Saturday, September 26, 2015

Fifteen minute raspberry pop tarts!

Hello, everybody! The Fresh Pioneer is back and we have a quick and easy recipe. I'm not a fan of canned fruit or canned filling, but my kids saw this on a kids' cooking video, so they wanted to try it. Surprisingly, it wasn't too bad! 
How's that for a recommendation, haha! No, seriously, it was pretty good for something that comes out of a can and a tube, respectively.
You'll need one can of raspberry pile filling/jelly. I think that banner at the top says NO FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, but the way it was cut off makes me laugh. 
 Several tubes of puff pastry from a tube. The kids were very excited to open these since they make that *POP* noise. This one is already stuffed, but I didn't get a picture of when they first rolled it out. You can use crescent rolls and roll it into a square with a rolling pin.
 We made two varieties. One was plain raspberry filling and one was cream cheese and raspberry. It was delicious! I like mine more like a Danish so I used 4 oz of cream cheese with 3 TBS of the filling. That made several pop tarts.
                                              
 Cut the pastry into squares, placing a few TBS of the filling onto each square and sealing with a form. Cook in the oven at 375F for about 10-15 minutes. MMMM, fresh out of the oven!
 This one is plain raspberry with a little glaze on top. It made great kid get together party food!
We also made an incredible fresh peach and cinnamon cobbler that I'll share next weekend. Fall is here and soon we'll be making everything pumpkin but for right now, we're enjoying apple season and the last of the grape harvest.
My mother and her friend made dozens of jars of fresh Concord grape juice. She brought us a whole box of jars and we drank it cold, on ice, heated with spices, and with sparkling water. It's nothing like store bought juice! If you ever wanted a chance to make your own grape juice, here a link to a step-by-step post. Super easy and after canning, it will last for a really long time. (Unless you have six kids, and in that case, it lasts about a week.)
 We're at the last of our corn harvest and we were giggling a little at our "Frankencorn". Since we use seeds from previous years, but also have Indian corn growing near the same patch, sometimes we get a little cross-pollination. It tasted great, but I gave a double take when I first saw the purple underneath.
Leaving you with this picture of our zucchini bread just out of the oven. Passing you all a virtual slice with some fresh, chilled butter. 
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14 comments:

  1. These look so much better than any boxed tart I've every seen! And isn't it amazing what we can do with those tubes of dough?

    And I saw a trick using the frozen dinner roll balls.... MUST TRY AND SHARE, fail or not!

    Virginia, I'm laughing at the corn, what a hoot! That's awesome! We have to separate our corn plots because customers might get annoyed at purple corn, but I love the weird things that happen with cross-pollination. There were hybrid EVERYTHINGS long before there were hybrid authors...

    And around here, that's just how it's been, LOL! We have a Pumpkin colored buttercup squash with a pumpkin handle, dark orange, and squash shape. And two Long, Narrow acorn squash. So funny!!!! They belong on the Island of Misfit Veggies!

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    1. HAHA! Those are great! We had a batch of pimply pumpkins one year because they cross-pollinated with a bunch of squash.

      And I'm not a huge fan of the dough in a can but since the inside wasn't exactly health food, I decided it's all or nothing. Makes no reason super size McDonald's meal and pair it with a healthy ice water because you're afraid of calories! lol Just eat it or don't.

      Everything is a balance.

      And speaking of treats, we just made home made fries again and it was so cute to see the row of boys (my four) and three neighborhood kids in a row with their French fries and ketchup, sitting in the grass, watching the sprinklers. And now they're running it off. I better go join them in some tag. :)

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  2. I like Ruthy's idea of an island of Misfit Veggies. LOL Your corn would feel right at home. And can I just say I did a double take at the ants on the tablecloth? Only in your house...snicker.

    Is this the time and place to confess that I've never had a pop tart? But these look interesting...and pretty easy for maybe a brunch invite. Must keep that in mind. Happy harvesting!

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    1. Oh, pop tarts are DISGUSTING. lololol. Do not eat. I've had a bite of one once, but someone told me that you're supposed to eat them warm. Maybe that was the problem?

      And I love that tablecloth!

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  3. Oooh, this looks so good!! I actually love Pop-tarts (you need to toast them, Virginia haha!). So I'm sure I would love these. Thanks for the idea!

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    1. That's what a friend told me when I said I didn't understand the allure of Poptarts. LOL. She also said the unfrosted strawberry ones were pretty good, without that waxy layer of frosting on top. So, maybe I'll try those.

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    2. Virginia, my favorite is the frosted brown sugar and cinnamon. I like to toast them extra time so the edges are really crispy. :)

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    3. I'll try them! My kids are going to thin I've lost my mind when I come home with pop tarts.

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  4. That corn is hilarious. An nice science experiment for homeschooling there!

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    1. it is! We have corn farmer friends who do projects for major seed growers and they have to be very careful about cross pollination. We showed one them and he said, "You couldn't be my neighbor if you were irresponsibly growing like that." Made me laugh.

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  5. Also meant to say I'm jealous of the grape juice. That sounds amazing. I bet it would be so good mixed with some sparkling water.

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    1. It is!
      It's a completely different flavor from the store bought concentrate. But it's so hard to find cold pressed grape juice unless you live near a winery or a professional press. It's not a difficult process, but like making your own raisins, it does take time.

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  6. These look so good! I'm saving the recipe :)

    I have to warn you, though, I just posted by blog for Monday, and I use the same puff pastry in a tube to make a COMPLETELY different recipe! And I promise, I hadn't read your post first!

    Oh, and the grape juice! I wish I had a place to buy grapes around here!

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    1. Didn't someone else make a chicken turn over with the puff pastry? It's completely versatile! I also love biscuits out of a can. :D I just don't love all the additives.
      For puff pastry, I figure I can make it myself (which works 1/20 times) or I can buy it in a tube. I suppose it depends on whether I want the recipe to turn out, right? lol

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