For an Autumn treat that smells as good as it tastes, try this easy apple and cinnamon flapjack recipe.
This apple and cinnamon flapjack recipes delivers lots of positives in one easy bake. First off it will fill your kitchen with a wonderful aroma as it cooks, and then once it's out of the oven, it tastes as good as it smells. It’s a nice treat to eat and has the added benefits of containing fruit and oats. You can also make a batch and then, if you can stop the family eating it all in one go, you can wrap and freeze the individual portions and then take them out to pop in lunch bags when you need them.
I find children tend to either love or loathe raisins/sultanas, so you can leave them out if you prefer. Another tip for this recipe is to use a big saucepan because then you’ll have plenty of room to stir in all the oats and won’t need to create any extra washing up by using another bowl.
Apple and cinnamon flapjack ingredients
Makes enough for a 25cm square baking tin
3 eating apples
150g butter
150g brown sugar
2tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp ground cinnamon
75g raisins or sultanas (optional)
400g oats
How to make apple and cinnamon flapjack
Start by getting your baking tin ready by greasing it with butter and lining the base of it with some baking parchment – the last thing you want after your baking is to have your flapjack stuck in the tin.
Peel and core your apples and chop them into small pieces. Put them in a large saucepan with a little bit of the butter and cook them over a low heat for around 10 minutes.
Add the rest of the butter, the sugar, syrup, cinnamon and the raisins/sultanas if you’re using them. Heat this gently until all the butter is melted.
Stir the oats into the melted butter mixture, making sure everything is combined well. Then tip everything into your prepared baking tin and flatten down the surface with the back of a spoon.
Bake for about 30 minutes at Gas 3 / 325F / 160C – longer if you prefer crunchy rather than chewy flapjack. Leave the flapjack in the tin until it’s completely cool and then cut into individual portions.
More home baking recipes
If you enjoy home baking have at look at some of Ready for Ten’s other delicious recipes including bara brith, blueberry breakfast muffins and easy biscuit brownies.
Photo: Cathy James
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15 November, 2011
Oh my goodness Cathy I should have waited till after my dinner to read this! They sound delicious and I know my kids will love making them.
Thanks for sharing,
Leigh
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mum
15 November, 2011
Ha ha Leigh! Yes, just like supermarket shopping, you should never read a recipe on an empty stomach!
admin
25 November, 2011
Well, I have now tried and tested this recipe and I must say - they are completely delicious! Thanks Cathy!
I used a biscuit cutter to make little stars out of it and they went down a treat in my eldest son's lunch box! They were so easy to pop into the mouth though that I'm afraid I ate most of it all at once!
I'd better go for a run now! ;)
Sue
Ready For Ten team