flapjack
They last for days, they are cheap to make and they are good for you. What could be better than a great flapjack for that lunchtime snack!
Ingredients
Brown Sugar – 80g
Butter – 40g
Margarine – 60g
Oats – 250g
Salt – pinch
Banana – 1
Honey – 3tbsp
chocolate (optional)
Method
1. Melt the butter and the Margarine in a deep saucepan over a very low heat
2. add the brown sugar and 3 tablespoons of honey and mix well until you have a liquid substance.
3. Mix in the oats, if you find it easier add them in gradually stirring and covering the oats with the mixture
4. add a pinch of salt.
5. Mash the banana into a liquid pulp and mix into the oats (this will take a good few minutes to ensure that the banana is fully mixed in).
6. Get a knife and spread the oats evenly over a baking tray.
7. Place the baking tray onto the middle shelf in a preheated oven (gas mark 5, 220 C) and bake for 15 minutes, checking the progress regularly. Take out when the mixture starts turning a darker colour.
8. Stand for a minute or two, cut the flapjack into as many pieces as you wish
9. You may find it best to leave the flapjack for a few hours to cool down although you can eat them striaight away.
Tip. To make the flapjacks that little bit more special, drizzle melted chocolate over the top of them!
Serves: 15
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Very good recipe, made them once a year ago for the friend’s daughter for the subject called home economics or something. Everybody loved them, me too. But in my version I use a luxury muesli with fruits and nuts, including dried pineapples, peaches, almonds, coconut, hazelnuts and many more. Very, very nice, try if you want.
very nice!!! try putting chilli powder in as well to make it extra nice!! i’ve tried it and its lovely!! trust me, it works !!!
I LOVE FLAPJACKZ and i can make them
Are these really healthy? When you consider the Sugar and Fat. Any other ideas of making some a little healthier. Sounds lovely tho.
I replaced honey with golden syrup (definitely not healthier) which worked really well, I also added about a cupfull of dessicated coconut which is yummy with the banana. Add the coconut at the same time as the oats.
we put fudge sauce in. Fudge is sweet. It made made the flapjacks sweet. Sugar is good. It makes me smile. Thank you magic flapjack makers
OMG these flapjacks r sooo gd! XD
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amazing recipie likes!
Do you have any idea how to store them for longer time? e.g. 2-3 months?
Cheers!
Seb
regarding healthiness it depends what you want: atkins bars are basically flapjacks. you don’t need granulated sugar in a flapjack, all the fats and syrup are there to stick it together, so use just enough of these to bind it and no more.
It would probably keep longer if you omit the banana, but that removes moisture and nutrients.
Absolutly yummy tried with the coconut and was really nice!!
Wrap them individually in foil then freeze them – that way they’ll last about two months
Eh hello . . . . . . . .since when is sugar healthy?
i make this sometimes with carnup syrup for sugar and chocolate substitute or with agave syrup to make it light ccoloured. Also using sunflower oil instead of butter or margarine. Raisins and coconut flakes makes them delish too.
just made these, didn’t use the banana and used 100g of margarine instead of 40g butter and 60g sugar. also used some musli and dried fruit mixed with the oats. still worked really well and are very tasty!
These are healthy or should i say healthier than the originals. Also dont fall in the trap that it consists of margarine/sugar that these are bad. Its a good versus bad factor, yes margarine and sugar is bad however the oats are good for the digestive system and a great source of fibre. Also an average sized flapjack uses the equivalent oats of a bowl of porridge. You will find it surprising how some people absolutely detest porridge however they will easily put away a flapjack.
I can’t stand oats as a breakfast but just love flap jacks. My husband has just treated me to some really nice muesli and dried fruit from the health shop to aid my diet, I’m looking forward to making these flapjacks with the muesli and dried fruit.
As I can’t eat early in the morning, the cereal type bars are great to take to work and have when I’m ready for them.