Chocolate flapjacks
Flapjacks are easy for kids to help make and even easier for them to eat!
Add a coating of chocolate and you have a slice of cake fit for the most discerning child.
80g / 3oz soft brown sugar
110g / 4oz butter / cooking margarine
250g / 9oz oats (e.g. porridge oats)
110g / 4oz dark chocolate
3 tablespoons of golden syrup
A pinch of salt
PREPARATION TIME: 25 minutesPre-heat the oven to Fan 180°C / 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6
Put the butter / margarine in a pan over a low heat and stir until it's melted.
Add the sugar and golden syrup and stir until it is all dissolved into a sticky liquid.
Melted sugar and syrup
Take the pan off the heat and add the oats, stirring them in with a spoon. It's easier to add the oats bit by bit.
If the mixture thickens too much ask an adult to heat the mixture a bit more.
Add oats to flapjack mixture
Add the salt and give a final stir. Spoon the mixture into a non-stick tray and spread it out evenly.
Spoon flapjack mixture onto baking tray
Place the baking trays in the pre-heated oven. Remove after 18 minutes (check after 12 minutes) when the flapjacks have turned a light golden brown.
Leave to cool for 5 minutes then cut into slices, but leave the slices in the tray.
Cut flapjacks into slices
Cover the flapjacks and place in the fridge for an hour.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl immersed in warm water. Pour the chocolate over the flapjacks as evenly as possible and place them in the fridge for another hour.
Chocolate covered flapjacks