REVIEW: Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast

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Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast box

It was only a matter of time before Super Stuffed Pop-Tarts showed up. Like Thanos, it was inevitable. They super STUF(fed) Oreos, so why not Pop-Tarts? Why not everything at this point? We are out here maxxing these days anyway.

Pop-Tarts launched Super Stuffed this month with three new flavors: Strawberry Blast, Molten Lava Cake, and Cinnamon Caramel, which is a Walmart exclusive. According to the box, these pack in 50% more filling compared to a regular Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tart.

Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast back of box

In this economy, where shrinkflation is rampant (think smaller packages, higher prices, or food that gets quietly downsized but gets rebranded as “new and improved”), I went in suspicious. Was this just the same amount of filling with a new name slapped on it? I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong. I did a side-by-side comparison, and okay, yes, there actually is noticeably more filling in there.

One pastry per package. Five pastries per box.

That said, Pop-Tarts did pull one sneaky move: instead of the usual two-pack pouch you’d find in a classic box, these come individually wrapped. So even with more filling per pastry, you’re only pulling out one at a time. For a treat that’s basically a dessert posing as breakfast, that felt a little abysmal.

50 percent looks about right.

Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast next to original Pop-Tarts Frosted Strawberry.

Now, the filling itself. The Strawberry Blast interior is noticeably different from a regular Pop-Tart. It’s a darker red and tastes more like strawberry candy than fruit, tasting very sweet to me. A regular Pop-Tart tastes pretty balanced, like a 50/50 split between the pastry shell taste and the filling. This one completely tips the scales, more like 30% pastry and 70% filling, which for me was a smidge over the top.

Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast toasted and split.

I also toasted mine, and no, I will not be taking questions about my toasting level. The sprinkles on top? Turns out those are sugar crystals, not the rainbow kind, so they added even more sweetness to something that was already running pretty hot in that department.

Pop-Tarts Super Stuffed Strawberry Blast sprinkles on the frosting. Red and green makes it look Christmasy.

Would I write off the whole line? No way. I actually think Molten Lava Cake sounds like it could be decadently amazing and genuinely benefit from all that extra filling. My advice: maybe don’t start with Strawberry Blast if you have a fondness for the OG, as I do. But if you love your snacks dialed all the way up to very sweet, this one was made for you.

Purchased Price: $2.89
Size: 10.9 oz/5-pack
Purchased at: Meijer
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 pastry – 62g) 230 calories, 4 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 180 milligrams of sodium, 46 grams of total carbohydrates, 23 grams of total sugars, 1 gram of dietary fiber, and 2 grams of protein.

REVIEW: Magic Spoon Cinnamon Brown Sugar Protein Pastries

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Magic Spoon Cinnamon Brown Sugar Protein Pastries box

I’m all for pumping protein into products because it allows my alliteration-loving fingers to type “pumping protein into products.” But the products also need to be palatable, which is a pretty low bar that these Magic Spoon Cinnamon Brown Sugar Protein Pastries didn’t pass.

If you’re expecting Pop-Tart-sized pastries, you’re in for a surprise. I’d say they’re about three-fourths the size of a Pop-Tart, but have a thickness that’s more like a Pillsbury Toaster Strudel. What makes their size even more underwhelming is that there are only four individually wrapped pastries in the box. Maybe there will be a Costco-sized box someday that’ll have eight, but don’t get your hopes up because these are not good.

Magic Spoon Cinnamon Brown Sugar Protein Pastries filling

My major issue with these is that they have too much dough, which is fitting since Magic Spoon products also cost too much dough. The cinnamon brown sugar layer isn’t evenly spread across most of the pastry’s width. While the middle of the pastry looks like it has a decent amount, it tapers on both sides, leaving air pockets at the ends. So the crust’s flavor is what mostly comes through with most bites. When taking bites in the middle with a decent amount of filling, the cinnamon and brown sugar comes through, but it’s not tasty enough to make me forget getting to it involves a lot of heavy crust-flavored bites. Also, that crust dries out my mouth. It has a texture that reminded me of Fig Newtons, but its flavor is not a good start to the morning. Not even the squiggly icing could help sweeten things up and improve the pastry’s dough-dominant flavor.

Magic Spoon Cinnamon Brown Sugar Protein Pastries icing

The box has four preparation methods: straight out of the wrapper, microwave, toaster oven, and frozen, but no home appliance improves things. Do you have a pop-up toaster? Well, this product is not for you unless you want the icing to melt off and pool at the bottom of your toaster. However, ants and roaches will love you for that. Well, actually, they will love your pop-up toaster.

The only redeeming qualities these have that didn’t make me feel like I completely wasted my money are the 11 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber each pastry has, which I imagine are in the crust that makes these so bland.

If the Magic Spoon has any inkling of magic, it needs to be pointed at these protein pastries to make them magically taste better.

Purchased Price: $8.49 (sale price)
Size: 7.88 oz box/4 pastries
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 4 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 pastry) 170 calories, 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 200 milligrams of sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar (including 2 grams of added sugar), 10 grams of sugar alcohol, and 11 grams of protein.

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