Sometimes you should just accept that things are not going to go your way - The first 2 times of making these Apple, Date & Cinnamon Flapjacks was one of these times - I came down with a rotten cold on Sunday evening but tried to ignore it. Not feeling quite right, I thought I would opt for an easy Bake of the Week - Especially as last week's was a bit time-consuming (but delicious)
1st attempt - Burnt the apple
2nd attempt - Forgot to add the syrup (quite difficult to bake flapjack without!)
3rd attempt - Burnt the 2nd layer of oats
4th - PERFECT!
Please don't be put off - any normal person without copious amounts of snot would find these super easy and quick to make. They are so moist and chewy - perfect for kids with the hidden fruit too. I'm thinking this might be the last of the bumper crop of apple recipes this year.
Apple, Date & Cinnamon Flapjacks
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| Serves | 18 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 20 minutes |
| Total time | 40 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Casual Party |
Ingredients
- 125g Butter
- 135g Light Brown Sugar
- 140g Golden Syrup
- 325g Porridge Oats
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 3 Large Cooking/Baking Apples (Chopped into small chunks)
- 3 tablespoons Water
- 25g Caster Sugar
- Juice of half a lemon
- 80g Dried Dates (Chopped finely)
Directions
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 180C and line a 9" square cake tin (I use a silicone tin as it is easier to get the flapjacks out) | |
| 2. | |
| Melt the butter in a pan and add the brown sugar, heating through until the sugar is melted | |
| 3. | |
| Take off the heat and add the syrup, oats, and the cinnamon - Stir through until well combined | |
| 4. | |
| Add half of the oats mixture to the cake tin and cook for 10 minutes | |
| 5. | |
| Meanwhile, heat the chopped apple, caster sugar, lemon juice and water until just starting to soften in a medium pan | |
| 6. | |
| Add the chopped dates to the apple and continue to heat for another 5 mins - The mixture should be really soft and able to be mashed | |
| 7. | |
| Remove the oats from the oven and spread the apple/date mixture on top. Leave to settle for 5 minutes | |
| 8. | |
| Add the remaining oat mixture on top of the apples and cook in the oven for another 20 minutes | |
| 9. | |
| As soon as the flapjack comes out of the oven, chop into portions (whilst still in the tin) and leave to cool completely | |
| 10. | |
| Serve with a good, strong brew (and Lemsip if you are suffering like me!) | |
The featured bake for this week is Franglais Kitchen's wonderful Fig & Blackberry Crumble - Perfect as the weather has turned really wintery this week and we seem to be craving more and more comfort food.
1. Mini Egg Tarts are the latest amazing creation from Et Speaks From Home - Eileen has had her own disasters this week too. Nice to know I'm in good company.
2. More Apple and Cinnamon featured over at Feeding Boys and a Firefighter with her Toffee Apple Cupcakes - These look just up my street!
3. Love the staging on Alida's Chocolate Biscuits - They look so tempting.
4. I love hearing about how Laura from I'd Much Rather Bake Than comes up with her baking inspiration - This week it was Chocolate Chip Iced Latte Crumble Muffins
5. Perfect for making me feel more human and still cake! Super healthy carrot cake muffins from The Free From Fairy
6. I look forward to tasting the combination of these 3 flavours in Franglais Kitchen's Coconut, Raspberry & Blueberry Cake
7. Tell me you counted the layers too! How amazing is this Schichttorte from Kirsty at Hijacked by Twins? Just incredible.
The link is now open for you to add your Bakes of the Week - I'm planning a big week of sharing, publicising and visiting all the baking going on around the internet! All entries are tweeted, commented, Pinned & shared on Google+. Feel free to follow the #Bakeoftheweek Pinterest Board The code for the badge to add to your post is below:
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Taking part this week in a few linkies ...A Mummy Too's Recipe of the Week, Honest Mum's Brilliant Blog Posts, Supergoldenbakes's Cook,Blog, Share and finally my co-host, Romanian Mum this week's #FoodieFridays - Don't forget to add anything Sweet you blog about - The linky is open until next Friday.
Wow, I think I would have given up at attempt one or possibly 2, well done for persevering. Wish my girlies ate flap jack as this would have been perfect to try to make this weekend ready for snack time next week.
How amazing does that chocolate layered cake looks. WOW!
I'm nothing if not persistent - especially when it comes to goodies! I agree completely about that chocolate cake x
Corr those flapjacks look and sound amazing!! I am very impressed with you continuing to get them right! It must have been worth it in the end!
They most definitely were worth it - didn't last nearly long enough though x
Ooooh flap jacks! Well done for persevering. I'll definitely have to try them out, we're going for a week in Scotland hiking in winter, these would be the perfect snack 🙂
Good grief, you are a hardy soul embarking on a Scottish winter hike! Make sure you take a flask - I don't think I'm really cut out for a good old hike 🙂 x
This made my belly rumble and now I'm off to make a cup of tea and dream of sweet treats!! ????
The flapjacks look wonderful, thanks for including my coconut, raspberry and blueberry cake and as always thanks for hosting! 🙂
oooh wow my dad's fave, I will definitely be making this version for him. Thankyou for sharing x
You are one determined lady, I don't think I would have persisted with the recipe and given up. The flapjacks look scrummy.
I think I have some dates somewhere - I could definitely make these with the kids this weekend! Lovely for snacking in the park. Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare
Yummy!!! I love flapjacks, these look so tasty xx. #sharefriday
ooh those sound and look delicious!
These flapjacks sound scrummy, I agree perfect with a cuppa. I hope you're feeling better soon. 🙂
Wow amazing, love a crumble and this is so healthy too x Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts
I've just started making flapjacks, (3 attempts down), and really like the look of your apple, date and cinnamon recipe above. I've only made basic ones with dried sultanas up till now, but I think we will have having a change next week! #Tefalgiveaway
I haven't made flapjacks before. I wonder how many attempts will I do to make them perfect.