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Remember these?
I used to love toasted Pop-Tarts for breakfast. My favorites were frosted cherry and frosted brown sugar cinnamon. This morning, I was in the mood for cherry 
Ingredients:
For the Pancakes
- 1 egg + 2 egg whites
- 2 TBSP coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 5 frozen cherries
- Sweetener of choice (optional)
For frosting
- 1 TBSP coconut butter, melted
- 2 grated two frozen cherries for the sprinkles
Directions:
- Blend the egg + egg whites on low in a blender until they get fluffy before adding the other ingredients. (For extra fluff, beat the egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff white peaks form and then fold back into batter).
- Whisk in 2 TBSP coconut flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, frozen cherries, and sweetener.
- Cook the pancakes over low heat on a griddle or greased skillet.
- Frost.
What was your favorite Pop-Tart flavor?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CD!!!!!
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Pop Tarts (as well as Cheese Whiz, Little Debbies, ect) bring back memories of my childhood! I used to LOVE them!!
Your pancakes look YUM!
Happy Birthday CD
I was ALL about the brown sugar cinnamon!
YUM!!!! I really need to get my hands on some of this coconut flour! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CD!!!! I cant wait to see what kind of dessert you make him Heabs <3
Loves
~Justine
POP TARTS!!! Be still, my beating heart. The frosted ones were the best – gotta have the frosting
Wishing CD a VERY happy birthday!
YUM!!!! I loved the brown sugar cinnamon. And one time they had this limited edition French Toast flavor..OMG.
Happy b-day CD! I love your creativenes. I liked the savory pillsbury toaster strudels with eggs, cheese,and ham. OMG were those good in a flakey, buttery crust
My favorite poptart flavor was the smores with the ripples of fudge & marshmallow
Wanna re-create that and send them to me???
Happy birthday CD!!!
Happy Birthday CD!
Those pancakes look fabulous! I loved the brown sugar and cinnamon poptarts!
Oh My! My 5-year old just said “those look yummy!” That is praise indeed.
Add some unsweetened dark chocolate chunks and you’ve got yourself Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia pancakes!
xoxo
Allie, I like the way you think.
Happy Birthday CD…which now stands for Cherry Dude!
Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts were my favorite! My stepsister taught me they’re even better spread with butter on the back – can you imagine???
I have a lot of coconut flour to use up so I will be using this recipe a lot! Have a great Sunday!
Carbzilla, My older brother always spread butter on the back of his Pop-Tarts too.
I liked the unfrosted strawberry kind, I was a boring child
Looks delicious. Happy birthday to Mr. HEAB!!!!
I was the weirdo kid who didn’t like the fruit pop tarts and ONLY liked the iced maple ones! I love this idea, and Happy birthday CD!!!
Happy Birthday CD!
Glad my Pop Tart lovin inspired a new pancake
Happy Birthday, CD!!
My favorite Pop Tarts had to be those disgusting blue ones — were they blue raspberry or something? I remember I had one friend in high school who would always bring Poptarts to homeroom and I would sneak a piece – oftentimes the disgusting chocolatey ones.
And then I discovered this knock-off foreign brand of toaster pastries called Toaster Tarts or something with horrendously bad graphics for the box. They were so funny they became the running joke. But they were absolutely disgusting! They only had two flavors: apple and cherry.
Le sigh, the days of artificial flavoring . . .
I REALLY want to try these pancakes when I get home. Do you think another appliance could be subbed for the VitaMix in order to make them?
Holly, You could easily blend the batter in any blender. Enjoy!
my pancakes came out like crap today! i should have read this first. fail.
i wasn’t big on the fruit flavored, i was all about the brown sugar cinnamon, chocolate fugde, and cookies and cream poptarts! haha
happy birthday CD!! =)
How awesome!! I absolutely love pop tarts.
Woohoo! Happy birthday CD indeed! Those pancakes look amazing!
Definitely brown sugar cinnamon… that flavor wasn’t as sickening sweet as the others! They also have a new flavor – blueberry muffin – and the inside is like muffin batter! Not that I would know first-hand or anything
Is that the correct amounts of flour and ingredients. Doesnt sound like enough to make the pancakes in your picture. I will try these with my kids. THANKS!
Andrea, Yep, that’s all I used, and the recipe made 6 small pancakes.
cherry pop tart pancakes? yum!! i’m excited by this post.
wow, that looks so, so good! such a great idea, and recipe! ….can you believe i have never had a real pop tart! *gasp! i was a deprived child lol.. jk. but i must make these pancakes, all your pancake recipes are fab.
xx
eliza
Happy Birthday CD! My fave pop tarts were strawberry.
