Easy Fruity Flapjacks Recipe
These delicious Fruity Flapjacks are chewy, sweet and nutty. The recipe uses dried fruits plus a few nuts and seeds. This tasty, homemade snack requires just a few simple steps and just a little of your time.
Servings: 12 bars
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 spoon or spatula
- 1 baking tin
- 1 baking parchment enough to line the baking tin
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted - substitute with margarine which is suitable for baking if preferred.
- 1/2 cup light muscovado sugar
- 1/3 cup sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 3 tablespoon honey substitue maple syrup or golden syrup
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup dried dates
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon substute allspice or mixed spice if you prefer.
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 320F/160C/140C/gas 3.
- Line a 18cm by 25cm pan.
- Measure out the oats, 2 1/4 cups rolled oats sesame seeds1/3 cup sesame seeds, sunflower seeds3/4 cup sunflower seeds and walnuts 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and lay them out on a baking tray in a single layer if possible.
- Pop the tray into the oven for five minutes. After five minutes, remove from the oven, move the seed mix around and pop it back into the oven to toast for a further five minutes.
- As this is happening, melt the butter 1/2 cup butter or margarine in a large saucepan with the honey, 3 tablespoon honey, muscovado sugar 1/2 cup light muscovado sugar. Stir until it becomes quite liquid. Do not allow this to boil.
- Once the oat and seed mixture has finished toasting, add it to the saucepan with the ground cinnamon and dried fruit 1/2 cup dried cranberries, 1/4 cup dried dates.
- Mix it together well until all the ingredients are coated with the melted coconut oil, sugar syrup.
- Tip this gently into the prepared baking tin. Push the mixture into the corners and smooth down gently.
- Put the tin into the oven for around 30 minutes. By this time the flapjacks should be nicely golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool before taking them out of the pan and cutting into slices.
Notes
Nutrition information is computer-generated and is intended as a guideline only.
These bars are gluten-free provided you use certified gluten-free oats.
Storage - These flapjacks will stay fresh for up 5 days in an airtight container.
Substitutions -
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 243IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg
