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    Home » Holiday Treats and Recipes » Valentine's Day

    Conversation Heart Pastries

    Modified: Jul 28, '23 · Published: Feb 7, '14 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

    Celebrate Valentine's Day with a festive breakfast. These colorful Conversation Heart Pastries are so cute and can be filled with Nutella, jelly, pie filling, or curd.

    bright and colorful conversation heart pastries arranged on white plates with Valentine's Day napkins.

    Making homemade Pop-Tarts is super easy.

    I thought it would be fun to make some festive-looking pastries for Valentine's Day. With the popularity of my Conversation Heart Cheesecakes, I couldn't resist making these heart-shaped Pop-Tarts.

    Conversation Heart Pastries in two rows on a long white plate

    To make these Valentine's Day pastries, I used my new Chicago Metallic Conversation Heart Cookie Cutter Stamps to leave impressions in the pie dough. Instead of painting red over the letters, like I did when I made my Naturally Colored Conversation Heart Cheesecakes. earlier this week, I just left the letters plain. I think they look great that way and were so much easier.

    I used food coloring to paint these hearts, but also experimented with using fruit purees, which worked great too. So, you have two options when making these conversation heart pastries.

    homemade Valentine's Day Pop Tarts shaped like conversation heart candies

    Conversation Heart Pastries (makes 16)

    Ingredients:

    1 box Pillsbury Pie Crusts
    fillings of your choice like chocolate hazelnut spread, peanut butter, jam, lemon curd, pie filling
    egg wash (one egg mixed with a splash of water)
    coloring (either use food coloring or fruit purees)

    Supplied Needed:

    Chicago Metallic Conversation Heart Cookie Cutter Stamps
    rolling pin
    pastry brushes and or food use only sponge rollers

    Instructions:

    cut out pie crust using conversation heart cookie cutters

    Unroll the pie dough. Cut out 32 hearts, using the cutter. Re-roll dough as needed.

    Press the stamps into 16 of the hearts, just enough to leave an impression. If the stamps begin sticking, chill the dough in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes, then try again.

    paint the heart-shaped pie crust with purple, pink, blue, green, and yellow food coloring

    Brush or roll the coloring onto the pie crust hearts then allow the coloring to dry.

    I preferred using the sponge roller. I got my rollers from the craft store and use them for food only. A pastry brush will work too, just know the coloring will stain the brush.

    I used bottled food coloring but also experimented with fruit purees, and they worked great. So, if you prefer then make and use fruit purees. I have detailed instructions on how to puree fruit in my Naturally Colored Conversation Heart Cheesecake post. 

    fill the conversation heart Pop-Tarts with jelly, Nutella, pie filling, or curd

    Brush the plain hearts with egg wash, add a teaspoonful of filling in the center, then press a colored heart on top. Pinch the edges together in order to seal them well.

    Freeze hearts for 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

    baked conversation heart pastries

    Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown around the edges. I had a few hearts that did not have any coloring on them, so I used them as my guide. When they looked slightly golden, I pulled them out of the oven. You can bake yours until they are darker if you prefer them that way.

    Serve warm. These are best the day they are made but can be served cold later or re-heated in a toaster oven. We've been eating these all week. I just use the toast setting on my toaster oven to heat them up and they are great.

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. dina says

      February 08, 2014 at 2:54 pm

      what a great idea. they are so cute!

      Reply
    2. The Partiologist says

      February 08, 2014 at 1:35 am

      You always amaze me with your creativity - wouldn't this be a wonderfully sweet way to start the day!

      Reply
    3. Minnie Kitchen says

      February 07, 2014 at 9:23 pm

      These are too cute!

      Reply
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