Easy Chocolate Flapjacks
Flapjacks are a super easy treat to make and enjoy and this chocolate flapjack recipe needs only a few simple ingredients and the right technique to guarantee you flapjacks that don’t crumble and fall apart.
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Servings: 24
Calories: 122kcal
Ingredients
- 400 g Porridge Oats, Quick Oats
- 200 g Unsalted Butter
- 200 g Golden Syrup
- 200 g Light Brown Soft Sugar
- 100 g Milk Chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150C
- Place the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a pan and melt together over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved completely.
- Pour in the oats and mix them together well. Ensure all the oats are covered in the butter mixture.
- Line and grease a 20x25cm baking tin with parchment paper. Leave the paper to hang over the top of the tin to create an easy way to lift the flapjacks from the tin later.
- Tip the mixture into the lined tin and, using the back of a spoon or a spatula, press it down firmly and evenly.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove the tin from the oven, the mixture will still appear slightly soft.
- Leave the mixture in the tin to cool and harden.
- Once the flapjacks have cooled to at least room temperature, melt the chocolate over a low heat or in 10 second increments in the microwave.
- Pour the chocolate over the top in an even layer and allow to set almost completely.
- When the chocolate has hardened but isn't completely set, use the parchment paper to lift the mixture out of the tin and place it on a chopping board.
- Using a very sharp knife, slice the flapjacks to the desired size. These can be bite-size pieces, square bars, or thin slices. Whatever you prefer.
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Recipe Notes
- Using porridge oats gives the best results. However, you can also use rolled oats. Jumbo oats create a more crumbly texture and will fall apart more easily.
- Take your time to press the mixture down firmly in the tin, this will help to keep it all together.
- Don't add extra baking time when you see that the mixture is still soft. It will harden as it cools.
- Slicing the flapjacks before the chocolate sets completely will help to give you uniform slices and prevent the chocolate layer from cracking and breaking.
Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg