Pop-Tarts and Apples, That’s Swell
This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts® Toaster Pastries.*
Once all the kids are off to their various schools, it is just me and Miles at home. Some days we are busy doing errands, going places, but many days we have nothing pressing to attend to and our day stretches out before us ripe with possibility.
You know what we do on those days? We lounge around in our pajamas. And we bake. And we eat. And we play with toys (him). And we read the NY Times (me).
We start with second breakfast. Not to be confused with second dinner which is what we have after we get home from late night baseball games. Second dinner is not nearly as much fun since it usually involves a bit of crying and a lot of whining, sometimes even from the kids.
Second breakfast is the thumbs up of a good day. Some people might call it brunch, but second breakfast sounds so much more fun, doesn’t it?
When BlogHer asked me if I wanted to participate in campaign with Pop-Tarts and make up a recipe, I immediately thought of our second breakfast days. What could we use Pop-Tarts to make? I have to admit that this was a challenge. The inherent beauty of the Pop-Tart is ease of which it can be prepared and eaten on the go. I needed to think outside the box. I needed to peruse the Pop-Tart aisle at the grocery store for inspiration. And that is when I came up with this idea.
You need:
8″ pie plate
1 refrigerated pie crust
1 can apple pie filling
1/2 cup fresh cranberries (optional)*
3 packages Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts
*I thought the cranberries were a fabulous idea. To give a little tartness to balance out the sweet. Some of my kids did not agree and picked them out. So, unless your kids love tart cranberries, or you are going to serve this to adults, you might want to leave them out.
Unroll your refrigerated pie crust and place it in the bottom of an 8″ pie plate.
Open the can of pie filling and dump it into the crust.
Add the fresh cranberries.
Open your packages of Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pop-Tarts and place them in a bowl. Break up the Pop-Tarts until it has a struesel-like consistency.
Taste the crumbled Pop-Tarts to make sure they taste good. Taste again– just to be sure.
Cover the apple/cranberry filling with the crumbled Pop-Tarts mixture.
Once the top is covered with the Pop-Tarts mixture, it is ready to go in the oven.
Cover with tinfoil and bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Remove tin foil and bake for an additional 10minutes or until the crust turns a golden brown.
Let cool and then serve!
You’ll soon be licking your fingers and making second breakfast a tradition at your house.
If you’d like a chance to win a $100 gift card, just think of all the Pop-tarts you can buy with that, simply leave a comment below telling me about your breakfast routine.
All the official, nitty gritty rules can be found here
And don’t forget, there are nine other chances to win!
*I was compensated for my time. The stories, photos, experiences, and opinions are mine.
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My kids have cereal on weekdays and pancakes on weekends.
April 9th, 2010 at 1:36 pmYogurt & Fresh Fruit
charityd AT centurytel DOT net
April 9th, 2010 at 2:20 pmI eat the same thing everyday…instant oatmeal (in maple), a hard boiled egg, and a banana.
April 9th, 2010 at 2:30 pmHeat and eat breakfast sandwiches. They fill them up and the girls like a warm breakfast.
April 9th, 2010 at 7:47 pmWe like variety in our mornings, but with healthy foods. We always have seasonal fresh fruit and milk. Sometimes we have oatmeal, other times eggs, occasionally pancakes or french toast, and in a hurry just a big old spoon of peanut butter on our fruit!
April 10th, 2010 at 4:26 amWe usually have instant oatmeal for breakfast. It is boring, but quick and filling.
April 10th, 2010 at 8:18 amMy routine is a rice cake. My kids love poptarts. Sometimes I make my daughter eggs. I also give here fruit from time to time.
jeanette_huston@yahoo.com
April 10th, 2010 at 2:09 pmbreakfast routine: eggs and toast. sometimes oatmeal.
April 10th, 2010 at 9:36 pmMost of my morning is spent trying to get my daughter to eat ANYTHING, hopefully a few bites of yogurt. If I have time, I grab some coffee and a bagel.
April 11th, 2010 at 12:29 amMy breakfast routine…eating cereal with my baby…she’s getting so good with a spoon!
April 11th, 2010 at 4:19 amMy 18 month old and I have eggs and butter bread for our first breakfast and usually yogurt or a pop tart or a Nutragrain bar for second breakfast before naptime.
April 11th, 2010 at 9:44 amLooks like fun! Most mornings here we go for cereal or quick eggs. When we have more time we indulge in pancakes, waffles, or biscuits and gravy!
April 11th, 2010 at 10:20 amTHought I was the ONLY one using pop tarts as a food group!
April 11th, 2010 at 11:09 amHas it all in there. Add some cool whip and call it homemade!
Coffee and toast (me) and muffins (everyone else!)
April 11th, 2010 at 11:48 amyogurt and the newspaper
April 11th, 2010 at 4:00 pmMy breakfast routine is simple- pour cereal, feed
April 11th, 2010 at 5:56 pmI usually have a bowl of Cheerios with fruit on the side for breakfast.
April 11th, 2010 at 8:16 pmDuring the week it’s every man for himself…a granola bar, cold cereal, PopTarts or a piece of fruit. On weekends we usually have waffles, pancakes or eggs.
April 12th, 2010 at 3:32 amI grab a banana and a juice box.
