Filled with delicious, tangy blood orange jam and topped with a coconut & lime icing, these blood orange puff pastry ‘pop tart’ bites are a delicious, super simple vegan treat.
Okay, so I’m not sure if i’m taking creative license a bit by calling these ‘pop tart’ bites, since the puff pastry gives up lovely, flaky puffed up pastry – BUT my idea behind the recipe was always pop tarts but I really love puff-pastry ( and I always found the pastry the worst element of pop tarts so why no change it up a bit?!). Plus, they’re a delicious vegan treat!
Side note: I have another pop tart recipe coming up on my blog soon using a vegan shortcrust pastry, so you can let me know which is better.
With only a few ingredients and a super simple process, these blood orange puff pastry pop tart bites can be whipped up quickly whenever you want a treat ( or to impress!). This time round I used normal puff pastry but feel free to swap it out with gluten-free too!
Just to explain how easy-peasy the process is: All you need is to roll out the pastry and cut it into the right sized sections, fill with your chosen filling choice, top with more pastry and bake!
And if these aren’t quite your thing but you’re still in the blood orange mood then check out my blood orange parfait jars or even a delicious vegan blood orange toast!
So this recipe really has two parts. First, you have to prep the blood orange ‘jam’ filling and let it set. But don’t let the word jam throw you off. The process to make this filling is super simple. And, once it’s made, it can be kept in the fridge for up to three weeks.
These blood orange pop tarts can then be made within 20 minutes. ( And if you’re feeling super low maintenance then feel free to swap out the home-made jam for a store bought one! I won’t judge ;P).
Blood Orange puff pastry ‘Pop tart’ bites
Ingredients
- Rolled puff pastry sheet I used Jusrol. You could also use Gluten-free
- Freeze dried Raspberries optional
Blood Orange Jam Fillings
- 400 g Blood Oranges whole ( around 3-4)
- 100 g Raspberries
- ½ Cup Jam sugar
- ½ Small Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla paste can also use vanilla pod/extract
Coconut Glaze:
- Icing sugar
- Coconut milk canned
- Vanilla
- Small Lime juice
- Desiccated coconut optional
Instructions
To make the Blood orange jam filling:
- Remove all the peels from the oranges, make sure to remove the white part (the pith) as this can be really bitter. ( I left some in as I quite like the ‘tart-ness’) and roughly chop.
- Blend the orange and raspberries till smooth and then pour into a medium pan with the sugar, lemon and vanilla.
- Bring the mix to a boil, stirring often, then lower to a simmer until the mixture reduces by around 2/3rds. I would say it took me around 30 mins. Make sure to stir well throughout so the jam doesn’t burn at the bottom of the pan. note* Jam will thicken more as it cools, so don’t worry if it still seems too liquid-y.
- Pour into a jar and let it cool before transferring it over to the fridge, where it can be kept for up to three weeks.
To make the pop tarts:
- Preheat the oven to 180 and Line a baking tray with parchment paper ( or you can even use the paper that comes with the puff pastry).
- Unroll the puff pastry and cut it into 12 pieces. I used a pizza cutter to make this easier and wasn’t too ‘perfect’ with my cutting. I think if you’re wanting to measure them all perfectly then they’d around 2”x3”.
- Add a generous spoonful of the jam onto the center of six of the pieces. Prick the remaining 6 pastry pieces with a fork a few times and then use to top the other bits.
- Use your fork to seal the pastry layers. This will stop any jam from escaping while they are baking.
- Place in the oven till golden brown. This took me around 20 minutes, although previously it’s only taken around 12 minutes so I’d set your timer to 10 minutes and then keep checking by eye.
- Meanwhile, prepare the coconut glaze. To do this you want to create a fairly thick paste from the ingredients. I can’t give exact amounts as it really depends on the juicy-ness of your lime etc. I started with around 10tbsp icing sugar, ½ small lime juice, 1 tsp vanilla paste and then added enough coconut milk to make a paste. ( I then made it too thin, when I blended out any lumps, so added extra icing sugar to thicken it.)
- Leave the pastries to cool and then top with the icing and toppings. I used freeze dried raspberry but you could also use pistachio or desiccated coconut.
- These are amazing to eat immediately but can also be kept in an air-tight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Notes
- NOTE* = I use jam sugar as it has pectin in it to help it set.
- Note* You can also go for the optional step of straining the jam before pouring it into the jar to get rid of any remaining pulp or seeds but I didn’t find this necessary.
- Note* If you find that your jam is really solid then you can loosen it up with a quick 30-second zap in the microwave and a splash of water and stir it till it’s nice and smooth)
- Note* If you find that your icing is lumpy then feel free to give it a quick blitz with a hand-blender.
- For the Jam: NOTE* I found that this makes the EXACT amount you need for the recipe so if you’re wanting some extra for jam toast then I'd double the recipe.
As always, I’d LOVE to see your results so if you try the recipe out then let me know and feel free to tag me in any pics @memoirssoluciie.
Till next time,
And as always: To pin for later!
