Sound great, but so high in sat fat! Low fat alternative suggestions?

Really wasn't sure what to expect when I combined the mixture before putting it all in the oven but the final result was incredible! Lovely recipe that shall be enthusiastically recommended. You've encouraged this young cook to get experimental with sweets treats and variants of these bars thank you!

best flapjacks I've ever made, i love this recipe. I substituted almonds for the walnuts and didn't have any sunflower seeds but still amazingly tasty

Fantastic recipe will definitely make over and over again.

I made these yesterday and absolutely love them. They are really easy to make. They worked out nice and crunchy too, which is good as I don't really like chewy ones. I added extra nuts (hazelnuts, almonds and brazils) as I didn't have enough seeds in the cupboard. I'll be trying them with less butter next time to make them more healthy.

Success! I swapped the 100g of dried fruit for 100g of dates, chopped them up and melted them in a pan with a bit of water, to make a paste. I added this to the final mixture and it has made them nice and moist. So tasty, so moreish, so going to have eaten them all before I know it!

The first time I made these gorgeous granola bars they tasted divine but fell apart and looked more like a cereal topping. I wanted to try the recipe again, this time determined to create bars not crumbs. With all the mixture combined, I added a splash of water to try and bind the ingredients a bit better. It worked!! It was still crumbly while cutting it, but not as messy as the previous attempt. Next time I will add even more water in the hope of zero crumbly bits falling off.

An addition to my previous comment; feedback from my mountaineer friend is that the bars are extremely tasty, but a little crumbly. So, I am going to try adding some dates, and melt them in to the butter etc, before adding the oat mixture. I'll keep you informed!

Reduced the walnuts and added some almonds instead. I haven't tested them yet, but they smell delicious! I think the fact that the seeds, oats and nuts are toasted first, it must add to the nutty flavour. I've made these for a friend who's off on a mountaineering trip, I'm sure they'll keep him well fuelled-up!

I was disappointed with the result as found them very hard and crumbly, but sprinkled them on to some yoghurt and will use the rest on an apple crumble. I think I wud rather a more chewy consistency.

'These are delicious and have a great flavour but make sure you pack the mix down before baking' Everyone should try these.

I used pumpkin seeds and dates and only cooked for 20 mins. Mine are also a bit crumbly around the edges where I did not press it down firmly enough. I used plain oats instead of porridge oats which maybe why it is a bit crumbly? However totally yummy :-)

These are gorgeous. I'm constantly making them as they get eaten so quickly. Using good quality oats makes a difference, and I agree that varying the fruit and nuts makes some lovely combinations. In response to it breaking, you do have to cut it whilst still warm as it 'shatters' if you try and cut it when cold x

These bars taste great. Took them hillwalking with us as a snack.
Next time I would not put in as much sesame seeds but add pumpkin and other seeds. Reduce cooking time as they do go hard!!!

Just making these for the first time as a snack to refuel post my first 10k run tomorrow. They're still in the oven but they smell amazing already!

Really easy to make, and even better when you can adapt the ingredients so easily. Perfect for the lunchbox..and makes plenty too!

I too would leave out the cinnamon, but these have great potential. Mine turned out really crumbly and fell apart when I cut them after cooling - any tips?? Should I use all honey/no sugar? Also could I have made them too thin? Spread them into a normal tin.

Really nice recipe. Change the fruit, add dried strawberries, raisins, dried pineapple etc., anything goes as long as you don't change the wet ingredients to oats ratio. I added some coconut chips (ordered off the internet) but do watch them during the toasting process though as they burn easily. Also... toast the sesame seeds separately in a pan which gives them the characteristic nutty taste, they get lost in the mix otherwise and stay pale and sad!
Saiga... make sure you press the mix really firmly into the pan with the back of a spoon and that should stop the bars falling apart, overcooking can also make them brittle.
Yum

Great to taste !

Made these for the first time with my 5 year old. Did half cranberry/half dried strawberry mix and used some pumpkin seeds in the seed mix. They're great - good taste with a lovely crunchy texture & have held together well (my big worry with lots of seeds etc!). Yum yum