Fruit and Nut Flapjacks Recipe

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I love a good flapjack and over the last few months I’ve been experimenting a lot with flavour combinations and the ingredients we have in the cupboard. Our latest recipe is a fruit and nut flapjack which is such a classic and simple flapjack flavour.

Why make flapjacks?

Flapjacks keep really well in an airtight container and are fantastic for lunchboxes or an mid-afternoon pick me up. They’re also so easy to make – from start to finish in just over half an hour and using just ingredients that most people will have at home already.

Can you vary this flapjack recipe?

I wanted to make these home made fruit and nut flapjacks as they’re something really versatile. You can use any dried fruit – we used cheap mixed dried fruit but have used dried cranberries, dried apricots and cherries in the past too.

You can also use any nuts you like. We use a bag of ready chopped mixed nuts but you can use any nuts you like and just make sure they’re roughly chopped before adding them to the mix. Mixed seeds are also lovely in a mix like this – things like pumpkin seeds work really well.

I love using soft brown sugar, or soft light brown sugar, in fruity flapjack recipes as it adds much more flavour than traditional granulated sugar or caster sugar. But, whatever sugar you use, these nut and fruit flapjacks will be loved by everyone.

I know many people love vegan recipes at the moment and this nut and fruit flapjack recipe would be easily vegan if you use a dairy free margarine or butter in the mix.

Nutty flapjacks are something our whole family love and we now make flapjack recipes more often than cookies or cakes! They’re just so easy and a wonderful sweet treat when you need one.

These flapjacks last for around a week in an airtight container although they never last that long in our house and are always gone the same day we bake them!

If you’re looking for more baking recipes to try here’s our Lemon Bakewell Slice, Banana Carrot Muffins and Rainbow Sprinkle Cake. You can see all our recipes to date here.

What equipment do you need for this flapjack recipe?

You can make this recipe simply with things you already have in your kitchen but here are the things we use in case there’s something you don’t already have:

• Baking tin
• Mixing bowl
• Scales
• Measuring spoons
• Saucepan
• Wooden spoon
• Wire rack

As you can see, it’s all things you probably have already – that is what makes flapjacks so simple and convenient to make.

Here’s our Nutty Fruity Flapjacks Recipe:

Ingredients

• 150 g margarine or unsalted butter
• 150 g soft brown sugar
• 90 ml golden syrup
• 300 g rolled porridge oats
• 200 g dried fruit
• 50g chopped mixed nuts

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3 and grease a suitable baking tin.
• Put the margarine in a saucepan and melt over a low heat. Add the sugar and syrup, stirring until melted together.
• Add the rolled oat, fruit and nuts and stir until combined.
• Spread mixture onto the prepared tin or baking tray and bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.
• Slice whilst still warm and leave to cool completely in the baking tray.

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