Happy Birthday, CD!
My favorite pop tarts were the smore’s ones. Did you ever have those??!!??
Christie, Never had the smore’s Pop-Tarts. I love chocolate, but for some reason those always looked kind of gross to me – almost too sweet?
Ha Ha Ha! Looks delicious. Always loved the strawberry frosted ones!
happy bday CD! i love how creative you are, heather. you always take an old favorite and HEABify it.. eggs benny, subway meatball sub, now the pop tart.
i hateee frosting, so the only pop tarts i liked were the strawberry filled ones back before they came out with the frosted ones. i would usually just eat the crust off and leave the filling, yeah, i was a weird kid who only liked ice cream when it came to sweets.
love ya!
happy birthday CD!!!
and those pancakes look freak’n awesome!!! me wants!
I’d have to say blueberry Pop-Tarts.
Your HEAB version looks MUCH better, though!!!
And Happy Birthday to CD – may it be the bestest EVER!!!
I loved the brown sugar cinnamon.
Happy birthday CD! My faves were smores or brown sugar cinnamon, but I didn’t get them very often.
I used to spread butter on the back of mine too, haha.
Though as I got older they released those ice-cream sundae ones that were made for freezing and I used to toss ‘em in the freezer and pull them out. Omg they were soooooo good!
Whoa- these look awesome! I liked the smores pop tarts. I can’t imagine how much sugar were in those things!! Happy Birthday CD!!!!!
I used to love Poptarts too, gross but true! haha These look awesome!!
xo
K
Those pancakes look so good!
Yum!
never a poptart fan :-/ but those look good!
Happy B’day to your cd
Confession: I *dream* about eating Cinnamon Brown Sugar Pop Tarts!! And I most certainly haven’t sworn them out of my life completely
But then again, what’s the point when you can make pancakes like THAT?
MMMMmmmmmmmm, those look amazing!! Love pop tarts!! My favorite were the brown sugar, so comforting!
Happy Birthday to CD!! 
I think it’s so funny how Pop Tart (the healthy choice) now has a commercial with ice cream + pop tart = happy kid.
I’m pretty sure my favorite flavor was whichever had the most icing and food dye in it (I remember some berry flavor with purple icing plus blue zebra-icing stripes)
Katherine
Genius! I used to love this exact flavor of Pop Tarts:)
WOW! Happy birthday CD! Bet it feels good to be 21 again (and look it!).
Were those as amazing as they look? According to my rainman brain, it’s only $200 (whoops I meant calories, where’s my brain?!) 200 cals for that not including toppings- sign me up for that- and love the idea of vitamix batter- easy!
Love you and hope you’re having a wonderful sunday!
D
Happpppy BIRTHDAY Chris!!
I love your pancakes, I think my fav. flavor was chocolate chip cookie dough?
My pancakes this morning were poptart inspired too… err… turmeric chocolate chip sweet potato poptarts!
Happy Birthday CD!
I did not eat a whole lot of Pop Tarts but when I did it was certainly the brown sugar & cinnamon : )
I never had them actually! I usually went for Eggo’s instead
…that looks like a birthday cake almost HEAB! Just need a candle.
Happy Birthday CD!
OMG, yummy!!
happy bday by the way!
I totally just had a flashback to my childhood. Oh. My. Goodness. I can’t tell you how many poptarts I consumed. More than anything, I liked how they got really hot when toasted and smelled amazing. The taste was kind of meh, though; your pancakes sound much better! Do you have any recommendations for making your pancakes recipes vegan? I notice that you use a lot of eggs/egg whites, which obviously aren’t really an option for me.
And happy birthday to CD! I hope you both enjoy your celebration
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Have a lovely day!
xox
Mandiee, You can try subbing 2 TBSP flax or chia seeds gelled in 1/4 cup water for the eggs. Might have to add some nut milk as well and perhaps a little sweetener. Chocolate Covered Katie has several yummy vegan recipes here: http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-covered-recipes/pancake-pandemonium/
Those look awesome!! I used to love the unfrosted strawberry! mmm…I loved when the crust got a little burnt.
I am definitely going to try that recipe ASAP!
Happy b’day CD!
Happy Birthday CD!
I was definitely a brown sugar/cinnamon Pop Tart fan myself, but I wouldn’t turn down your cherry remix either!
S’mores pop-tarts hold the highest honor in my heart!!! Too bad they don’t have a place in m belly, too!!
