And we have yet another snow day! It seems like the gloomy winter months will cease to come to an end. However, while staying locked in my warm and cozy house this winter, I have discovered a gluten-free version of a favorite childhood snack of mine: Pop-Tarts. Memories of crazy, cannibalistic Pop-Tart ads on Nick flooded back! At first sight, the biggest difference between the Glutino Strawberry Toaster Pastries and Pop-Tarts is that the new gluten-free product is unfrosted. I was slightly disappointed at first, but as soon as I tried one, I didn’t miss the frosting one bit! According to my brother, the outside pastry tasted just like a glutinous Pop-Tart. It was the perfect texture: a little flaky and crisp when toasted.  I appreciated the pinch of sea salt in the pastry that created the oh-so-addictive sweet and salty combo. I’m a sucker for the combo… chocolate covered pretzels, salted caramel, you name it! Having said that, my main criticism would be that there wasn’t enough strawberry filling to balance out the pastry. Just a little too much salty for the amount of sweet. Both the pastry and filling were delicious in taste, but overall, the toaster pastry was ever so slightly dry because of the lack of strawberry in the center. Nevertheless, even if you don’t typically eat gluten-free, I would recommend trying out this toaster pastry. I compared it to the Strawberry Pop-Tart, and Glutino’s Strawberry Toaster not only had less calories, but it has more dietary fiber. I would suggest buying a couple boxes because they will be gone before you know it!

I am definitely looking forward to trying Glutino’s Apple Cinnamon Toaster Pastry! And happy shoveling to those in the northeast:)

Cheers!

Anika