Cakes & Bakes: Malted flapjacks

Malted flapjack with mug of tea

Our house is rarely without biscuits of some type or variety; digestives, shortbread, cookies… However, when we’re out for whatever reason, a batch of flapjacks is easy to rustle up. For a twist on my regular recipe, I decided to try making malted flapjacks using medium oatmeal rather than my usual porridge oats.

butter, malt extract and honey in a saucepan Malted flapjacks in a cake tin before going into the oven

This is a ‘no sugar’ recipe, the sweetness comes from honey, the malt extract and natural sugars in the fruit. The dried fruit & nuts I used were sultanas and chopped hazelnuts and walnuts. However, you could use any combination that takes your fancy, or you happen to have in your store cupboard.

Cooked malted flapjack Sliced malted flapjack

A single tablespoon of malt extract – two, tops – will suffice for this recipe. Malt extract is potent stuff, you don’t want the taste to be too overwhelming. Using the medium oatmeal instead of the rolled oats gave a crunchy texture and nutty flavour – I really like it!

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Malted flapjacks recipe

Malted flapjack with mug of tea

Malted flapjacks

Course Snack
Cuisine British

Ingredients
  

  • 125 g unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp runny honey
  • 1 tbsp malt extract
  • 400 g medium oatmeal
  • 75 g chopped fruit & nuts I used a mixture of sultanas, hazelnuts and walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 160ºC/325ºF/Gas mark 3
  • Line a square brownie tin with parchment paper. Set aside
  • In a large saucepan, melt the butter, honey and malt extract over a low heat. Stir occasionally to combine
  • Add the oatmeal and fruit & nuts and combine well. Remove from the heat
  • Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and, using a spatula or serving spoon, level it out pressing down firmly, not forgetting the 4 corners
  • Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until the top begins to turn brown
  • Allow the flapjack to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before lifting it out and slicing into portions
Malted flapjacks ingredients
Keyword flapjack, malt, oats

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