts using that extra dough..

*Cut out hearts can be made into mini pop tarts. Assemble with cream cheese and jam, seal edges, poke holes for steam to release, egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown. Makes 3 mini pop tarts.