Name: Homemade Sourdough Triple Chocolate Pop Tarts
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: Pastry Dough; 2 C. Flour; 1/4 C. Cocoa Powder; 2 Tbs. Powdered Sugar; 1 tsp. Salt; 1 C. Cold Butter; 1/2 C. Sourdough Discard; 6 Tbs. Milk; Chocolate Filling; 3/4 C. Chocolate chips; 1 tsp. Vanilla extract; 1/4 C. Milk; 1 Tbs. Butter; Pinch of salt; Frosting; 1 C. Powdered sugar; 2 Tbs. Cocoa powder; 1 Tbs. Butter; 1-2 Tbs. Milk; Sprinkles (optional)

These homemade sourdough triple chocolate pop tarts are a delicious and nostalgic treat. The thought of making a homemade pop tart can sound intricate and intimidated, but these are actually very simple and you’ll be surprised at how easy it is to make such a fun treat! They are deliciously fudgy and very chocolatey, you will not be disappointed if you are a chocolate lover like myself!

The homemade version of this treat will beat store-bought pop tarts at every level! Let your inner child out and enjoy these tasty treats for breakfast or a snack anytime of the day!

You just need a few simple ingredients to make these homemade sourdough triple chocolate pop tarts

Ingredients:

Flour
Cocoa Powder
Powdered Sugar
Salt
Cold Butter
Sourdough Discard
Milk
Chocolate chips- I used semi sweet but you can use dark or milk chocolate, whatever you prefer
Vanilla extract
Egg

Tools

Mixing bowl
Baking sheet
Parchment Paper
Plastic wrap
Sharp knife or pizza cutter
Fork
Small saucepan

Check out the recipe card at the bottom of the page for all the details on how to make these Tripe chocolate pop tarts!

What is sourdough discard

Sourdough discard is simply just part of your sourdough starter that you remove before you feed the starter again. You can either discard this or use it in a recipe. Since it is unfed starter, you do not use this to rise your bread or baked goods, it is often used in addition with another rising agent such as baking soda or yeast.

Using sourdough discard in recipes like this have some other benefits though. Since it already has gone through the fermentation process there are still health benefits to using the discard.

Check out this article Are sourdough discard Recipes Healthy from the Pantry Momma, to learn more about why you use sourdough discard in recipes.

How to make homemade chocolate fudge pop tarts

You make these pop tarts in 3 separate steps but don’t let that intimidate you, each step is very simple! This is a fun recipe to get your kids involved in as well!

Chocolate pastry dough

This dough is chocolatey, flaky, and buttery, it is similar to a tart dough or pie dough.

In a mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, powdered sugar and salt, mix it all together.

Next, combine the sourdough discard and milk in a separate bowl and add that into your flour mixture.

With a cheese grater, grate your cold butter into your mixing bowl, you can put your butter in the freezer ahead of time or just take it straight from the fridge. Grating the butter like this will help it to mix into the dry ingredients enough without melting and sticking all together. It helps the dough to be nice and flaky.

Mix this all up with your stand mixer or hand mixer just until combined. You don’t want the butter to get too soft so don’t over mix.

Once your dough is combined, wrap in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes to an hour. If you want to speed up the process you can put it in the freezer for about 20 min.

Now that the dough is chilling lets move on to the filling, and in my opinion, the best part!

Chocolate filling

In a small saucepan melt the chocolate chips and milk over medium heat until it is smooth and silky.

Remove from heat and mix in the butter, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Set aside and cool to room temperature

Assembly

Take the chilled pastry dough out of the refrigerator. Sprinkle a light dusting of cocoa powder on your countertop and with a rolling pin begin rolling the dough into a rectangle. The dough should be about 1/8” thick

Using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife cut the rectangle into 18 equal rectangles. I made mine about 3”x4” in size

Once you have all of your pop tart pieces cut line a cookie sheet with a piece of parchment paper and lay 9 of your rectangles on the sheet

In a small bowl mix together an egg wash (1 egg and 1 Tbs of water) Brush the pastry on the cookie sheet with the egg wash. This will help the edges to seal once we put the filling and the top on

Take your chocolate fudge filling and put about 1 Tbs. on the middle of each pop tart bottom, do not spread around, it will melt and spread while baking

Place the remaining chocolate crust rectangles on top of each of the bottom pieces

With a fork press together all the edges to seal them and give them that unmistakable pop tart vibe 😎

With a sharp knife make a small slit in the top layer of the pop tart, this will help the steam escape and keep the sides from breaking open

Pop this whole pan in the freezer for 20 min to chill

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees

While your oven is preheating, you can whip up the frosting

Chocolate Icing

Melt the butter, then to a mixing bowl add the powdered sugar, cocoa powder and milk, whisk together. This will be the perfect topping for your delicious homemade pop tarts

Take the pop tarts out of the freezer and brush the tops with the rest of the egg wash

Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until just slightly crispy

Set aside and cool completely

Frost each one of the pop tarts and sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles, grated chocolate or if you want to get real fancy you could do a white chocolate glaze. If you are adding sprinkles just make sure you do so while the frosting is still wet. Once the frosting sets the sprinkles will no longer stick

EXTRA TIPS

These pop tarts can be eaten fresh out of the oven while they are still a little warm or can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days
Although pop tarts are often called toaster pastries, you do not want to put these in the toaster, the icing will melt right off!
If you prefer them warm you can stick them In the microwave or toaster oven for just a few seconds
If you make these for a special holiday you could cut them into different shapes using a cookie cutter, just make sure you still crimp the sides down with a fork

I hope your family enjoys these chocolate poptarts as much as my little taste testers did!