MoostaMoosta Try Moosta

Golden syrup flapjacks

10 min prep · 25 min cooking · serves 12

Chewy oat bars made from a handful of store-cupboard ingredients and baked in one tin. They keep for days and suit lunchboxes and after-school snacks.

  • Easy
  • Make ahead
  • Freezer friendly
  • Kid friendly
  • Vegetarian
  • Nut-free
  • Snack
  • Budget friendly

Ingredients

  • 250 g rolled oats
  • 125 g butter, plus a little for the tin
  • 125 g light brown soft sugar
  • 3 tbsp golden syrup (or light corn syrup)
  • salt, a pinch

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan). Butter a 20 cm (8 inch) square tin and line it with baking paper.
  2. Melt the butter, sugar and syrup together in a pan over a low heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Do not let it boil.
  3. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the oats and salt until they are evenly coated.
  4. Tip the mixture into the tin and press it down firmly and evenly with the back of a spoon.
  5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden at the edges but still slightly soft in the middle.
  6. Mark into 12 bars while warm, then leave to cool completely in the tin before cutting through and lifting out.