Sticky plum flapjack bars

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• amanda

  23 September 2009

  amanda commented on this recipe

  this is a delicious receipe and have now made them a few times. I have left out the nuts as am not keen on nuts. Warm from the oven they taste like crumble fab receipe

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• bokke bites

  23 September 2009

  bokke bites commented on this recipe

  Very easy and absolutely scrumptious!

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• inger gdfd

  25 September 2009

  inger gdfd rated and commented on this recipe

  

  lovely recipe, crunchy, sweet and moist due to the plums. The only thing that shocked me was the amount of butter....!

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• Auds

  25 September 2009

  Auds rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is the best flapjack recipe I've ever had - if I could give it 6 stars I would! I also tried it without the plums, 50g less of sugar and 250g butter to make a plain flapjack and it was delish!

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• sally

  25 September 2009

  sally rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Ok... I know I never have much success with flapjacks, but there was way too much butter going on here, I should have trusted my instincts before I put the mix in the cooker as there was still melted butter visible in the mix after stirring in all the oats, I should have added more oats, where am I going wrong? I think maybe Auds suggestion might work better for me. I know I measured accurately as my scales are digital, but far too much butter and really also too sweet. Disappointed as I would love a really good, reliable flap jack recipe. The plums were very successful though!

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• Hazey73

  27 September 2009

  Hazey73 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I gained an excess of plums from my mother in law and was looking for something to use them in and came across this recipe. We had all the other ingredients in our storecupboard so was able to get straight on with it, although I used 250g butter and 100g margarine instead. I took the results to work - where I always 'taste test' new recipes - and they were a hit, one person having three pieces. They all asked me for the recipe so I directed them to your website.

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• Miriam

  29 September 2009

  Miriam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Didnt work for me, far to much butter, I had to keep openning the oven and using kitchen roll to soak it up. The excess fat put me off eating them after! would advise anyone not to bother making them. However the muscovado sugar, mixed spice and plum mix was yum!

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• sally

  01 October 2009

  sally commented on this recipe

  I thought it was just me on this one, I am glad to see that Miriam also found there was far too much butter to the oats, my mix was exactly the same with the butter 'puddling' on top.

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• Yoktong

  02 October 2009

  Yoktong rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I did not have to freeze the flap jacks because it was quickly consumed. I might try using other nuts.

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• leannes

  02 October 2009

  leannes commented on this recipe

  I have made this a few times now & it is gorgeous. The last time I made it I didnt have enough plums so added some sliced bramley apple aswell, it was even more yummy. The kids love it too.

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• Deb

  07 October 2009

  Deb commented on this recipe

  As with others I too found that it had a layer of butter on top when it went in the oven but it was great both warm with ice cream and when it had gone cold so do try it!

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• korky

  12 October 2009

  korky rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was a lovely recipe, everyone who tried it wanted more. Will try again using other fruits.

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• sdewit

  23 October 2009

  sdewit commented on this recipe

  Never heard of 'flap jack' before but didn't bother and gave it a try. It tasted great! I used less sugar and replaced te golden syrup with honey. I had no problems with the amount of butter. I'm sure I'll try this again.

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• RosieRecipes

  27 October 2009

  RosieRecipes rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a really delicious recipe! I was a bit short on walnuts so made up the amount with pumpkin seeds, which also worked well. I'd definitely make this again.

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• Penna

  30 October 2009

  Penna commented on this recipe

  I definitely go along with the 'too much butter' view point - strange that some posters thought them just right. I mopped up some butter from the surface before baking and even then it was oozing over the top of the tin during baking. Even allowing for my hot oven, the edges practically burnt and left the inside a bit doughy. However, the flavours were great, so I'm having another go but reducing the butter to about 300g. By the way, because one picky grandaughter didn't like the idea of plums, I used about 4 oz of sour cherries, which worked a treat.

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• Alison

  04 November 2009

  Alison rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Have used this recipe a couple of times now to use up the plums from my Grandad's tree. First time they went soggy after a day, I think because of the juice from the plums so second time I used half plums and half sultanas. Also, when adding the plums to the mix I picked out the pieces of plum from the bowl rather than just pouring the whole lot in - that meant there was still liquid in the bowl rather than making the mix really wet. Am going to try it again this afternoon but without plums as Grandad's tree is now bare! A very good flapjack recipe though, even if it did need one or two adjustments.

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• thynk2much

  12 November 2009

  thynk2much rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The taste was gorgeous but they were very gloopy. Not sure I would make again, or would make to eat almost as a cobbler!

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• Bokbites

  14 November 2009

  Bokbites commented on this recipe

  Yum!

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• Lor

  22 November 2009

  Lor rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really delish! Used 275g of butter which was plenty - I will use 250g next time as I think that will be about right. Very popular and easy to make too.

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• Emily

  03 December 2009

  Emily commented on this recipe

  Hi everyone, I checked the quantity of butter with the cookery team and this is what they said: 'Traditional flapjacks do have a lot of butter in them, as the overriding flavour of the oats should be lovely butteryness. We have tested this recipe several times and it is correct'. Hope this helps!

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Ingredients

• 450g fresh plums , halved, stoned and roughly sliced
• ½ tsp mixed spice
• 300g light muscovado sugar
• 350g butter , plus extra for greasing
• 300g rolled porridge oats (not jumbo)
• 140g plain flour
• 50g chopped walnut pieces
• 3 tbsp golden syrup

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Makes 18

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Prep 20 mins

Cook 1 hr

Ingredients

• 450g fresh plums , halved, stoned and roughly sliced
• ½ tsp mixed spice
• 300g light muscovado sugar
• 350g butter , plus extra for greasing
• 300g rolled porridge oats (not jumbo)
• 140g plain flour
• 50g chopped walnut pieces
• 3 tbsp golden syrup

335 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 38g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 2g, sugar 22g, salt 0.34 g

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