

If you don't have a piping bag, simply use a plastic bag with the corner snipped off, and pipe it in that way. You don't need to have a piping bag, but it's useful. I also recommend piping it into the pastry dough so it's an even layer. In order to make sure the filling stays inside of the pop tart while it bakes, it needs to be chilled to start. The reason the fudge filling needs to be chilled is that I wanted it to be a soft consistency when you bite into the pop tart. Once the chocolate is melted, whisk in some butter and transfer the fudge filling to a shallow container and let it cool briefly at room temperature, before chilling fully in the refrigerator. The filling itself is quite simple to make just heat the ingredients in a bowl over a pot of simmering water or a double boiler, if you have one on hand. It's sweet, rich, and soft when biting into the pop tart. This salted fudge filling is so good, and it is really what sets this pop tart apart from anything in the grocery store. Mix for 30 more seconds while the butter is worked into the dough completely. Add the eggs and mix until the dough forms together into one cohesive ball.Add in the butter, and mix until the butter is broken down into small pie sized pieces.Add the dry ingredients and mix with a paddle attachment.If you don't have a food processor, the dough can be made in an electric stand mixer. This ensures the butter is worked into the dough appropriately, which will prevent the dough from rising too much in the oven. Instead of leaving large chunks of butter in the dough (like you would for pie dough), the instructions call for running the processor until the dough clumps together around the blade. It has the consistency of shortbread and is very simple to work with.
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This dough is sweet, tender, and full of chocolate flavor.

The chocolate pastry is tender and sweet, and hidden inside is a salted fudge filling that really makes this pop tart stand out. These handheld chocolate pastries are rich and decadent in all the best ways. Homemade Pop Tarts are far superior to anything you are going to find inside of a silver package on the grocery store shelf. This is the best recipe for chocolate pop tarts! Chocolate Fudge Pop Tarts A homemade chocolate pop tart dough is brimming with salted fudge filling and perfectly baked, then topped with the most delicious chocolate glaze.
