Flapjack Frenzy!

I had a bit of a flapjack craving! I've tried to make them healthy (ish) by adding lots of fruit and seeds. (If you want something a bit naughtier, just leave the fruit and seeds out)

I got both the basic recipes from 'Healthy Lunchboxes for Kids' by Amanda Grant - she has LOADS of brilliant healthy (ish) recipes like muesli cookies, sultana traybake and garlic crisps! :)

Apple and Sultana Flapjacks

Ingredients

• 80g light soft brown sugar
• 180g butter
• 150g golden syrup
• 300g porridge oats
• 3 small apples
• 5 handfuls of sultanas

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Heat butter, sugar and golden syrup in a saucepan until dissolved.
3. Take pan off heat and add oats and fruit. Mix well.
4. Tip into a lined tin (1 used a 19cm tin) and smooth.
5. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden brown.
6. Remove from oven and cool for 5 mins
7. Cut into 8/12/16 pieces (depends how greedy/virtuous you are feeling!)
8. Leave to cool in the tin

Cranberry and Seed Flapjack - v. virtuous

Ingredients

• 100ml sunflower oil
• 30g soft light brown sugar
• 150 ml golden syrup
• 250g oats
• 100g seeds (I uses sunflower and pumpkin)
• 60g dried fruit (I used cranberry but you can use anything)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Heat oil, sugar and syrup in a saucepan until dissolved.
3. Remove from heat and add the rest of the ingredients.
4. Pour into greased and lined tin ( I used 20cm tin)
5. Bake for 15-18 mins until golden.
6. Leave to cool for 10 mins and cut into 16 pieces.
7. Leave to cool in tin