Air Fryer Cherry Pop-Tarts

A delightful heart-shaped pastry with icing and heart sprinkles sits on a spatula, poised above a red and white polka dot mat. In the background, a bowl of cherries adds to the perfect Valentine's ambiance.

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5 from 7 votes

These QUICK and EASY Cherry Pop Tarts make a super fun Valentine's Day breakfast! See notes about size and bake time!

Prep Time20

Cook Time8

Additional Time20

Total Time48

Course: Holiday Recipes

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 182kcal

Author: Laura

Equipment

COSORI Air Fryer Max XL(100 Recipes) Digital Hot Oven Cooker, One Touch Screen with 13 Cooking Functions, Preheat and Shake Reminder, 5.8 QT, Black

Ingredients

2 pre-made pie crusts
3/4 cup cherry pie filling OR jam
1 egg yolk
tub of vanilla or cream cheese frosting
sprinkles if desired

Instructions

gently unroll the pie crusts, use a rolling pin to make them about an inch bigger overall
use a cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes
lay half of them on a baking sheet
drop about 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling on the hearts
lay another heart on top and use a fork to crimp around the edges
chill the hearts while you preheat the air fryer at 380 for 5-8 minutes
beat the egg yolk with a fork and brush the top heart with beaten egg[mv_schema_meta name="brush with egg yolk"]
lay several hearts in the basket of the preheated air fryer
air fry on 380 for 5-8 minutes or until brown
remove carefully and lay on a cooling rack
repeat baking with remaining hearts
cool all completely
then spread with frosting and top with sprinkles

Notes

These pop tarts can be made any size you like. So you can make 10 smaller hearts or less big hearts it is up to you. The bigger the hearts the longer the bake time so be aware that smaller hearts 2-3 inches cook up in 5 minutes while bigger hearts cook up in 7-8 minutes.

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