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Rainbow Pop Tart Recipe

Modified: Sep 12, 2024 · Published: Mar 11, 2023 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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This Rainbow Pop Tart Recipe uses store bought pie dough and food coloring, making it quick and easy to make. Don't forget the frosting and rainbow sprinkles for this for this fun and delicioius recipe.

How to make rainbow pop tarts.
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Rainbow food is so much fun to create and to eat. We love these rainbow grilled cheese, and these rainbow rice krispy treats. So I had to make some rainbow pop tarts. These are great to make with kids and would be really fun addition to your St. Patrick's Day celebrations, for a rainbow or unicorn themed party, or celebrate Pride. Rainbow pop tarts are so fun, you could make them anytime to add a little sunshine to your day.

Rainbow poptart with icing and sprinkles on a cooling rack.

This is a simple recipe full of simple ingredients, that's so much fun to make. Making your homemade pop tarts rainbow, just takes it up a notch! Everything really is better when it's rainbow colored. These are a great idea for celebrating, or just for fun.

Rainbow pop tart on a cooling rack with bowl of rainbow sprinkles.

Kid Friendly Recipe

This is a really kid friendly easy recipe. You know how often recipes say that, and then there's lots of steps that kids can't actually do on their own? This is not the case with our homemade pop tarts recipe. They can mix in the food coloring, cut the rectangles, spread the jam, fork the edges, make the icing, add the sprinkles -they can do it all.

Ingredients

  • Pre-made Dough

We used store bought pie crust for our pop tarts, making this recipe really easy to put together. You could, of course make your own pie dough from scratch, just use your favourite pie dough recipe if you're so inclined.

I was a little worried about using pre-made pastry for this recipe. Typically with pie dough, you don't want to over work it, because it can become tough. I was worried that working in the food coloring was going to make for a very tough and unappealing dough. In fact, I nearly quit on the first color thinking this was going to be a fail. I'm so glad I continued because they turned out to be delicious.

I'm not sure if it's the fact that store-bought pop tarts don't exactly have a pie crust consistency to them anyway, but these one's tasted so good, even with working the dough to add in the food coloring. It just works, so don't worry about the over work problem to create the rainbow effect.  You can even use your stand mixer to mix in the dough, which is easier than working it with your hands.

  • Jam Options

You can make your pop tart filling with any sort of jam you like, using homemade jam or a store-bought version for whatever tart flavors you like. The traditional flavor would be a strawberry filling. Use strawberry preserves or sweet homemade strawberry jam. We prefer raspberry so we used raspberry jam for ours because it's a favorite. The best part of making homemade, is that you can change up the ingredients to whatever your favorite is .

rainbow pop tarts

How To Make This Recipe

1. Divide the two pie crusts into 6 equal balls.

2. Use food coloring to dye each ball of dough a different color of the rainbow. Start with red, and add 3-5 drops of food coloring to the middle of the ball and then use your hands to work the color though the the dough until it's distributed evenly. You may want to wear gloves to protect your hands from the food coloring, or mix the dough in your stand mixer, or food processor. Mix each color individually until they're all done. Add more or less food coloring to create lighter or more vibrant colors, whichever you prefer. You can use the primary colors to create a new color. To make orange add red and yellow. To make purple, mix red and blue together.

Cutting a store bought pie pastry crust into pieces to make a rainbow pop tart.
Making rainbow pastry for rainbow pop tarts.

3. Prepare a lightly floured surface and break each colored dough ball in half. Arrange the balls of colored dough so that there's a good mix. Flatten them together first with your hands, and then use a rolling pin to roll them out into a large sheet, about ¼ inch thick.

Making rainbow pie pastry and rolling it out.
Cutting out poptarts from rainbow pastry to make rainbow poptarts.

4. Traditional pop tarts are 3 x 5 inches. Cut a 3 x 5 inch rectangle template from the pie crust box, or use a ruler and a knife or pizza cutter to cut out 6 rectangles.

5. Place 3 rectangles onto a prepared baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, or lined with parchment paper.

6. Add about 1 tablespoon of jam to each rectangle, leaving about ½ inch around the edge with no jam. You can use any kind of jam you like for the filling.

