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Nutrition: nutrition per flapper

  • kcal157
  • fat7g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs23g
  • sugars11g
  • fibre2g
  • protein2g
  • salt0.17g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Gently heat the syrup, butter and sugar until the butter melts, then stir in the vanilla, oats, apricots and pears until well combined.

  • step 2

    Press the mixture into an 18cm-square non-stick brownie tin and bake for 25-30 mins until golden. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then mark into 12 bars and leave to cool completely before removing.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2005

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.16 ratings

flauffy

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Such a quick, simple recipe; very sweet so don't think of your teeth whilst chewing away! I used dried apricots and papaya which gave nice bursts of fruitiness. My flapjacks didn't easily come out of a greased tin but we didn't mind taking clumps of sticky oats by the fistful!

Susan@1

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

loved this recipe, I did not have pears so used 2 eating apples sliced into rings baked in the oven (see apple crisps on BBC good food). These I chopped up in place of the pears. Also only had a round non-stick 18cm baking dish the portions came out like pie slices once almost cool. Has been added…

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jellybaby25

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Absolutely delicious! I made these flappers with apricot and dates and they were sweet, chewy and yummy!

kram67

Great to see an old favorite with a new twist still going. Try dryed cherry and almonds with almone essence and a touch of descecated coconut for a Bakewell tart version. If you want an adult theme soak the cherries in kirsh and suggar over night and add some dark chockolate for a blackforrest feel.…

abipeack

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

This has become a firm favourite with my unfillable boys. Any dried fruit works well & a few chopped nuts or mixed seeds give it that extra something. I don't think I've used the same combination twice (being of the "fling in whatever's in the cupboard" school of cookery!) and the result has…

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