Flapjacks are so easy to make with relatively few ingredients. They are a great healthy, energy boosting snack, ideal for a quick pick-me-up, sugar craving or even breakfast when you are in a hurry! Though they do contain sugar, if you make them yourself, you control how much goes in and any other ingredients added. Flapjacks are the number one snack of choice in our house so I make them a lot, with loads of different variations. As there are five of us, they don’t last long, so when I make them I do a bumper batch! 30 might seem a lot, but if we have one each, per day, thats only 6 days worth and these will keep in an air-tight container for around two weeks.

Buzymum - Flapjacks are so easy to make with relatively few ingredients. They are a great healthy, energy boosting snack, ideal for a quick pick-me-up, sugar craving or even breakfast when you are in a hurry!

This basic recipe takes minutes to prepare, is a great kids activity and can be made *gluten and dairy free:

Ingredients for around 30, 6x4cm bars:

  • 6 heaped tbsp golden syrup
  • 150g soft brown sugar
  • 300g unsalted butter or dairy free alternative (we use ‘Pure’ with great results)
  • 500g porridge oats (*gluten free if needed)
  • 100g extra ingredient or mix of seeds, nuts, dried fruit, chic chips (see below for some great combinations)

*Oats are naturally gluten free but are often processed in factories where they can be contaminated by other products containing gluten. The degree of your intolerance will dictate if you need to purchase gluten free oats or if your body can tolerate tiny amounts.

Method:

  • Preheat the oven to 180C
  • Line a 30-40cm baking tray with grease proof paper- this is really important, just greasing the tray will not work! Believe me, I’ve learned the hard way!!
  • Place the syrup, sugar and butter in a pan and heat gently until melted

Buzymum - Ingredients melted in a pan for flapjacks

  • Add the oats and any extra ingredients and stir until everything is coated

Buzymum - combining ingredients for flapjacks

  • Tip the flapjack mixture into the lined baking tray and press firmly down with the back of a metal spoon
  • Make sure the mixture is spread evenly and has been pressed firmly to ensure finished bars hold together
  • Bake for 25 minutes until golden and coming away from the sides at the edges

Buzymum - Flapjack mix, flattened and ready for the oven ⇒ Buzymum - Flapjack cooked and ready to be cut into bars

  • For a crispier finish, continue to bake for a further 5-8 minutes but keep an eye on them to ensure they don’t burn
  • Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes (no longer)
  • Place a large chopping board on top of the tray and flip the flapjack out onto it
  • Gently peel off the grease proof paper and chop into bars while they are still warm

Buzymum - Basic flapjacks ready to serve

Fab Flapjack Flavour Combinations:

  • Multi-seed- mix of pumpkin, sunflower, chia, sesame & pine nuts
  • Hazelnut (chopped) and sultana
  • Desiccated coconut and cranberry
  • Dried apricot (chopped) and almond (chopped or flakes)
  • Dried fig (chopped) and walnut (chopped)
  • Brazil nut (chopped) and dark choc-chips
  • White choc-chips and dried cranberries
  • Double coconut- use desiccated and flakes
  • Toasted almond flakes and milk choc-chips

Make Flapjacks a High Protein Addition to Breakfast or Snack

Countries all around the world eat meat for breakfast. Meat is, of course, one of our largest sources of protein, and in the UK and USA, we don’t eat enough of it at the right time of day. The time our body most needs protein, is in the morning, when we are busy shovelling sugary carbohydrates, quickly into our bodies, instead of ham and cheese like our continental friends across the channel! A cooked breakfast of bacon and eggs could be the answer some days, but with time being precious in the morning and with so many of us being unable to face that type of breakfast so early in the day, for the majority, that’s just not practical. By adding two scoops of hemp protein powder (plant protein) to a seed or nutty flapjack mixture before baking, you can make a high protein breakfast bar or the perfect post-work out snack. I’ve posted other ideas for quick, healthy breakfasts, if you’d like some more ideas!

Flapjacks do take a bit of preparation time but are quicker than cakes and far more nutritious and healthy. The kids love helping to make them and they are allowed to lick the bowl as the mix doesn’t contain raw egg- definitely a winner!! What do you think, worth a go?

Enjoy xx

ethannevelyn
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Healthy in a Hurry- The Humble Flapjack
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15 thoughts on “Healthy in a Hurry- The Humble Flapjack

  • 9th December 2016 at 10:02 am
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    Oh yum! Easy and perfect for lunch boxes. I think I would drizzle some chocolate on top too #FabFridayPost

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  • 11th December 2016 at 9:44 pm
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    Yum, I do love a flapjack. So good when you’re in a rush. I should get my eldest to help me make this recipe as it sounds so easy! #eatsleepblogrt

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  • 12th December 2016 at 12:13 am
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    These look so yummy! Flapjacks are pancakes where I’m from so I was confused at first. #EatSleepBlogRT

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  • 12th December 2016 at 2:04 pm
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    We love flapjacks – thanks for sharing your recipe! #KCACOLS

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  • 12th December 2016 at 3:17 pm
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    Those look lovely! You ar a chef my dear! I would not try to do it (I am a rubbish cook…Being Frenchie doesn’t help…)Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday.

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  • 13th December 2016 at 9:17 am
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    This looks really nice, I love a bit of flapjack. I would put white chocolate and cranberries in mine #DreamTeam

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  • 13th December 2016 at 2:07 pm
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    I do love a good recipe for flapjacks. I love the idea of nuts and cranberries and maybe throw in some white chocolate, scrummy! #KCACOLS

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  • 14th December 2016 at 9:12 pm
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    Yum!! I’ve tried making flapjacks before but failed miserably lol – well done, yours looks amazing! #DreamTeam

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  • 16th December 2016 at 6:30 pm
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    Ooh I’ve not made flapjacks for ages, but we all love them! Will have to give your recipe a try soon, for some reason the last time I tried making them they didn’t work properly. x #KCACOLS

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  • 16th December 2016 at 7:48 pm
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    ah man I love flapjacks – I am terrible at making them though! I will try this recipe and maybe this time I will crack it 🙂 #eatsleepblogrt

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  • 18th December 2016 at 9:37 pm
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    Oooh yummy! I love flapjacks. Delish! Thanks for joining the #bigpinklink and Merry Christmas from all the team!

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  • 19th December 2016 at 10:17 pm
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    Ohh I’ve recently become totally addicted to having a flapjack whopper with my morning coffee…healthy you say? I’m in! Thanks for linking up to #dreamteam x

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