Wow, those look so good! I’m going to have to land some coconut butter before I can make ‘em, but honestly that picture and description really made me crave cherries more than anything! You are so creative…love it:)
I liked brown sugar cinnamon, too, but my favorite of all time: frosted strawberry. Simple. And delicious. Your pancakes look amazing, BTW.
wow im really suprised at how well the recipe turned out. i’d love to attempt it but me and pancakes are an epic FAIL. good call on the cherries tho nom nom.
ps. happy birthday to CD
I think i loved strawberry or chocolate, but I didn’t have them for breakfast too often (maybe because I never really ate breakfast..ooops), just as snacks.
yum! cherry were my favorite too, and s’mores! I also really liked the unfrosted strawberry. I ate them all the time in high school, never thought recreating them in a healthy way-I’ll have to try it!
Heather, I saw you featured on That’s Fit! Congrats. You have a great story and great presence in the blog world. As always, love your pancake recipes! Those look great.
I don’t remember there being a pop-tart flavor I didn’t like. They all just tasted like sugar anyway, didn’t they?
Which is why they were soooo good.
I always chose Toaster Streudels over pop-tarts…remember those? Spread the icing on top. Happy birthday to CD.
Empty Nut, Loved the Toaster Strudels, especially the frosting!
These are the most beautiful pancakes I’ve ever seen in my life.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CD!!!!
If I didn’t feel utterly wretched right now I’d dash in the kitchen and make these! Maybe for supper. They’re gorgeous!
Happy Birthday CD!
Happeee Beeedayyy CD!! Chocolate poptarts were my favourite. Eaten cold though, never toasted. My parents never bought them though, so they were sneaked in at my best friend’s place
That pancake picture is amaaaazing!!!!
Happy birthday CD!!
My favorite was the brown sugar and cinnamon–gosh those were good!
Happy Birthday,CD!!!
Plain Blueberry are my favorites. My kids love Pop Tarts, but we only have “Pop Tart Thursdays!!” Polly even found them these cute little Pop Tart holders:)
Yours looked even better, though!
OMG Heather!!!!!
I’m curious how you got that many pancakes out of only 2 TBSP flour!?
I liked the Strawberry Sprinkles Pop Tarts!
Kath, I know, people always ask me how I get that many pancakes from that recipe, but it works. Perhaps it’s from “fluffing the eggs” with air in the Vita-Mix? The pancakes are pretty small. So cute and delicious – one of my favorite recipes!
mmmm…I must try coconut butter! It looks just like frosting in your picture! I’ve never been a pop tart eater though…Hope Mr. HEAB has a great b-day!
Happy Birthday CD!
ooh, okay I just read your comment about ‘fluffy’ pancakes. i’ll def try in my vitamix (prob with a different fruit though, normally don’t have frozen/dried cherries). can you give us an idea of how big they are?
Rosa, I’m sure strawberries would work – just 5 small ones, or you could use 1/2 a banana, etc.
I tried making these tonight… a semi-half fail (semi-half success?). My batter was just way too liquidy, and even after I added an extra tbsp of coconut flour, the consistency was still really watery. Bummer.
Is the trick to just blend it for a really long time? I definitely did something wrong! Yet, they tasted delicious…
Adi, I the egg + egg white on low by themselves for a few seconds until they get fluffy before adding the other ingredients. I need to go back and edit my instructions. Sorry, but glad yours tasted good!
I used to love the brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts, with the grey-ish frosting on top. SO WEIRD to me now!!
Brown sugar cinnamon, hands down! That pretty much seems to be the consensus from the other comments. If you invent a healthy pancake like that, you will truly be my hero!
Happy birthday CD!
Heather, your pancakes look amazing! I would’ve served them with whip cream on top! Happy Bday to CD!
Sending you my love,
Barbara
I will definitely be making these this week!! I love that your pancake recipes are so simple and healthy. A lot of times pancakes seem like they have to be a splurge, but these are so practical! My fave poptarts were the strawberry (with the white icing), mmm my mouth is watering, and the cinnamon as well!
I was never crazy about Pop Tarts, weird, huh? lol When I did eat them, I liked the frosted strawberry with sprinkles the best.
Those pancakes look beyond amazing.
Jenn
Frosted strawberry, hot fudge sundae, brown sugar cinnamon…I didn’t discriminate, haha. I finally got my husband to stop eating them about a year ago, he was a big frosted cherry fan
I loved the Hot Fudge Sundae flavor of pop tarts…mmm…so good. The coconut butter topping on that mound of pancakes looks awesome. I keep wanting to try coconut butter to see if I like it (but have so far have been unwilling to buy incase I don’t like it), I love coconut milk and other coconut products but really dislike shredded coconut. What’s the flavor of coconut butter like?
