Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts
Photo Credit: Catherine McCord

Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts

These Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts are simple to make, don't use a ton of ingredients and bake up to a golden perfection for Halloween or really any time.

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Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts

These Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts are simple to make, don't use a ton of ingredients and bake up to a golden perfection for Halloween or really any time.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: mini pumpkin pie, pop tarts, pumpkin pie
Servings: 10 pop tarts

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 recipe pie dough, see below

Pie Dough:

  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3/4 cup chilled butter
  • 1/2 cup all vegetable shortening
  • 6 tablespoons chilled cold water (up to 8 tablespoons if needed)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat.
  • In a small bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pie dough to 1/4-inch thick. Use a pumpkin cookie cutter to cut out about 20 pumpkin shapes. Use a paring knife to cut-out pumpkin faces in half of the pumpkin shapes.
  • Place one pumpkin (without any cut-outs) on a floured surface and place a heaping teaspoon of filling in the center. Use a spoon to spread the filling almost to the edges. Lightly dip your finger into water and rub the edge of the pumpkin dough shape with the water. Top with a cut-out pumpkin and lightly press the edges together to seal. Repeat with the remaining shapes and filling.
  • Place the tarts on your prepared baking sheet. Bake for 18 minutes, or until golden brown.

Pie Dough:

  • Place the first 3 ingredients in a food processor and pulse.
  • Add cold butter and shortening using on/off turns, process until coarse meals forms.
  • Add the water 1 tbsp at a time and process until moist clumps form, adding more water 1 tsp at a time if mixture is dry.
  • Form dough into a disk, wrap in parchment paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until cold.

Notes

Catherine McCord is the co-founder of One Potato and the founder of the popular Weelicious brand, a trusted content resource synonymous with family and food. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, she has written three cookbooks, including her latest Smoothie Project. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.
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