Fruit, oat & seed bars

Fruit, oat & seed bars

A tasty twist on flapjacks with a luscious layer of apricots inside

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 16

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Gently heat the sugar, golden syrup and butter in a pan until the sugar and butter have both melted. Stir the oats, raisins, walnuts, seeds and cranberries into the pan until coated in the butter.
  2. Spoon half the oaty mix into a traybake tin (23 x 23cm or thereabouts). Scatter the apricots over the top, then top with the remaining oat mix. Pack the mix down well and smooth with the back of a metal spoon. Bake for 35 mins or until dark golden. Leave to cool completely before cutting into 16 bars with a sharp knife.

PER BAR

244 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 2g, sugar 17g, salt 0.18 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2009.

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  • 15 March 2009

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I bake all the time but can never make a decent flap jack! This is at last a recipe that works for me and it is packed full of good for you things too. I will definitely be doing these again.

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  • 24 June 2009

    Sue Willetts commented on this recipe

    Not tried this - but I do make flapjacks with same ingredients except for the fruit (sounds delicious). I always line the tin with baking parchment so I can get them out Must be baking parchment, greaseproof paper doesn't work the same

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  • 10 August 2009

    Naomibrook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I ddin't follow this recipe exactly as tesco metro didn't have the right stuff; i used a muesli base mix, a dried fruit mix and sunflower seeds. I think I didn't have enoigh golden syrup as they fell apart a bit but still very delicious. I took them to a tournament and were a great energy food for my team!

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  • 14 August 2009

    jose rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty - but very sweet. Not one for the calorie-conscious, but that's not me so I loved them! Don't like nuts, so just increased the fruit content and worked fine. I was worried about not lining the tin, but they actually came out very easily (all that golden syrup I think!). Not massive fan of apricots so I might try a variation next time, but for a wheat-intolerant person like me, it is great to find a nice sweet snack I can actually eat :-) Would recommend

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  • 17 September 2009

    westie commented on this recipe

    Very nice! Made these with my 4 year old son, didn't use apricots or cranberies but added more raisins and sultanas. Once we let them cool we melted cooking chocolate and spread on top, refrigerated till hard then cut, GOOD GOOD!!!! I can get my 2 and 4 year old to do anything for a choccy flap jack!

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  • 17 September 2009

    westie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 05 October 2009

    pauls in WA rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very tasty but the bars would not stay together - any suggestions?

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  • 13 January 2010

    scoobydoo rated this recipe

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  • 02 July 2010

    dwynwyn rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely wonderful

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  • 14 August 2010

    Gizmo666 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made these with my kids and it was soo easy, i used cherries instead if aricots they were wonderful though a little crumbly. will definately make these again!! :)

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  • 11 October 2010

    VonnyBee commented on this recipe

    Just made these today - very nice but as a few other people have said, quite crumbly and don't hold together well at all. Going to see if I can get my son to eat them. Hopefully it will be a good way to get some nuts and seeds into him!!!

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    16 November 2010

    fay rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really gooey. Stuck together well as I used an icing smoother to press it down before and after it was cooked. Added sunflower seeds and used blanched peanuts instead of walnuts. Unfortunately I did line the tin with baking paper and it stuck to the base of the mixture.

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  • 21 February 2011

    Jemima rated this recipe

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  • 19 April 2011

    healthy foodie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used dried figs and lots of seeds instead of nuts, and 50g more oats. I am loving this recipe. I will try to take out some of the butter next time as they are very buttery (which is nice, but I'm trying to be more healthy!)

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  • 10 May 2011

    YorkshireJen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Smashing! As it was just past Easter and I had a few bits of chocolate left over I cut up chunks and put them in the middle layer too, which was fab... 'Cause clearly what this recipe needed was a little bit more sin...

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  • 11 January 2012

    belline rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were a triumph. Naturally I tweaked the recipe somewhat. I thought the sugar and syrup measurements would make them very sweet so I just used 100g of sugar and 1 tablespoon of honey (instead of golden syrup). They were staggeringly good and I adored the chopped apricots in them. I'm going to make them again and next time add just 70g of sugar and the 1 tablespoon of honey to see if I can reduce the sugar content even more.

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  • 19 January 2012

    lou746 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I don't really like flapjacks as I've always found the shop bought ones very claggy....however....I made these for a friend as she can only swallow quite rough textured food due to a medical condition, and they are delicious! I accidentally set my fan oven at 160 Degrees but they came out perfectly - slightly crispy on top and chewy underneath. I cut them into squares as soon as I took them out the oven(leaving them in the tin to cool though). This made them easy to break into portions when cool. I added hazelnuts and sesame,poppy and linseed to the mix along with currants and dried apricots. YUM! Will be making these again as my husband loves this type of treat.

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  • 04 February 2012

    Bakingmama rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this recipe, put extra fruit in instead of the nuts , v.yummy :-)

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  • 19 April 2012

    Chappers rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Make these. They're great.

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  • 19 April 2012

    WigChef rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty. Cut down on the amount of sugar and butter though as thought it would be ok with a bit less. Baking parchment stuck to them a little. I would chop them up while they are still warm rather than when they are completely cold. Seemed to taste better the next day to me. Good feedback from family and friends.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 16

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 140g light muscovado sugar
  • 3 tbsp golden syrup
  • 140g butter
  • 250g rolled oats
  • 85g raisins or sultanas
  • 85g walnut pieces (or use your favourite nuts, roughly chopped)
  • 50g sesame or mixed seeds
  • 25g dried cranberries
  • 50g ready-to-eat apricots , finely chopped
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PER BAR

244 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 14 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 2g, sugar 17g, salt 0.18 g

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