Best 5 Chewy Or Crunchy Flapjacks Recipes

GOOEY FLAPJACK RECIPE (THE BEST EVER)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, gas mark 4, line the baking tin with parchment paper and set aside for later.
• Pour the butter, golden syrup and light brown sugar into a large mixing bowl or pan. Melt on a medium to high heat stirring frequently. If you're using the microwave, heat in short bursts approximately every 10 seconds and stir the mixture each time.
• Add the oats into the mixing bowl and stir until evenly distributed and the oats are coated in the mixture. The flapjack mixture will look quite wet and moist.
• Pour the flapjack mixture into the lined baking tin and spread the mixture into all four corners.
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Once baked, leave the flapjacks to cool as this will allow the flapjacks to harden. Wait around 20 minutes before cutting into the flapjack to make squares, rectangles or your desired shape.

***** CHEWY ENGLISH FLAPJACK *****

Steps:

• Put the butter, sugar, and syrup in a saucepan, and stir ir over a medium heat until the butter has melted.
• put the melted mixture into a miXing bowl, and add the porridge oats and any optional ingredients you want to add.
• put the mixture in a papered tin, flattening the mixture with the back of a spoon.
• bake the flapjack in the oven at about 180c for around 30 minutes, or until the flapjack has browned.
• note: if you are using raisons in your recipe, you might like to cook the flapjack for a shorter time, or for a longer time at a lower temperature, because raisins can burn and expand with the heat.
• once you take the flapjack out, you should cut it before it cools completely because it will harden.
• if youre impatient, eat some warm (if you havent already!) but flapjack is just as delicious chilled.
• ***** if youre a chocaholic, i would recommend that when the flapjack has cooled completely, you melt a black of chocolate and pour it over, and wait for it to set. *****.

CHEWY OR CRUNCHY FLAPJACKS

Steps:

• Put the margarine, sugar & golden syrup in saucepan (or microwaveable bowl if using a microwave oven) and heat until it is all liquid.
• Meanwhile line the a square shallow baking tin with greaseproof paper. (about 8-inch tin).
• Mix all the oats into the liquid.
• Put the mixture into the baking tin & press flat.
• Bake at 175 deg C (Gas Mark 4 or about 350 F) for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Warning: the timing is tolerant but accuracy in temperature is critical.
• Slice into 8 fingers before it sets but leave in place in tin.
• Leave to cool and set.
• Crunchy Flapjack:.
• The recipe is identical to chewy version but cook at 15 deg (one Gas Mark) hotter.
• Fruit Flapjack:.
• The recipe is identical to above but mix in some raisins and/or sultanas before baking.

CHEWY FLAPJACKS

Steps:

• Set oven to gas mark 3, 160 C.
• Grease a 20x30cm baking tray and line the bottom with baking parchment.
• In a large saucepan melt butter, sugar and syrup until all mixed and runny.
• Take the saucepan off the heat and stir in the oats until all combined.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tray and smooth even with a spatula.
• Place in the centre of the pre-heated oven and bake for 20 - 25 minutes, until golden. (If you prefer a more chewy flapjack, it should still have a slight wobble when you take it out of the oven).
• Allow to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then mark lightly where you want to cut into squares. Cover with a clean tea towel until completely cooled.
• Cut into squares and turn out.

FEELGOOD FLAPJACKS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment. Heat the butter, peanut butter and honey or maple syrup in a small pan until melted. Add the mashed banana, apple and 100ml hot water, and mix to combine.
• Tip the oats, the dried fruit and the seeds into a large bowl. Pour in the combined banana and apple and stir until everything is coated by the wet mixture. Tip into the cake tin and level the surface. Bake for 55 mins until golden. Leave to cool in the tin. Cut into 12 pieces to serve or store in an airtight container in the fridge. They will keep for up to 3 days.