British Flapjacks

British Flapjacks are delicious oat bars made with golden syrup. Either plain or with extra mix-ins, they're a yummy sticky, chewy afternoon snack!Adapted from Smitten Kitchen

Prep time: PT10M

Cook time: PT25M

Total time: PT95M

Rating

5 stars (1 reviews)

Keywords

20th Century Baking, Golden Syrup, Granola Bars, Oatmeal, Oats

Ingredients

2-1/3 cups rolled oats (quick-cooking or old-fashioned, see Recipe Notes (7¾ oz, 220g))
½ cup butter (salted or unsalted (4 oz, 113g))
½ cup brown sugar (light (3¾ oz, 105g))
¼ cup golden syrup (see Recipe Notes (3 oz, 85g))
¼ tsp sea salt (flaky)
Mix-ins as desired (optional, see Recipe Notes)
2/3 cup chocolate chips (semi- or bittersweet, optional (4 oz, 113g))

Cuisine

British

Steps

If you’re using American-style old-fashioned rolled oats, chop them in a food process to a medium coarseness (they’ll be closer to the texture you can find in the UK).
Heat oven to 325°F (160°C). Line an 8- × 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Try to get all four sides covered so the bars don’t stick when you remove them…you’ll have to do a little bit of parchment-paper origami, but trust me, it’ll make things easier later.
In a medium-sized pot, melt the butter with the brown sugar, golden syrup, and about ¼ tsp of flaky sea salt (omit if using salted butter) over medium-high heat. Once bubbles form, simmer for one minute, then remove from heat.
Stir in the oats and any desired mix-ins until the mixture is completely coated. Press into the pan in an even layer.
Bake the bars for 20 to 25 minutes, until deeply golden at edges. The longer cooking time will yield a deeper flavored bar, but it won’t be quite as soft and sticky as with a shorter baking time.
If you’d like to add a chocolate topping (and who wouldn’t?), let the bars rest in their pan on a cooling rack for 3 to 4 minutes before sprinkling the chips all over. Wait 5 minutes, then spread the melted chocolate in a even layer using a small offset spatula.
Let the flapjacks cool completely, either at room temperature or in the refrigerator (especially if you added the chocolate chip layer).
Use the parchment paper to slide them out of their pan onto a cutting board and cut them with a serrated knife into 16 squares or into 4 large ones, then cut those quarters diagonally to form 4 triangles.
Store at room temperature in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week (if they last that long!).

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 130 kcal

Reviews

Dee on 2021-05-02 (4 stars):
This is my first time making flapjacks. I used honey since I didn't have golden syrup at the time. These are so buttery and yummy. Not too sweet and the oat flavor really shines. Thank you??
Dee on 2021-05-02 (4 stars):
This is my first time making flapjacks. I used honey since I didn't have golden syrup at the time. These are so buttery and yummy. Not too sweet and the oat flavor really shines. Thank you??
Angela Hickey on 2019-10-30 (5 stars):
These look yum! And a great fall treat with the coloring. First thing I thought was it looked like a rice krispies treat but with a different cereal lol. Is that the texture? Or is it more like an oatmeal cookie bar? Also interesting name. I wonder if the "jack" part comes from the Union Jack flag? Thanks ! Angela H