A collection of 20 healthy flapjack recipes, ideal as snacks or on-the-go breakfasts, and packed with the goodness of wholegrain oats.
These chewy, healthy oat bar recipes are great for lunchboxes for kids and adults as they are portable and satisfying. They are an easy-to-make traybake and all the recipes have just a few simple wholesome ingredients.
Traditional British flapjacks are packed with butter and refined sugar. But there are plenty of clean eating flapjack recipes and granola bars that are much healthier, low in sugar, dairy-free and delicious!
If you have specific dietary requirements or are searching for more nutritious snacks, we've got you covered with these 20 best ever homemade healthy flapjack recipes. You can even make oat free flapjacks.
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Low sugar flapjack recipes
A traditional flapjack recipe has a lot of sugar. These low sugar flapjack recipes use fruit in place of refined sugar. Banana oat flapjacks without sugar are very easy, or you can use unsweetened apple sauce, or fresh grated pear to make sugar free flapjacks. These recipes are ideal healthy after school snacks which don't load your kids with sugar.
Healthy flapjack recipes without syrup
Flapjack recipes usually contain golden syrup, which is a form of refined sugar. If you are looking for a recipe with no golden syrup, try these flapjacks with maple syrup, or refined sugar free healthy honey flapjacks.
Dairy free flapjacks without butter
Melted butter is used in most flapjack recipes to give a rich taste and to add a more moist texture.
But it's easy to make vegan flapjacks, dairy-free flapjacks, or heart-healthy flapjacks with no butter. Both these apple flapjacks with applesauce and banana flapjacks are dairy-free and made with oil instead of butter.
These easy no bake flapjacks with coconut oil and peanut butter make a really rich-tasting dairy free flapjack without butter. Flapjacks with almond butter are also delicious, or try healthy peanut butter flapjacks.
Nutty flapjack recipes
Nuts are a great way to add healthy fats and fibre to your diet. Nutty flapjacks also have a great texture. Try this almond flapjack recipe, or for something a little different, cherry bakewell flapjacks also contain almonds.
Flapjacks with seeds are another healthy option. These flapjacks with chia seeds are ideal for breakfast on the go, and there's no sugar, no butter and no gluten in the recipe.
Easy gluten free flapjack recipes
Many flapjack recipes contain wheat flour. An easy way to make gluten free flapjacks is to use a recipe without flour and just use oats. However, to make coeliac friendly flapjacks, you'll need to buy oats which are certified gluten free to ensure that they haven't been contaminated by other grains.
Healthy flapjack recipes with fruit
You can also make healthy fruit flapjacks. Whilst it might sound unusual to add fresh fruit to an oat bar, it adds a lovely sweet moist layer to flapjacks. Try these strawberry flapjacks, or blueberry flapjacks. Or in the spring, you could make healthy rhubarb crumble bars.
In addition to fresh fruit, you can also use dried fruit. Although dried fruit is higher in sugar than fresh, it is a good source of antioxidants. You can add a handful of sultanas or raisins to many of the recipes on this page, and you can also make healthy flapjacks with a layer of date puree, or dried apricot oat slices.
You might also like these healthy date flapjacks. They are sweetened entirely with dates and are sugar-free, dairy-free and gluten-free.
More indulgent healthy flapjack recipes
Healthy flapjack recipes can be indulgent too! Try these healthy chocolate oat flapjacks, or enjoy these Christmas flapjacks with mincemeat.
You can also add a layer of mincemeat into an oat bar - see this mincemeat crumble bar recipe.
I hope you'll find a recipe that suits you! Of course, you can mix and match between the recipes, and try out your own variations. Please do get in contact if you have any questions.
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