Chocolate & caramel flapjacks

Chocolate & caramel flapjacks

These sweet and sticky treats are best made a day in advance - perfect if you need to get ahead for a bake sale

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Cuts into 12 mini squares

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 55 mins

Plus chilling

Method

  1. Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Place the sugar, butter and golden syrup together in a saucepan and gently heat until the butter has melted, stirring occasionally. Take the saucepan off the heat and stir in the oats, mixing thoroughly. Pour the mixture into a lined and lightly greased 22cm square tin, pressing it out evenly using the back of a wooden spoon. Bake in the centre of the oven for 40-45 mins.
  2. Allow the mixture to cool in the tin for 10 mins (or for best results, leave to cool completely overnight), then evenly spread over the caramel. There can be discrepancies between the thickness of caramel, and the more you stir the runnier it gets. If it looks too thin pop it into a pan and boil for a few minutes, stirring. Then leave to cool - it should be thicker. Chill until firm.
  3. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, then stir in the oil and pour over the chilled caramel flapjack base. Let the chocolate set, then cut into squares. Setting chocolate on top of something squidgy can make it difficult to cut, this is why the oil is added.

Per serving

492 kcalories, protein 8.0g, carbohydrate 67.0g, fat 23.0 g, saturated fat 13.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 48.0g, salt 0.37 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2010.

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  • 10 February 2012

    Laur rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This is quite messy but taste's good but saying that i don't think i will make it again!!

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  • 18 March 2012

    Louise Panks rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was delicious but next time I will make my own caramel as the tinned was a bit thin BUT tasted great and made a change to the shortbread variety. Husbands workmates (rate all baking encounters) rated it a 4/5 so high praise indeed

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  • 02 May 2012

    techboy1997 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    wow cant wait to try this

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  • 03 May 2012

    Alison commented on this recipe

    I always cut through the chocolate when it's just partially set. Just mark it out and run the knife through the chocolate. Never fails. Would prefer to make my own caramel though, as the tinned stuff is a bit runny!

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  • 22 May 2012

    bess2001 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made two batches of these... one using the Carnation Caramel and the other using Condensed Milk which i boiled for 2-3 hours.... I was disappointed in the one using the Carnation Caramel as when i tried to cut it after it had been left overnight, it was all squidgy and broke up. I will definately make it again but using condensed milk this time

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  • 15 September 2012

    Siobhainn commented on this recipe

    Going to try this recipe this week, Im having a coffee morning for the girls in aid of McMillan Cancer. Fingers crossed it will work out well if not Im sure the girls wont mind getting messy.

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  • 29 September 2012

    claire rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I made these with the purpose of selling them at a charity cake sale.I am a experienced cook, but these ended up nothing at all like the picture! The caramel topping never set, despite following all the instructions to the letter and making the day before. An absolute mess in fact. The finished product looked awful - chocolate cracked when cut, caramel going everywhere.. Expensive, and only fit for "picking" at.... I couldn't sell these, waste of my time.

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  • 20 November 2012

    DaveCooper rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I halved the chocolate but used one half milk and one half white. It turned out very well. Also added mini eggs for the easter theme. Everyone loves them. Realy good recipe.

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  • 27 November 2012

    cblizzard19 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tasted and looked amazing, found it really hard to cut without breaking the chocolate up though! Went down a treat at work though!!

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  • 06 March 2013

    JMC123 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Was going to make these as per the recipe ... flapjack base is in the oven, BUT then I looked at the calories per slice NEARLY 500 CALORIES PER PORTION!!!! YIKES that is WAY more than a mars bar [at 280 calories]. Each portion has the equivalent of TWELVE yes TWELVE teaspoons of sugar. I'm definitely NOT putting the caramel or chocolate on in the vain hope that this will bring down the sugar and calorie count to nearer 300 calories per piece. Still more than a mars bar so these are not exactly healthy are they!!!!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Cuts into 12 mini squares

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 55 mins

Plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 200g soft brown sugar
  • 200g butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 350g whole oats
  • 397g can caramel (we used Carnation Caramel)
  • 200g plain chocolate
  • 1 tbsp unflavoured oil , like sunflower
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Per serving

492 kcalories, protein 8.0g, carbohydrate 67.0g, fat 23.0 g, saturated fat 13.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 48.0g, salt 0.37 g

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