Honey flapjacks with fruit and nuts
Honey flapjacks are soft, chewy British flapjacks (oat snack bars) made using honey, oats and other wholesome ingredients and are quick and easy to make. They are packed with natural flavours and can be made in around 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 120 g butter
- 75 g Demerara sugar
- 120 g honey
- 175 g oats
- 50 g sunflower seeds
- 20 g flax seeds
- 75 g raisins
- 20 g dried cranberries
- 25 g chopped almonds
Instructions
Before starting this recipe
- Line a 28cm by 18cm (11" by 7" approximately) baking tin with baking parchment.
- Preheat the oven to 160oC, 325oF, gas mark 3.
To prepare the flapjacks
- Place all the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix.
- Measure the butter, sugar and honey (the wet ingredients) into a pan and heat gently until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved, stirring regularly.
- Pour the wet ingredients onto the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Pack the mixture into the lined baking tin and press into place using the back of a spoon.
To bake
- Bake at 160oC, 325oF, gas mark 3 until slightly golden. This is likely to take around 15 minutes but check after 10 minutes. The flapjack will still be soft in the middle when it is ready but will set as it cools down.
- Leave to cool in the tin. Remove from the tin when cold and cut into squares or rectangles using a sharp knife.
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Notes
How to store
- Store the flapjacks in an airtight container where they will stay as fresh as the day they were baked for several days.
- The flapjacks can also be frozen. Freeze the pieces separately to avoid them freezing together and then transfer to an airtight container. Defrost individual pieces at room temperature.
- If you don't wish to use honey you can substitute either maple syrup or golden syrup.
- You can substitute other dried fruits, seeds an nuts depending on your preference and what you have in your kitchen.
- You could make a plain flapjack by leaving out the dried fruit, nuts and seeds. For a plain flapjack you will use fewer dry ingredients so you won't need as much liquid to bind the oats. Reduce the butter to 100g and reduce the honey to 100g.
- You could make chocolate flapjacks by topping with a layer of melted chocolate after they have cooled.
- Heat the spoon before placing in the jar of honey so that the honey slides easily off the spoon.
- If you add substantially more dried ingredients you may need to add a little extra melted butter and honey to bind the mixture. Similarly, if you substantially reduce the dried ingredients such as to make a plain flapjack (without dried fruit, seeds or nuts) use slightly less butter and honey.
- Don't remove from the tin until it has cooled or it might fall apart.
- Wait until the flapjack has cooled completely before cutting.
Nutrition
Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 46mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 168IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
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