Making a rainbow pop tart adding jam to the pastry, on a baking sheet.
Unbaked rainbow poptarts on a baking tray.

7. Next, place another rectangle on top. Use a fork to go around and seal the edges so that none of the jam escapes. Bake the pop tarts at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, until the edges are just turning golden brown. Let the pop tarts cool on a wire rack.

Rainbow pop tarts on a cooling rack with a bowl of icing and rainbow sprinkles.

8. While they're cooling make your simple icing. Place the powdered sugar, milk and a splash of vanilla in a small bowl and stir to fully combine. When the pop tarts are fully cool, spread the icing on top of each one, and while the icing is wet, sprinkle with colorful sprinkles. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Homemade rainbow pop tarts with rainbow sprinkles in the background.

Storage

Store any leftover rainbow poptarts in a sealed container at room temperature.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use homemade pie pastry in the recipe instead?

Yes! If you prefer homemade pie pastry you can absolutely make your own. You can add the food coloring with the wet ingredients as you make the dough, or work it in afterwards like we did.

How big are pop tarts?

Pop tarts are 3 x 5 inches.

Can I try different kinds of jam inside?

Yes, choose your favourite. We love raspberry, or traditional strawberry jam inside best.

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If you tried this Rainbow Pop Tarts Recipe or any other recipe on my blog please leave a star rating and let me know how it went in the comments below. Thanks for visiting today!

Recipe

How to make rainbow pop tarts.

Rainbow Pop Tart Recipe

Rainbow Pop Tarts made with store bought pastry and food colouring to make the colours of the rainbow.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 3
Calories: 871kcal
Author: Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist

Ingredients

  • 2 deep dish pie crusts
  • 3-5 drops food coloring -red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
  • 3 tablespoon jam
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream
  • splash vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoon rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

  • Divide the two pie crusts into 6 equal balls.
  • Use food coloring to dye each ball of dough a different color of the rainbow. Start with red, and add 3-5 drops of food coloring to the middle of the ball and then use your hands to work the color though the the dough until it's distributed evenly. You may want to wear gloves to protect your hands from the food coloring, or mix the dough in your stand mixer, or food processor. Mix each color individually until they're all done. Add more or less food coloring to create lighter or more vibrant colors, whichever you prefer. You can use the primary colors to create a new color. To make orange add red and yellow. To make purple, mix red and blue together.
  • Prepare a lightly floured surface and break each colored dough ball in half. Arrange the balls of colored dough so that there's a good mix. Flatten them together first with your hands, and then use a rolling pin to roll them out into a large sheet, about ¼ inch thick.
  • Traditional pop tarts are 3 x 5 inches. Cut a 3 x 5 inch rectangle template from the pie crust box, or use a ruler and a knife or pizza cutter to cut out 6 rectangles.
  • Place 3 rectangles onto a prepared baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, or lined with parchment paper.
  • Add about 1 tablespoon of jam to each rectangle, leaving about ½ inch around the edge with no jam. You can use any kind of jam you like for the filling.
  • Next, place another rectangle on top. Use a fork to go around and seal the edges so that none of the jam escapes. Bake the pop tarts at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes, until the edges are just turning golden brown. Let the pop tarts cool on a wire rack.
  • While they're cooling make your simple icing. Place the powdered sugar, milk and a splash of vanilla in a small bowl and stir to fully combine. When the pop tarts are fully cool, spread the icing on top of each one, and while the icing is wet, sprinkle with colorful sprinkles. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

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Notes

Let your pop tarts fully cool before adding the icing.  Be sure to add the sprinkles while the icing is still wet before it sets so that they will stick.
Store any leftover pop tarts in an airtight container at room temperature.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 871kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 542mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 24g
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Homemade rainbow pop tarts with rainbow sprinkles on a cooling rack.

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Comments

  1. Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist says

    February 18, 2025 at 2:54 pm

    5 stars
    If you are a poptart fan you will love this easy recipe that's so much fun.

  2. Jackie Murphy says

    September 21, 2024 at 7:37 pm

    5 stars
    What a Great Idea!! Can't wait to make these for my Grandkids!

5 from 2 votes

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