Date and walnut flapjacks

[CookingKa]

These are wonderful fudgy and soft flapjacks, the dates are cooked down to produce the fudge effect (think sticky toffee pudding) and honey instead of processed sugar makes them a bit healthier too. The walnuts can be substituted with extra dried fruit or white chocolate .

Date and walnut flapjacks

125g butter
1 tbsp runny honey
100g dried dates, soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes, drained well and chopped
50g broken walnuts
50g caster sugar
a handful of raisins (optional)
125g oats

Heat oven to 180c, grease a 8in square baking tin.
Put honey, butter, dates and walnuts into a pan, heat until the butter melts. The dates will turn fudgy and almost melt into the butter.
Stir in the caster sugar and raisins if using.
Stir in oats and mix well.
Bake for 20minutes, cut into bars as soon as you take them from the oven but don't try to remove them from the tray until cooled.

[Alexanders mummy]

These sound lovely,will def have a go at these,thanks.

[maxi]

mmmmmm flapjacks

[SephiesMum]

They sound fab, might give them a whirl this afternoon. xx

[rach29]

these sound fab my lo's love flapjacks but not with raisins was looking for sometyhing to sub with and sates seem perfect thanks

[CookingKa]

Hi, do give them a try they are wonderul. The raisins are optional, any other dried fruit could be used instead, or you can just leave them out altogether.
They freeze very well too.

[Sebs]

Made these last week and they were delicious!! Thank you!
xx

[sam10]

Yummy - we love our flapjacks so will try these out xxx

[LauraAK]

Congratulations CookingKa - Annabel has picked your recipe for Date and Walnut Flapjacks as January's recipe winner!!! well done.

She tested the recipes last night; her children & Oscar wolfed them down and so did Annabel's new puppy, Hamilton.

Please choose a book or magazine from Annabel's bookshop and we will get it sent to you

Best wishes

Laura

[mrsharvey]

well done cookingka xxx