The festive season is all about baking for us, and these Cinnamon Flapjacks couldn’t be easier. Just 6 ingredients, minimal prep time and so simple that they are a great recipe to make with kids. Buttery and sugary oats that are flavoured with cinnamon and ginger and baked until they are crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside.
Cinnamon Flapjacks
If you don’t think of yourself as a very good baker, you can’t go wrong with flapjacks. You just melt the butter, add the golden syrup and sugar and then stir in the oats before baking. The hardest part is waiting for them to cool, when you just want to eat them.
Why should you try it?
✔ Fool proof recipe
✔ Easy to adapt with different flavours
✔ Great for making with kids
✔ Freezable
✔ Uses store cupboard ingredients you probably already have
These flapjacks are sticky, soft and chewy on the inside and a nice crisp coating – just the way flapjacks should be. If you wanted your flapjacks harder and crispier, then simply bake them for 5 minutes longer.
These easy flapjacks will take you back to your school days, where they were always on the menu at dinner time, and it’s one of the first things we probably all made in cooking class.
Other Flavour Variations
Flapjacks are so easy to adapt, which is one of the things we love about them. Use this as a base recipe and then feel free to add in all of your favourite ingredients. Although, maybe not all at the same time.
Some of our favourite add-ins are:
- A drizzle of chocolate on top (melted dark, milk or white all work well)
- Dried fruit (raisins, cranberries and cherries are good)
- Nut butter (cashew is our favourite)
- Chocolate chips
- Mashed banana
What Oats To Use For Flapjacks?
We used rolled oats in our flapjacks, as we find that it holds together a lot better. However, you can use whole oats, you will just get a more crumbly texture.
How To Make Vegan Flapjacks
It’s really easy to make these cinnamon flapjacks vegan. Simply swap the butter for your favourite dairy free alternative and then make sure that any toppings or add-ins are vegan too.
How To Store Flapjacks
These flapjacks will keep in an air tight container for around a week to 10 days. After that they will start to dry out. You can also freeze them, individually wrapped, and they will keep in the freezer for about a month.
Extra Tips:
- Try not to over heat the butter, otherwise it will split like it has in our photo. However it won’t make much of a difference to the final taste and texture.
- Add a pinch of salt to intensify the flavour. However we left this out as we were making it for kids to eat.
- Make these gluten free by by using gluten free oats
- Leave them to cool completely before cutting. This allows them to keep their shape.
How To Make Cinnamon Flapjacks – Step by Step:
One: Preheat your oven to 170C/Gas mark and line a 15x10cm baking tray with baking paper
Two: In a large saucepan, melt the butter over a low heat.
Three: Add the sugar and golden syrup and once it has dissolved into the butter, remove from the heat.
Four: Stir in the oats, cinnamon and ginger. Taste to see if it has enough cinnamon/ginger in it for you. If not, add more to taste. Mix well so all the oats are covered.
Five: Pour the mixture in to your baking tray and put in the oven for 20 minutes. The middle should still be a little soft, but the edges will have started to brown.
Six: Remove from the oven and allow them to cool completely. Then remove them from the tin and cut in to slices.
Why not try some of our other dessert recipes:
No Bake Brownies
Banana Oat Muffins
Coconut Rice Pudding
Oaty Apple Crumble
Chocolate Pie
Orange and White Chocolate Cheesecake
Christmas Popcorn
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Cinnamon Flapjacks
Ingredients
- 160 g butter
- 110 g golden syrup
- 110 g soft light brown sugar
- 330 g rolled oats
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp ginger
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 170C/Gas mark and line a 15x10cm baking tray with baking paper
- In a large sauce pan, melt the butter over a low heat.
- Add the sugar and golden syrup and once it has dissolved into the butter, remove from the heat.
- Stir in the oats, cinnamon and ginger. Taste to see if it has enough cinnamon/ginger in it for you. If not, add more to taste. Mix well so all the oats are covered.
- Pour the mixture in to your baking tray and put in the oven for 20 minutes. The middle should still be a little soft, but the edges will have started to brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool completely. Then remove them from the tin and cut in to slices.
Notes
- Try not to over heat the butter, otherwise it will split like it has in our photo. However it won't make much of a difference to the final taste and texture.
- Add a pinch of salt to intensify the flavour. However we left this out as we were making it for kids to eat.
- Make these gluten free by by using gluten free oats
- Leave them to cool completely before cutting. This allows them to keep their shape.
Nutritional Information
stephanie says
This was such a delicious dessert, my kids loved them.
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
These look like the perfect snack – I love cinnamon especially at this time of year so will definitely be making these for the family!
Romina says
I love how simple this is! This is the perfect flapjack recipe
Emily says
What a perfect recipe for autumn/winter! I love cinnamon anything so I’ll definitely be giving these a go!