Fail safe flapjack recipe

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Whenever I make flapjack it inevitably ends up like muesli. I love flapjack. I’m going to give it another go today. Does anyone have a fail safe “this will stick together” recipe?

You need@soupdragon’s recipe. Never fails and is the best one I’ve ever tried

SoupDragon’s recipe is stuff of lore here on MN. It’s the only one I use and can attest to its utter deliciousness!

250g porridge oats (the cheap type, not large ones),
150g Butter,
2 generous table spoons Golden Syrup
half a tin condensed milk,
baking tin, no bigger than about 18cm x 28cm

Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees c

1. Line the baking tin with baking parchment.
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat and add the syrup. Keep gently heating and stirring until all is melted and mixed. If it starts to boil take it off the heat!
3. Add the condensed milk and mix. Bring to the boil for about a minute.
4. Remove from the heat and gradually add the oats, folding them in. All the oats should be coated, and the mixture quite dense, but still sticky. Don't add so many oats that the mixture becomes dry.
5. Pour the mixture into the tins and spread about so that it lines the tin to a depth of 2-3cm. Don't squash the mixture in, just spread it evenly.
6. Bake in the oven for about 15mins. You should take them out when they just start to go brown round the edges, don't leave longer than this. If they're still squidgy in the middle that's fine, they set on cooking.

Link to recipe- https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4892259-best-flapjack-recipe

Thank you!! I knew you lot would come up trumps!! Will report back…

I've a gorgeous recipe if you need another. It's with honey rather than syrup and it's lush 😃

Always! When (not if, when! 😂) this works I’m going to be on a roll!

I use the condensed milk recipe from the carnation website. It uses an entire can of the stuff so you don't have to double up to use it all up..

Soupdragons recipe is the only way to go. Every time I make it people ask for the recipe, and once a whole cadre of wi ladies tracked me down to get it

There should probably just be a PSA at the top of the recipes board telling people that, if they are making flapjacks, they need snapdragon’s recipe.

I also make it. And think of it as snapdragon’s recipe from MN.

Following!

I know this is outrageous, but I don't like Soupdragon's recipe. It's too sweet for me.
Our favourite is the one on the Tesco website.

She did say that you can leave the sugar out entirely in the recipe.

I know MN loves soupdragon's flapjack so I am sorry to say I'm another who doesn't like it. Made it with sugar, without sugar, and still no.

My favourite is Louise's flapjacks from the waitrose website. Lovely depth of flavour with peanut butter and seeds. Delicious! https://www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipe_directory/l/louise_s_flapjacks.html#:~:text=Butter%20two%2028cm%20x%2018cm,and%20bake%20for%2020%20minutes.

I'm also following. Thanks all.

I like the ones on the Sarah's slice blog. She has loads of different flavours, the carrot cake ones are lush!

https://www.sarahsslice.co.uk/post/carrot-cake-flapjack

But the plain flapjack flavoured ones are pretty fab too.

I use this one - no condensed milk involved. I don’t bother with two types of oats tho

https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/baking/chewy-flapjacks

Omg! Delicious! Has to go a bit higher on temp and time though.

200g unsalted butter
150g Demerara sugar
200g runny honey
400g organic big oats
100g of whatever you fancy. I use dates and pecans whizzed in the food processor. Coconut in there is nice too.
20cms x 30cms greased & lined tin
Bake 180 degrees for 15-20 mins