three-squares-flpajacks-on-plate-showing-fruit-seeds — Flapjacks With Fruit And Seeds

Flapjacks

Flapjacks are such a lovely, tasty bundle of nutrition and they come in so many different varieties. They can be just plain with oats or flavoured with nuts, seeds, dried fruit, spices or chocolate. Brilliant to include in packed lunches or for an energy packed snack on the go, they are also really easy to make – and inexpensive. Especially when you compare them with a prepacked factory produced flapjack.

Also, when you make them yourself, you can control what goes into it too. So you can decide how much sugar you add as well as choosing your favourite fruit and seeds to go in.

Flapjacks are an ideal snack being packed full of nutrition as well as being delicious they will give you energy when you are on the go

Many Recipes

There are many different flapjack recipes. Some are just the oats bound together with oats, sugar and butter. Others have flour in which makes the ingredients stick together and have a smoother consistency. In this case an egg is used to bind the ingredients which also reduces the amount of butter and syrup needed possibly making it a healthier flapjack

Flapjack With Seeds And Fruit

If you enjoy seeds this may well be the flapjack for you. I have included pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds but you can use whatever seeds you have or what is in your cupboards. The same applies to the fruit. The recipe includes dried cranberries and raisins but do feel free to try out your favourite dried fruit.

Dried cranberries are particularly good for their sharper distinctive flavour.

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Flapjack With Fruit And Seeds

Delicious oat and seed snack

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Course Snack

Cuisine British

Servings 12

Calories 210 kcal

Equipment

20cm square baking dish

Ingredients

100 g butter
100 g golden syrup
50 g mix pumpkin and sunflower seeds
50 g dried cranberries
50 g raisins
225 g porridge oats
1 large egg

Instructions

Grease a 20cm square baking dish
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C
Chop the butter into small pieces
Place in a saucepan with the golden syrup
Heat the pan gently and melt the butter and syrup
Mix together the oats, seeds and fruit
Add to the butter and syrup mix and stir, mixing thoroughly
Stir in the egg, again mixing thoroughly to ensure it is evenly distributed
Press the mixture into the prepared baking tin
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes
Cut into squares in the tin
Leave to cool completely

Keyword great for packed lunch