Are you looking for a healthy snack idea that tastes great? How about one that even gets some superfoods into your child? We love this easy superfood flapjack recipe that is delicious, filling and sure to be enjoyed by kids!
Flapjacks always remind me of cooking with my mother when I was a child, and I really love this recipe for how authentic it is.
The addition of mixed dried fruits and various seeds, along with the oats, means that they are essentially a power bar. If you’re stuck on a busy morning, they are just as nourishing as a bowl of cereal, or alternatively are a good after-school boost before settling down to homework.
Superfood Flapjack Recipe
Makes approx 24
Ingredients:
- 250g porridge oats
- 125g butter
- 125g brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons of golden syrup or honey
- 150g mixed dried fruit
- 50g sunflower and pumpkin seeds
- 1 pinch of salt
Method:
- Preheat your oven to 180C.
- Melt the butter in a large non stick saucepan over a very low heat.
- Add the sugar and honey/syrup and mix well.
- Stir in the oats and a pinch of salt.
- Stir in the mixed fruit and seeds
- Spread the mixture over a sheet of baking paper on a baking tray and press flat.
- Place in the oven and cook for 15 mins or until it turns golden brown.
- While the mixture is hot from the oven trace the lines up and down the mixture so that you can easily break up the flapjacks when it cools
This recipe, and more, is available on Wholesome Ireland
About the Author: Caitriona Redmond
Caitriona is a food writer, blogger and author, as well as a mother to 2 boys and a teen stepdaughter.
After Caitriona was laid off during the recession, with her family budget getting smaller she found herself facing a shrinking amount of money on a weekly basis to spend on food. She could feed the family on convenience food for the same amount that she had to spend but she chose to cook the best food she could within their tight budget. Her blog is about her, how she manages and the rollercoaster that parenting and living on a tight budget brings.
