# Questions about Pop-Tarts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 31, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409 "2023-12-31T15:38:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/121 "2024-02-14T23:49:57Z")
This thread needs to observe: > **[Man credited with inventing Pop-tarts dead at 96 ahead of Netflix biopic](https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/pop-tarts-inventor-william-post-337835)** > > William "Bill" Post, the inventor of the Pop-Tart, died peacefully at the age of 96, after spending decades working with Kellogg's to bring Americans a variety of snacks his coffin will be 7’x3’x3", with a hard sugar glaze on top ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/122 "2024-02-14T23:55:34Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Unfortunately (?) I was a foodie from my youngest days I remember. As a kid I have fond memories of friends’ moms serving homemade Jewish cookies with apricot filling. Telling me to “have another, you’re too skinny”. They were delicious. A pop tart couldn’t hold a candle…… Now I want Poptarts with apricot filling. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/123 "2024-02-15T00:40:59Z")
Just take a couple lornadoone shortbread cookies and squeeze a cotlet between them. That oughta do it. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/124 "2024-02-15T01:54:00Z")
I’m not sure how many people here will know what a cotlet is. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/125 "2024-02-15T02:42:58Z")
Strawberry with no frosting. I still heat mine in a toaster. My mom used to buy the variety pack. I’ve had the apple, brown sugar cinnamon, blueberry, and chocolate. I was disappointed with my last purchase because there was only a thin layer of jam. They used to have a much thicker layer of jam. I have made my own with puff pastry sheets. Defrost them, spread out, brush with melted butter, add favorite jam. Add top layer, brush more butter and pinch edges with a fork. Heat on a baking sheet at 300 degrees. They’re very good for small gatherings. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/126 "2024-02-15T07:18:36Z")
Am I the only person to notice the irony of a man named “Post” creating one of Kellogg’s biggest multi-decade successes? Dammit, do I have to do everything around here? > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m not sure how many people here will know what a cotlet is. I sure don’t. Enlightenment would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/127 "2024-02-15T08:20:26Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I sure don’t. Enlightenment would be appreciated. Aplets and Cotlets are fruit-based confections (using apples and apricots, respectively) similar to Turkish delight. They were invented in Washington about 100 years, but never really caught on outside of the state. > **[Aplets & Cotlets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplets_%26_Cotlets)** > > Aplets & Cotlets is a confection similar to Turkish delight, associated with the U.S. state of Washington. The candy was first developed in 1918 by apple farmers as a way to dispose of surplus crops. A 2009 effort to legally designate Aplets & Cotlets as Washington's official candy failed due to provincial competition between legislators from the state's two geo-cultural regions. > Aplets & Cotlets are small, jelly-like confections baked in powdered sugar around walnuts. They are similar in taste ... ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/128 "2024-02-15T08:22:52Z")
Brown Sugar-Cinnamon raw. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/129 "2024-03-09T16:04:56Z")
Scored some Snickerdoodle pop tarts, which were half off (4.95 CHF instead of 9.90 CHF). Tried them in the toaster, and wasn’t too pleased. I like them better raw. Probably won’t buy them again any time soon. And I definitely won’t be spending 9.90 CHF (11.28 USD according to Google) for a box. I actually think they might taste best crumbled up in a cup with milk. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/130 "2024-03-10T00:47:15Z")
I think someone mentioned it above but my searching is SNAFU Other than they have never thought of it, is there a reason why they haven’t introduced double stuffed poptarts or even-mega stuffed poptarts. (like oreos) ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/131 "2024-03-11T02:24:02Z")
[Gary Gulman](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4QfPhIgKzx) has an opinion about Pop-Tarts. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/132 "2024-03-11T03:13:59Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > Toasted or un-toasted? > What’s your favorite Pop-Tart? > Do you break it in half before eating? Refrigerated. Something with chocolate in it. What are you, some kind of barbarian? Eat the unfrosted outer ring first (the crust, if you will), then enjoy the whole frosted portion as your reward. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/133 "2024-03-11T15:10:35Z")
I find the frosted pop tarts much too sweet. I only buy unfrosted strawberry. They have to be browned and heated in the toaster. I have eaten them straight from the box on camping trips. They’re not the same. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/134 "2024-03-12T15:31:56Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > They have to be browned and heated in the toaster. Not browned! Just warmed through. And I agree that right out of the box - blah! ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/135 "2024-03-12T16:32:16Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > unheated Brown Sugar Cinnamon _raises hand_ yeah me too ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/136 "2024-03-12T16:37:55Z")
Ditto. I don’t like the fruit or chocolate versions. Heating doesn’t improve them for me. I don’t need the frosting but I never see them unfrosted at the store. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409/137 "2024-03-13T00:24:37Z")
The NYT just recently had a recipe for homemade Pop Tarts (gift link below). As mentioned upthread, you can use storebought Pillsbury pie filling and storebought jam, or you can use this recipe. I’m intrigued by the possibilities of the types of fillings one could add to homemade ones - apricot, fig, date, Nutella … > **[Homemade Pop-Tarts  Recipe](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025162-homemade-pop-tarts?unlocked_article_code=1.cU0.0-kt.4bSq6J456Ga2&smid=share-url)** > > These adorable D.I.Y Pop-Tarts are a bit more work than the original toaster pastries, which were created by Kellogg in the 1960s as a sort of all-in-one, portable toast and jam, but making them at home means you can customize the fillings and... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-pop-tarts/995409.md?page=6)