Chewy Honey Flapjacks
A simple recipe for the best thick flapjacks with honey. All you need is 5 simple ingredients. This recipe is made without golden syrup or corn syrup. Flapjacks are the perfect bar for hiking!
Servings: 16 square bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup 170 grams honey
- ½ cup 100 grams brown sugar OR coconut sugar (85 g)
- ½ cup 108 grams coconut oil
- 4 ½ cups 360 grams quick oats* (instant oats)
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 Farenheit (175 C). Prepare an 8x8 pan by lining it with parchment paper or greasing the pan.
- In a medium pot on the stove, heat the honey over medium-low heat until very bubbly. Remove the pot from the stove and add the brown sugar (or coconut sugar) and coconut oil, into the pot and stir together.
- Add the oats and salt into the honey and sugar mix and stir until well mixed. If adding any add-ins for an alternative flavor, add now (see ideas in blog post above). Stir everything together until fully mixed.
- Dump this mixture into the pan and spread until it is even, then press down the oat mixture into the pan. Bake the bars for 15-18 minutes. They will start to look darker, almost golden. Take them out of the oven. They will be crumbly when they are still hot, but they will harden into bars as they cool. While they are still hot, cut them into bars (4x4), but let them cool before removing them.
- Wrap cooled bars indiviually and store in a cool place. These bars are most tasty if eaten within the first two weeks, however they will last for a few months in kept cool and dry.
Notes
Quick oats: you cannot use whole oats or jumbo oats for this recipe, as these oats are too large. However, you can blend them smaller in the food processor or blender to make finely chopped oats, like quick oats and then use them.
More nutrient-dense: Add ½ cup of hemp hearts to increase the protein and lasting energy of these bars!
Coconut oil swap: I'm sure you can use butter instead of coconut oil, but I haven't tested it yet - let me know in the comments if you try this.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 3mg