Stephen, If you don’t like the taste of shredded coconut – you probably wouldn’t like the butter. It’s very coconutty and sweet. Several others have mentioned the Hot Fudge Sundae Pop-Tarts. I missed those. Guess I was stuck on cherry and brown sugar cinnamon.
HEAB’s, I tried this pancake base yesterday and it basically was like scrambled eggs…no fluff at all. I beat those eggs good, too, girl. Bummer! I think it’s my brand of coconut flour.
Do you use Bobs Red Mill exclusively?
It seems to be drier and actually acts more like grain-flour. Agree?
Happy (day late) Birthday to CD!
Scott, Yep, the only coconut flour I’ve ever used is Bob’s Red Mill. Definitely more like grain flour from what I’ve heard from others. Another blogger photographed her coconut flour, and it looked like nothing but shredded coconut. Weird. Love the Bob’s Red Mill stuff.
holy YUM! i loved pop tarts growing up…those pancakes look like a great way to satisfy that craving!
Happy Birthday to CD!
Wow! I’d take those over one of those pop-tarts any day!
Yum..who didn’t love poptarts? I was a fan of the plain (unfrosted) strawberry…not a frosting girl! Oh and happy birthday to CD!!
Strawberry poptarts were my life in high school. I had three every day after school..twas amazing! I love the healthy version more through..must make these! Please remind me to make these =P
Maggie
Aw man, these are the yummiest-looking pancakes yet! So good.
Happy birthday to your man!
Did you feed him something special for his day?
Becca, I did – posted about it today.
Hey HEAB – would this make muffins I wonder??
Also – vanilla extracts (and almond/lemon, etc) – is there any “nutritional” value in these – are they sweeteners per se? Curious as to their purpose and if they are really only for baking.
Eatmovelove, You can try this recipe as muffins. It might work, but I’m not sure.
As far as I know, extracts have no nutritional value and are simply used for flavor. They are not only for baking. I’ll add them to smoothies or oats sometimes to add flavor and a little touch of sweet.
That’s pretty much what this stuff is…finely shredded coconut.
Thanks, HEABs! Have a great one!
You are stinking brilliant. I used to LOVE the Strawberry Pop Tarts with the white frosting and rainbow sugar crystals! The Brown Sugar Cinnamon were classic, too!! It has been AGES since I’ve had a pop tart! They were bomb!
HAPPY B-DAY CD!
Definitely brown sugar cinnamon. HEAB style appeals to me way more these days, though.
BTW I thoroughly enjoyed some spiced coconut pancakes for Pancake Sunday yesterday. Mine came out very flat but I may or may not have been lazy with measurements and/or egg-beating…
I wasn’t allowed to have Pop Tarts…
But I did get a taste of them at friends’ houses and later when I started working & had my own money. I liked frosted blueberry.
This looks amazing! I want these now!
happy birthday CD!!!!
Oh my gosh…we didn’t buy poptarts often but I LOVED the cherry + brown sugar cinnamon. I just made a completely made up pancake recipe…with coconut flour, rolled oats, flax, hemp seeds + a few other things, plus coconut milk, egg whites and vanilla. They turned out okay, still need some work. BUT my toppings were AHmazing! I vita-mixed cherries + 1/2 banana + 1/4c coconut milk which I poured ALL over them…as well as melted coconut butter + sucanat [instead of b.sugar] The cherry mixture was basically like a smoothie on pancakes…WAY too good!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Looks awesome! you are such a good chef…
tired them…ugg…runny…very runny…i even “fluffed” the eggs and egg whites…first, then added the other ingredients…still runny…and the “taste” is awful! very grainy, and so flat, and they didn’t look anything like the picture!! help!!!
S, So sorry the pancakes turned out runny. What kind of coconut flour did you use. I’ve only ever used Bob’s Red Mill, but others have written me with similar problems as yours. It usually goes back to the coconut flour, and did you fluff the egg whites until stiff white peaks formed?
Just ran across this recipe and it looks amazing! I don’t have coconut flour, though, and was wondering if it would work with whole wheat?
Emily,
Yes, I’m sure you can use whole wheat flour, but the pancakes will come out more dense. I would recommend using more too – maybe 1/4 cup. You could also use oat flour – just grind some rolled oats in your blender or food processor, and again, I’d probably use at least 1/4 cup. Enjoy!
Could you sub a different flour for coconut flour? And which has more health benefits- whole wheat flour or oat flour? Thanks so much for your recipes. They’re really amazing.
Ashley,
Yes, you could – however, I would use at least 1/4 cup. For some reason, you don’t need as much coconut flour. I’m not a huge fan of whole wheat – definitely more of an oat flour girl.
Happy to hear you’re enjoying my recipes. Thanks for reading.
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