Cherry oat squares with chocolate drizzle

Cherry oat squares with chocolate drizzle

Flapjacks use up storecupboard spares and these chewy, oaty, fruity bars topped with chocolate will always go down a storm

Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 16

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 - 25 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line the base and sides of a 22cm square cake tin: cut 2 strips of baking parchment the width of the tin and longer than the base and sides, and fit into the tin each way and up the sides. This will make lifting it out easier.
  2. Mix together the flour, sugar and oats in a bowl. Add the egg, melted butter and cherries, and mix well. Tip into the tin and spread evenly with a fork.
  3. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then carefully lift out using the paper and place on a board. Mark, but don't cut, 4 lines each way to make 16 squares. Melt the chocolate in the microwave for 1 min, then drizzle over the squares. When the chocolate has set, cut the squares down the marked lines.

PER SQUARE

208 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, sugar 17g, salt 0.2 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2012.

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  • Binder photo Freya.T

    19 February 2013

    Freya.T commented on this recipe

    Lovely crunchy flapjack style biscuits. Crunchy on the top but soft in the middle and very easy to make. Instead, I used gluten free flower as mum can't have gluten and it tastes as if nothing had been changed! I would add some more cherries next time though, other why's a fantastic highly recommended biscuit. Freya (11 years)

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  • Binder photo 5phodgesa

    13 March 2013

    5phodgesa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I replaced the cherrys for apricots and hazelnuts and they were amazing I have already made 5 batches!!

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  • Binder photo ali

    17 March 2013

    ali rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made these for work - really quick and easy and were enjoyed by everybody. i used less sugar and didn't bother with the chocolate on top as i thought they were sweet enough. Used apricots and some stem ginger the second time.

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  • Binder photo tina

    21 March 2013

    tina rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added double the amount of cherries.fantastic recipe ....

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  • Binder photo Sarah Jacobs

    29 March 2013

    Sarah Jacobs rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely recipe, worked perfectly first time! Made them last night and then decorated them with the chocolate this morning. Used a homemade icing bag made from greaseproof paper to drizzle the chocolate, which worked a treat! Also, used double the amount of cherries like several other people suggested, and that worked beautifully. Definitely will be making again!

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  • Binder photo Annie

    14 April 2013

    Annie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very yummy, doubled the quantity of cherries and added chopped nuts

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  • Binder photo Miriam

    19 April 2013

    Miriam rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were really easy to make, and delicious. They do not crumble and fall apart like other flapjacks I have tried to make. I also added some extra cherries to the mix.

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  • Binder photo human kenwood

    24 April 2013

    human kenwood rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really nice and so easy. I found the amount of cherries enough. Can even skip the chocolate to make them even quicker although they do look much better with the drizzle of chocolate.

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  • Binder photo Julie Bahrain

    12 May 2013

    Julie Bahrain rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I wasn't as bowled over as some people by these. I used stated amount of cherries and added dark chocolate chips to the mixture. Pleasant enough but very sweet even though I cut 25g off the sugar. Won't be rushing to make these again, plenty of other recipes to try.

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  • Binder photo sue b

    14 May 2013

    sue b rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wasn't looking for this sort of recipe at the time but came across this one and as I love oats I tried it. The squares were delicious and were soon eaten up. My daughters boyfriend said they were the nicest cakes he'd ever had! I made them a second time a few days later and can't wait to make them again.

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  • Binder photo bluebells

    15 May 2013

    bluebells rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have made these many times for my Grandchildren. They go down very well. Quick and easy to make

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 16

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 - 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 140g butter , melted, plus extra butter for the tin
  • 100g self-raising flour
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 175g porridge oats
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 100g glacé cherries , halved
  • 50g dark chocolate
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PER SQUARE

208 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, sugar 17g, salt 0.2 g

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