Healthy Flapjack Recipe

These delicious flapjack type bars are packed full of nutritious ingredients. Healthy flapjacks are great for lunchboxes or as a tasty snack food any time of the day. Flapjack recipes are also fun as children can make by themselves.

This flapjack recipe is simple to make at home, get your children invovled in making them and have fun.

Flapjacks

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Ingredients

80g butter
80g brown sugar
60g (2 tbsp) golden syrup
1/2 tsp salt
130g porridge oats
35g chopped dried apple
35g chopped dried apricots
25g dried cranberries
25g pumpkin seeds
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
25g desiccated coconut

Method

In a saucepan, melt together the butter, sugar, golden syrup and salt.

Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl and stir in the butter and syrup mixture.

Line and grease a 20cm square baking tin. Spoon the mixture into the tin and press down to level the surface using a potato masher.

Bake in an oven pre-heated to 180ºC for 18 to 20 minutes.

Store flapjacks in the fridge and cut into bars before serving.

Information

Makes 10 healthy flapjack bars

Pumpkin seeds are a powerhouse of nutrients. They contain healthy omega 3 fats, which are crucial for brain development and a healthy heart.

For a delicious snack try these Honey and Soy Toasted Seeds
Heat one tablespoon of sunflower oil in a non-stick frying pan, add 75g each of pumpkin and sunflower seeds and cook continuously stirring, for about 2 minutes or until the seeds are lightly browned. Remove from the heat, stir in 1 tbsp soy sauce, return to the heat for one minute and then leave to cool.