Flapjack is a delicious , chewy and classic British traybake treat made with oats, butter , sugar, golden syrup and condensed milk. They are typically made in a rectangle or square traybake style tin. Flapjacks are very easy to make and need just few ingredients which are mostly available in our pantry.
They can be customised by using different toppings or additions like chocolate chips, nuts , dried fruits or seeds.
Ingredients :
Butter : Use unsalted block butter. Baking spreads won’t give good flavor.
Oats : Porridge oats work best if you want a soft , chewy flapjack. Jumbo oats will give a crunchy texture.
Golden syrup : Essential ingredient for perfect flapjacks. If you swap it for honey or maple syrup, the flavor would be different.
Sugar: I used soft light brown sugar.
Condensed milk : It adds a creamy and fudgy texture.
Chocolate : Any dark or milk chocolate will work.
Fudgy Flapjacks
Ingredients
- 225 g ( 1 cup) Butter
- 120 g (½ cup) Golden Caster Sugar
- 150 g (½ cup) Golden syrup
- 450 g (5½ cups) Porridge oats
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 397g (1 standard tin) Condensed Milk
Instructions
- Grease and line a 30x12 cm baking tray with baking paper. Preheat the oven to 170℃/340 F.
- Add the butter, sugar and syrup to a large saucepan over low heat, stirring often .
- Mix everything nicely. Once butter has melted , add condensed milk and vanilla extract. Cook, stirring for further 5 minutes until it turns a shade darker.
- Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the oats. Mix thoroughly until they are nicely coated.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared baking tray . Using the back of a spoon or a spatula, flatten the mixture into the tin evenly, making sure you press down evenly and reaches into corners.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until the edges of the flapjacks are beginning to turn golden. The middle of the flapjacks will be pale and wobbly . It will set as it cools . Remove from the oven.
- (I like to sprinkle some chocolate chips on top when there in 1 min left to bake. When you take the flapjacks out , the chocolate chips will be soft and you can easily spread them with a help of a butter knife if you like chocolatey flapjacks, or just drizzle some melted chocolate on top once they are done. This step is completely optional. )
- Leave in the tin to cool completely for 30 minutes . Then take out of the baking tin, still in baking paper and cut into squares. Make sure it is completely cold before cutting into slices.
- Enjoy!
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