



I recently took a good look at my ever growing list of bookmarked recipes to try and noticed that 95 percent of the recipes on there were desserts. Faced with the harsh reality that I probably eat way more desserts than I do actual food and that my future husband and kids might seriously end up eating brownies as a meal someday, I have decided to make a conscious effort to do more cooking and less baking. And as always, the real meals that I'll be whipping up will be featured here on the blog, so YAY! I know everyone's excited.





Good news like this calls for a celebration, and we all know it's not a celebration unless baked goods are involved. So, how about some cinnamon brown sugar pop-tarts? Yes, I knew we were on the same page. You guys went crazy over them when I posted a teaser pic on Facebook, so I'm sure you've also been at the edge of your seats for the recipe. Well, I'm here now to share it with you all and to assure you that homemade pop-tarts are really not as intimidating as you may think they are!





Let's break down a pop-tart's components: pastry crust, filling, and glaze. You make the pastry crust with a few whirls of a food processor. You make the filling with a few tosses of a fork. And you make the glaze with a few turns of a whisk. Now you tell me how intimidating that sounds?





Not at all right? Exactly! So now that you've realized that, you can hop right on into your kitchen, gather your ingredients and start baking. The sooner you do all that, the sooner you'll be rewarded with the best pop-tarts you have ever tasted ever in your entire life. And that is not an exaggeration.





Check. Rich, non-high fructose corn syrup, brown sugar-cinnamon filling. Check. Delicious, non-artifically flavored or colored cinnamon glaze. Check. Overall light and airy pop-tart. Check. Melt in your mouth flaky crust.Rich, non-high fructose corn syrup, brown sugar-cinnamon filling.. Delicious, non-artifically flavored or colored cinnamon glaze.. Overall light and airy pop-tart.





Now remind me again when was the last time you checked all or even one of those off for a store-bought Pop-Tart? ....I'm gonna go ahead and say never. That's your cue to shun store-bought Pop-Tarts from your life for good. This is where it's at people. This is what you want to be eating. This is what you need to be eating. Homemade and freshly baked, and don't even get me started on the endless variations of fillings and toppings you could try. So, what are you waiting for?



