Description
These Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tart Bars feature buttery layers, a warm cinnamon sugar filling, and a smooth glaze that brings classic breakfast pastry flavor into an easy homemade dessert bar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3–4 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and brown sugar until smooth, then mix in egg, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and salt.
- Gradually add flour and mix just until a soft dough forms.
- Press half of the dough evenly into the prepared pan and set remaining dough aside.
- Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and melted butter to make the filling.
- Spread filling evenly over the dough layer in the pan.
- Place remaining dough over the filling and gently press to seal.
- Bake for 30–40 minutes until lightly golden and set.
- Cool completely before glazing.
- Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth, spread over bars, set, then slice and serve.
Notes
- Allow bars to cool completely before glazing for clean layers.
- For neat slices, wipe the knife between cuts.
- Store bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 443
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg