A big single serve Healthy Protein Pop Tarts made with a gluten free base, filled with homemade strawberry jam and topped with high protein sugar free frosting; Vegan too. An easy protein powder poptart made in the air fryer – or baked – to satisfy the sugar cravings.

Not gonna lie, I actually thought making homemade pop tarts was really hard – maybe it was the shape that intimidated me.

But then I looked into it – saw a video online from Zach Rocheleau and turns out homemade healthy pop tarts are actually very easy! Adapted that recipe itself here, but had to make it even more high protein and a single serving recipe because that’s just me. Lol

Anyway, these healthy protein pop tarts are definitely going to be a regular now – as long as I don’t get hooked onto something else!

Is there such thing as Sugar Free Pop Tarts?

Yes, with this recipe you really get the perfect macro friendly and sugar free pop tarts! Protein powder to sweeten the pop tart crust, a homemade sugar-free strawberry jam for the filling and a sugar free protein powder and Greek yogurt frosting on top.

Ingredients for Homemade Healthy Protein Pop Tarts

This healthy protein pop tart recipe has just a few simple ingredients, and is perfect for a solo gluten free, sugar free and Vegan dessert.

Here’s what you need:

For the Protein Powder Pop Tart Base

Gluten Free (All Purpose) Baking Flour – or a regular all purpose flour
Vanilla Protein Powder for high protein magic cookie bar, and also replace the sweetener.
I recommend Protein World Slender Blend or ProteinWorld Whey for this recipe to keep it sugar free; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
Another option would be Quest.
Peanut Butter Powder, also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount). Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
Non-fat Greek Yogurt contributes to the high protein part of these homemade pop tarts.

Healthy Strawberry Pop Tart Filling

Fresh or Frozen Strawberries
Chia Seeds
A bit of Sugar Free Maple Syrup; I use the monk fruit maple syrup from Lakanto (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount here too)

A Sugar Free Pop Tart Frosting with Protein Powder!

Unsweetened Plain Non-fat Greek Yogurt
Vanilla Protein Powder; I recommend the same here too: Protein World Slender Blend or ProteinWorld Whey; Use the code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount.
Another option would be Quest.

How to make Single Serve Protein Powder Pop Tart in the Air Fryer

Making homemade pop tarts in the air fryer is really easy – much easier than I expected it to be!

Prep the Homemade Strawberry Pop Tart Filling

Mash with back of a fork (or use food processor) to crush.

Add chia seeds and maple syrup and stir. Place in fridge to thicken about 5-10 minutes.

Make the Healthy Gluten Free Pop Tart Base

Process the flour, vanilla protein powder and peanut butter powder in a food processor.

Add in most of the yogurt and process again to form a rough dough.

Transfer protein pop tart dough to a work surface (lightly floured) and knead about 20 seconds.

Roll into a long rectangle; about 10” x 4” and ⅛” thick (patching pieces to make shape is okay).
Use sharp knife to cut into two halves.

Assemble and cook Single Serve Homemade Protein Pop Tart

Place one rectangle on surface; Brush ½ inch around edges with egg wash (whisked egg/egg whites) or may be water. Use fingers if you want.

Add filling in middle and spread (don’t go too close to edge).

Add the second rectangle on top and seal edges with a fork.
Poke 4 holes in the top of the dough (with fork) for the authentic but homemade pop tart look
Optionally: brush with egg wash.

Line air fryer basket with parchment paper, place pop tart in and cook at 350°F for 4 mins, flip and cook other side another 4 mins. Dough should look cooked and slightly browned around the edges.
Or bake for 11 minutes, flipping halfway.

Make the frosting: Stir Greek yogurt and protein powder in a bowl.
Let homemade pop tart cool, spread protein frosting on top and add on sprinkles if you like.

Alternates for Healthy Sugar Free Pop Tarts Recipe

I recommend making this healthy protein powder pop tart using the ingredients and products listed – especially the since it gives the best results.

If you need other options for the flours and such, here’s some alternatives:

1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour: Use all purpose flour or whole wheat pastry flour.
You can try to use oat flour; I’m a little hesitant about this one, so let me know if you try it.
Peanut Butter Powder: 2 tsp more Flour and 1 tsp more Protein Powder; I heaven’t tried this yet, so I’d like to know if you do!
Vanilla Protein Powder: 1:1 Zero Calorie Monkfruit sweetener to keep it sugar free. (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount here too).
Coconut Yogurt in place of Greek Yogurt

A Healthy Vegan Protein Pop Tarts Recipe

This single serve chocolate protein cookie recipe has no eggs, so can easily be made Vegan too.

For the perfect homemade Vegan pop tart, make sure you use a plant based protein powder and coconut yogurt.

ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend as well (HAYLSKITCHEN for the discount here too).

Flavors for Healthy Protein Pop Tarts Recipe

This sugar free protein pop tart recipe makes a great base for any healthy pop tart flavor you want to try.

Here’s some more ideas for the fillings:

Chocolate Chip: Sugar free chocolate chips (Lakanto here as well with the same discount code), and drop the frosting.
Cinnamon Roll; A mix of cinnamon and Lakanto Golden monk fruit sweetener, or Brown Swerve.
Blueberry: Replace the strawberries in this recipe to make a frosted protein blue berry pop tart.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon: The same option as cinnamon roll above, but maybe with some of the zero calorie sugar in the frosting instead of protein powder.

There’s plenty of ways to go here and I think I’m going to make a chocolate version next!

More Single Serve Protein Recipes to Try:

More Protein Powder Desserts:

Or some Air Fryer Desesrts: