27 May Healthy Poptarts {Gluten Free + Dairy Free}
I went to brunch with a friend at a local healthy café and they had these delicious looking poptarts! I bought one for my son + I took a bite and it was SO good. In the back of my head, I’ve always wanted to create a “healthier” version of a poptart because I LOVE taking conventional “food” items and turning them into something healthier + more nutrient-dense. So, I took the step + made healthy poptarts!
It always seemed intimidating, so I crossed it off my list until the other day. When I looked at the poptart, I was thinking “I could totally do this!”
Voilá! Here I share with you my homemade gluten-free + dairy-free poptart that is DELISH. I wasn’t a huge fan of the icing since it didn’t harden up. I will be back with an icing that works OR you can leave it off – which is what we prefer since it’s less sugar. 🙂
The filling can be a homemade jelly or just a premade organic jelly that you choose {the one I use here is Costco’s organic strawberry jelly!}.
I’ll put it on my to-do to create a yummy homemade jelly. 😉 And don’t forget to aim for good quality pasture-raised eggs when making this! Until then, enjoy these gluten-free + dairy-free poptarts! Tag us on Instagram + Facebook @nuvitruwellness so we can see your yummy creation!
P.S. If you like the whole switching junk to a healthy version, try our whoopie pies! 😉
Gluten Free + Dairy Free Poptarts
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 Cup Almond Flour
- 3/4 Cup Tapioca Flour
- 1 Tbsp Coconut Flour
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Palm Shortening
- 1 Egg Pasture-rasied*
Filling
- 1 Spoonful Strawberry Jelly Organic pre-made or make your own*
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients for the crust into a bowl and mix well until combined to form a dough. Put in fridge for 4-6 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Take the dough out of the fridge and you'll want to leave it at room temperature for a couple minutes as this will make it easier to work with.
- Put the ball of dough in-between two sheets of parchment paper. Use a roller to flatten out the dough. The thinner you make the dough, the more it will break. I like to keep it a little thick, so it doesn't fall apart. This might be trial and error for you in the first batch.
- Once flattened out, use a ruler to measure the sides to create perfect rectangles. I went with 5x4 inches. Use a knife to cut those measurements.
- Place the first rectangle on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Take a spoonful of jelly and put on top of that rectangle. Go back to your dough and cut another rectangle and place it on top of the jelly.
- Take a fork and slightly smash the sides together. You'll have that little imprint from the fork around the sides.
- Repeat until all poptarts are done. You will have to ball up the dough, re-flatten, measure and cut.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Take out of the oven and enjoy! 🙂
