If you are looking for more seasonal desserts and sweet things, how about my: I hope you will love these Apple Walnut Cinnamon Pop Tarts, too. They are naturally vegan, free of refined sugars, easily nut-free (swap out the walnuts for seeds or raisins) and a tasty family favourite. They’re special enough for dessert but easy enough for an afternoon snack with a cup of tea. ![]() These Apple Walnut Cinnamon Pop Tarts are deliciously sweet, warmingly spiced and fruity with a cinnamon-sweet homemade pastry and a wonderfully seasonal filling. These will keep well for a few days and you can warm them back up in the oven, too, for 5-10 minutes. sprinkle on some more crushed walnuts and a sprinkling of cinnamon. I’ve opted for a really simple icing sugar glaze made special with some cinnamon. The hardest part is perhaps (as always) letting them cool enough to frost. That’s all there is to these Apple Walnut Cinnamon Pop Tarts. ![]() For a nut-free option, use seeds or raisins. Walnuts: crumble these up for the filling or use another nut like pecan or almonds, too.This absorbs some of the excess liquid so the pastry cooks evenly and you don’t end up with a soggy (pastry) bottom! It gives the apples a lovely sheen and glaze. You could use light brown or caster sugar, too. Coconut sugar: just a little bit of added sweetness is needed for the filling to add a gorgeous stickiness and wonderful flavours.Cinnamon: essential for the classic cinnamon apple flavour combination.Vegan butter (or margarine): again, you could also use coconut oil, it’s for frying off the apple pieces.Apples: this recipe first came to mind after a really fun virtual event with Great British Apples and Raymond Blanc to celebrate the apple season! I went for Cox apples as they’re some of my favourites, but any firm apple will do.Speaking of the filling for these Apple Walnut Cinnamon Pop Tarts: Crimp the edges with a fork all the around and brush with a little more milk before baking. Prick the top pieces with a toothpick a few times to allow the steam to escape and then place the top over the bottom. Simply brush the bottom pieces with some plant-based milk before adding the filling into the centre. You could even go for squares! Roll the pastry out until you’ve used it all up but note that it becomes “shorter” and less pliable the more you tough it. As long as they’re all the same, it doesn’t matter the dimensions. I chopped mine into shapes 6cm x 10cm, but feel free to adapt this slightly depending on the shape of your rolled-out pastry. You don’t need to be too neat when rolling the pastry out on a floured surface but aiming for an oblong will help when you slice the pastry into the pop tart pieces. The next stage in these Apple Walnut Cinnamon Pop Tarts is to chill the pastry – don’t skip this step as it allows the homemade pastry to rest and firm up before rolling it out. ![]() Bring the crumbly dough together with only a couple of tablespoons of water – it’s surprising how little you need.
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