Cherry Bakewell Flapjacks
These cherry bakewell flapjacks are delicious almond oat bars with a layer of luscious cherry jam. If you're a fan of cherry and almond and are looking for a healthy-ish portable snack, then this is the recipe for you!
Equipment
- 20 x 20cm baking tray
- baking paper
- saucepan
Ingredients
- 50 g almond butter
- 50 g butter
- 80 g honey
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 200 g porridge oats GF if required
- 50 g flaked almonds
- 100 g cherry jam
Instructions
- Line a 20x20cm baking tray with baking paper. Allow the paper to come up the sides of the tray slightly so that the flapjacks don't stick to the sides of the tin.
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees centigrade (150 fan).
- Melt the almond butter, butter, honey and almond essence in a pan over a very low heat. Remove from the heat as soon as it has melted.
- Put aside a small handful of flaked almonds for the top. Add the remaining almonds and oats to the honey mixture. Stir well to mix.
- Add half of the flapjack mixture to the lined tray. Spread out with a spoon and press down firmly with the back of a spoon or your fingers.
- Spread the jam evenly over the oat base.
- Add the remaining oat mixture and spread over the top. Press down with a spoon or your fingers.
- Sprinkle with the remaining flaked almonds.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Turn partway if necessary to ensure that they brown evenly.
- Leave to cool in the tin. When cool, remove from the tin and cut into 12 pieces.
Notes
- If you prefer, you can use all almond butter or all butter in the recipe, rather than 50g of each as written.
- Peanut butter can also be used instead of almond butter.
- Use a cherry jam which is sweetened with fruit rather than added sugar if you can get it.
- You can also use another flavour or jam if you prefer, or use 100g dried sour cherries instead of jam.
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 21.9gProtein: 3.8gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2.7gFiber: 2.4gSugar: 9.4g
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