Healty pop tart recipe?

Please forgive me for not answering the question directly but have you tried the pop tarts available at Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods? I’m not a pop tart fan so I’ve not tried them myself…

No, I haven’t.  I could look at them and see what’s in them.  Thanks!

I would bet that chocolate brownies would be healthier than pop tarts, especially if you made them yourself.

If you’re looking for something with fruit stuff sandwiched between pastry layers, then just making your own pastry (or a brioche type dough), spreading preserves between layers of it, then baking might work.  But if you just want something carb-y and sweet, a dense muffin might be the way to go.  Could even make them with almond meal instead of flour, for extra protein.

I like the brownie idea! Ha!  And, Doug, thanks for the recipes via email. Truffles with protein powder is my kind of meal.  I did find a few recipes…very simple, as dk mentioned.  I just wondered if anyone has a tried and true recipe.  I guess I need to get my oven element fixed now.  This is hiking season for me!

Starbucks is selling some expensive but tasty “pop tarts” right now. I’ve tried the strawberry ones and they are really good. They are basically pie dough with sweeter than usual strawberry jam inside (but way less sweet than an actual Pop Tart).

I keep thinking I should try making them myself. But as I wrote this I realized maybe some empanadas would work instead. Or around here in New Mexico they call them “pastelitos”. Basically pie dough with peach, apricot, apple, etc. filling inside (anything you want really, but they have more filling compared to a pop tart.) I can’t find the recipe I used to use but the NYT has one: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014156-dried-fruit-pastelitos Instead of making one big pastry and cutting into squares, you could cut the dough smaller and fully wrap each one so it is less likely to leak. Now I’m totally going to make these before we go camping next. :-) And you could buy pre-made pie dough, too, to make life easier.

Rachel, making a savory pie too, would make a nice lunch or dinner. I am not a long distance hiker, so something like these little pies would be good for 2-3 nighters.  I could make a chocolate pie and have it for dessert.  : )

We reviewed one flavour of Clif bars some time ago:
https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/65191/

Very solid things. My wife like the one we tried. Very popular here in Oz among all the pushbike riders.

Cheers

Empanadas or pastillos sound like a really good answer to the OP’s question.