Easy Healthy Flapjacks

These soft and chewy flap jacks are loaded with healthy trail mix for the best easy baked snack.

4.91 from 22 votes

Course: Easy Baking

Cuisine: British

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Servings: squares

Preheat the oven to 160ºc and line a 9x9 inch (22cm) square tin. *You can use a 8 inch (20cm) square tin too. Just be sure to add an extra 2-5 minutes of baking time to account for the thicker bars.
Weight the butter, golden syrup and brown sugar into a saucepan. Place over medium heat until everything is melted and whisk well to make sure the butter and melted sugar are all well incorporated.
Pour the butter syrup mixture over the oats and mix well. Stir in the trail mix and stir to evenly distribute.
Once the oats are completely covered in the buttery syrup (they'll all have a "wet" look to them) press them into a square tin lined with baking paper.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes. They top of the bars will turn golden brown and the edges will look set and the middle will appear slightly soft still. Remove the flapjacks from the oven and leave them to cool completely in the tin. If they're too warm when you cut them they'll break apart and won't cut into squares.
Once completely cooled cut into 16 squares.

There is a range in the golden syrup depending on how soft and chewy you like your flapjack. More syrup means a softer bar.
Use honey or maple syrup in place of the golden syrup.
Use any kind of dried fruit and nut mix instead of the trail mix.
Using rolled oats will give you a lovely chewy bar whereas quick-cooking oats will result in a crumbly bar.
Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week either in the fridge or at room temperature.

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