Description
Brown Sugar Breakfast Tarts are homemade toaster-style pastries made with flaky all-butter pie crust, a gooey cinnamon-brown sugar filling, and a sweet royal icing glaze. Fun to decorate with sprinkles and candy eyes, these hand pies are a playful, nostalgic treat perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
Ingredients
All-Butter Pie Dough:
2 1/2 cups (300 g) all-purpose flour
1 tbsp (13 g) granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup (227 g) very cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup (120 ml) cold water
1/2 cup (110 g) ice cubes
1 tbsp (15 ml) apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
Egg Wash:
1 large egg
1 tbsp (15 ml) whole milk
Brown Sugar Filling:
2/3 cup (134 g) brown sugar
1 tbsp (6 g) all-purpose flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
Royal Icing:
2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
2 tbsp (15 ml) whole milk or water
Gel food coloring, optional
Decoration:
Sprinkles and candy eyeballs, optional
Instructions
- Make the Dough: Whisk flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in cold butter until pea-sized. Mix water, ice, and vinegar, then add gradually until dough forms. Divide into discs, wrap, and chill 1 hour.
- Make the Filling: Whisk brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt together. Set aside.
- Assemble: Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Roll dough 1/4 inch thick, cut shapes, and place half on a baking sheet. Brush with egg wash, add filling, and top with another cutout. Seal edges with fork, prick tops, and brush with egg wash.
- Bake 24–28 minutes until golden. Cool on a rack.
- Make Icing: Mix powdered sugar with milk/water until smooth. Tint if desired. Spread or pipe on cooled tarts. Decorate with sprinkles and candy eyes.
Notes
- Add Nutella or peanut butter with the filling for variation.
- Swap cinnamon for pie spice or cardamom.
- Fill with jam, lemon curd, or pumpkin butter instead of brown sugar mix.
- Make savory tarts with cheese and herbs, skipping icing.
- Drizzle chocolate over the icing for indulgence.
- Prep Time: 40 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tart
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg