A few years ago, when Toy Story 4 came out in theaters, Woody's Lunchbox in Walt Disney World had a new Pixar Pop Tart that was so tasty. It had a flaky pastry dough tart filled with fruity jam and decorated with blue frosting and a Pixar ball. We loved this treat, so we decided to make an easy copycat version of Pixar Pop Tarts. Turns out, homemade Pop Tarts are pretty easy to bake, even with Toy Story embellishments. If you have kids, this is a great recipe to have them help with!
Pixar Pop Tarts Copycat Recipe Ingredients
- Refrigerated Pie Crust
- Fruit Jam or Nutella
- Butter
- Powdered sugar
- Salt
- Vanilla
- Milk
- Candy Stars
- Large Yellow Melting Chips
Pixar Pop Tarts Copycat Recipe Directions
To start making your homemade Pixar pop tarts, unwrap two circle pie dough packages and let them warm up to room temperature. They seem to be easier to work with if they aren't too cold. You can find the pie crust in the refrigerated section of the store near the biscuits and butter.
Lay them out flat on a cutting board. You can use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a rounded square shape. Then, cut the pie crust into 6 rectangle pieces. The easiest way to cut it is to use a pizza cutter.
Cut about 2 tablespoons of butter and melt it in the microwave in a small bowl.
Spread a thin layer of butter over the top of all the cut pieces. Then, scoop about a tablespoon of jam or Nutella onto half of the rectangles, these will be the bottoms of your Pop Tarts. Spread it out so it covers the dough. Leave about 1/6 inch border.
Lay a second section of pie crust over the top of the jam layer. Then, use a fork to connect the two pie crust pieces together. Press around the entire Pop Tart.
Spread the rest of your melted butter on the top of your Pixar pop tarts and then place it on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper. Repeat the process until you have finished all the Toy Story Pop Tarts. Two rounds of pie dough made six pop tarts.
Spread the rest of your melted butter on the top of your Pixar pop tarts and then place it on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper. Repeat the process until you have finished all the Toy Story Pop Tarts. Two rounds of pie dough made six pop tarts.
Bake the Pixar pop tarts for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees. You want them to be a nice golden brown. So, keep an eye on them! Remove them from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack. Be careful as you transfer them, they are flaky and soft so they can bend and break.
While they cool, make a batch of frosting. For our frosting, we used 6 Tablespoons of butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, a dash of salt, a few drops of vanilla, and a teaspoon of milk. If you prefer to use store bought frosting, that works great!
Stir the frosting until it is smooth and all the lumps are gone. Set aside a small spoonful of white frosting and then add blue food coloring to make the remainder a nice pretty bright blue. Use the blue frosting to frost the center of the Toy Story Pixar Pop Tart.
Decorating your Pixar Pop Tarts
Now, you get to decorate! We used some candy stars and yellow melting chips for our Pixar Ball supplies.
Place a little dot of the white frosting on the back of the red star and then stick it to the top of the yellow melting chip.
Then stick the "ball" onto the tart. The blue frosting will hold it in place. Sprinkle a trail of decorating pearls along the rest of the frosted area.
The jam filling is a perfect combo with the salty/buttery pastry dough. Nutella would also be delicious, we can’t wait to make that version!
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Leave A CommentamamgoodwinSeptember 06 2020
looks amazing, I need to try these! I hope they reopen woodys soon!!