Banana and cocoa flapjacks recipe

Banana and cocoa flapjacks

A recipe for banana and chocolate-flavoured flapjacks, perfect for snacking on long walks. For this twist on the classic traybake, melted butter, treacle, golden syrup, and sugar are stirred into rolled oats, chopped banana and cocoa, then baked for 20 minutes. Scrumptious and easy.

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  • Makes 9 flapjacks
  • 15 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
  • 246 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 35g treacle
  • 35g light muscovado sugar
  • 30g (1oz) golden syrup
  • 250g rolled oats
  • 15g cocoa powder
  • 2 medium bananas, halved horizontally and sliced

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Each serving contains

Energy
1030kJ 246.0kcal
12%
Fat
12g
medium17%
Saturates
6g
high31%
Salt
0.1g
low2%
Sugars
14g
medium16%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 30.7gProtein 3.8gFibre 3.0g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven togas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Grease an 18cm square tin.
  2. In a large pan, melt together the butter, treacle sugar and syrup, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. Pour in the remaining ingredients and mix together well.
  4. Pour into the prepared tin and level the top.
  5. Bake for 18-20 minutes, then remove from the oven and leave to stand for 2 minutes before cutting into 9 flapjacks. Leave to cool completely in the tin.

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