April 12th, 2010 at 5:02 amNormal breakfast routine is something quick and easy. Cold cereal, maybe a breakfast burrito
April 12th, 2010 at 8:16 amThe breakfast routine usually consists of cold cereal, yogurt and fruit.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:46 amWe don’t really have a breakfast routine; we usually just grab whatever is quickly available. Mostly cereal, but sometimes fruit smoothies or granola bars.
April 12th, 2010 at 12:35 pmWe’re usually in a rush, so cereal or nutritious muffins to go is the norm!
April 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pmI usually have a bowl of cereal. My son loves Chocolate Poptarts!
April 12th, 2010 at 1:40 pmtweeted http://twitter.com/annedoggett/status/12057674850
April 12th, 2010 at 1:42 pmRight now the older son is on a Nutragrain bar kick, I have instant oatmeal or cereal and the baby has baby oatmeal and fruit.
April 12th, 2010 at 5:22 pmMy husband and I opt for cereal most mornings. When the grandkids come to visit I serve them scrambled eggs and fresh fruit. As a treat for kids and adults I make a special Blueberry French Toast casserole
April 12th, 2010 at 5:56 pmI usually prepare breakfast, something easy like toast, poptarts, granola bars, fruit, while the kids are getting dressed for school. That way we save time!
April 12th, 2010 at 10:20 pmMy fav fast breakfast are toaster strudels…but eggs and fruit are healthier
April 13th, 2010 at 10:17 amFresh Fruit
mjharvey26@yahoo.com
April 13th, 2010 at 10:26 amI usually have cereal
April 13th, 2010 at 10:28 amseanm1999 at hotmail dot com
pop-tarts of course
April 13th, 2010 at 10:53 ama bowl of Cherrios
April 13th, 2010 at 10:55 amWe usually have scrambled eggs, some meat and an English muffin for breakfast.
Thanks!!
April 13th, 2010 at 11:51 ameggs eggs and more eggs maybe i could use the pop tarts in place of the toast for fried egg sandwiches
yum yum ????? not so sure ??????
April 14th, 2010 at 6:14 pmI don’t really have a routine. Some days I don’t even eat breakfast and opt for a cup of chai or coffee latte. Other days I have a fruit smoothie or bowl of granola. On my lucky days, my hubby makes a full sit down breakfast from scratch MMMM! LOL
April 15th, 2010 at 11:23 amI usually take something on the road with me on my commute or something extra in my lunch bag to eat at my desk. A granola bar, cup of yogurt, pop tart, apple, etc. are all options.
April 15th, 2010 at 11:24 amBreakfast here is coffee
April 15th, 2010 at 12:11 pmWe actually have no breakfast routine here - just eating breakfast at all counts as something of an accomplishment, LOL!
April 15th, 2010 at 12:47 pmi usually make a run to mcdonald’s or starbucks and eat on the way to work
April 15th, 2010 at 3:25 pmCereal and a banana… simple but yummy!
April 15th, 2010 at 5:17 pmwe skip breakfast most days or have sliced strawberries and juice
April 15th, 2010 at 11:39 pmWe usually all gather to eat breakfast. I become the short order cook of the house and make whatever everyone wants. Which almost always includes poptarts!
April 16th, 2010 at 12:30 amThe kids usually eat breakfast at school but if they don’t like what’s on the menu I pack something (dry cereal, cereal bar, banana).
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April 16th, 2010 at 1:51 amWe usually have eggs and toast.
April 16th, 2010 at 3:50 amOur typical routine is to lay out all the cereal, oatmeal, fruit, and juice on the counter to let everyone pretty much fend for themselves before we sit down to eat breakfast together. If we’re in a big rush, we’ll usually make fruit, yogurt, and granola parfaits to go. Thanks!
April 16th, 2010 at 8:02 amMy breakfast routine is super-simple; I have either oatmeal or cereal, with milk and fresh fruit. I check my email. Then I head off to work.
April 16th, 2010 at 12:01 pmCereal or oatmeal. Gotta get at least one healthy meal in a day.
April 16th, 2010 at 12:29 pmWe don’t always eat breakfast cause we are not morning people but when we do we eat poptarts or something simple like that
April 16th, 2010 at 1:37 pmSmoothies are the regular thing most mornings. Thanks for the contest.
April 16th, 2010 at 1:39 pmoatmeal with banana, cinnamon and a little maple syrup
April 16th, 2010 at 2:19 pmWe usually have something quick on school days like cereal and milk and on the weekends we have eggs, bacon and pancakes.
April 16th, 2010 at 2:23 pmI make a big crockpot of steel cut oats on Monday and we warm it up other mornings during the week.
April 16th, 2010 at 3:27 pmI cook scrambled eggs, jelly toast, and bananas for my daughter every morning. I personally don’t eat breakfast!
April 16th, 2010 at 3:38 pmDuring the week if we aren’t running late, the kids eat breakfast at school. If not they grab a breakfast bar, pop tart or gogurt. On the weekends we have a big feast to tide us over as we do chores on our farm.
April 16th, 2010 at 4:31 pmOur breakfast routine is usually cereal, granola bars, fruit, toast, and whatever someone else decides to make if they don’t like what I’m serving! On weekends, it’s pancakes, or waffles, or eggs and bacon! Yum!
April 16th, 2010 at 5:58 pmMy breakfast routine usually involves freshly squeezed juice, ceral with almond milk and fruit on top
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April 16th, 2010 at 7:41 pm