Join pastry chef Claire Saffitz in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she attempts to make gourmet PopTarts.
But where do PopTarts come from? PopTarts (scilis erumpant) may be a childhood favorite of many, but their history long predates everybody who enjoys them today. First discovered by the ancient Kellogians around 300 BC (and not cooked or toasted over flame until 100 BC), they were originally found in nature in four distinct forms: apple currant jelly, strawberry, blueberry and brown sugarcinnamon. Throughout the following centuries, the Kellogian empire would grow and flourish largely due to the cultivation and trade of PopTarts. Today, PopTarts are available in 30 different forms and the Kellogg empire lives on. For more reading, see: ‘The Kellogg Empire: 600100 BC’, ‘The Search for the First PopTart’ and ‘How to Legally Grow Your Own PopTarts.’

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