NO-ADDED SUGAR, NO BUTTER FLAPJACKS

GUILT-FREE FLAPJACKS

Want flapjacks without guilt?  Try these, inspired by Waitrose magazine. 

Butter is replaced by sugar-free nut butter which is good for those with heart or cholesterol worries. Honey is replaced by cooked fruit.

For anyone who doesn't have time for a hot breakfast, these flapjacks are a great substitute. They freeze well.  

Cost: £2.50

Serves: 12-15 portions

Ingred:

250 gm rolled oats or no-sugar granola 

100 gms chopped nuts         

300 gm chopped apples or nectarines or both

85 gms orange juice, fresh preferred

100 gms unsugared nut butter

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 c raisins or other dried fruit (apricots, cherries)

large handful of berries (Opt.)

Method:

1. Oven: 180 c/ 350F / Gas 5
2.  Cook chopped fruit in a heavy bottom pan on medium high heat with a teaspoon of oil, with the lid on; stir occasionally until the fruit has broken down and is cooked through. (10-15 min)  Add a tablespoon of water if it is catching.  

2.  Turn heat down slightly, add orange juice, nut butter and cinnamon, stirring well.    

3.  Take mixture off heat and blend with hand blender

4.  Add oatmeal/granola, nuts & dried fruit.  The mixture will be thick.

5.  Scatter fresh berries, if using, an a 9" x 11"pan lined with greaseproof paper.  Add the oatmeal mixture.  Level the mixture with a spatula or back of spoon.  

6.  Bake for 25 mins, checking the edges aren't burning.  Test.  Cook a further 5-15 minutes if you like your flapjacks quite dry.

7.  Cool and slice into squares.

Tip: 

• Most supermarkets now do bags of fruit for about £1
• Take these out of the freezer the night before and they'll be ready for your morning coffee

This recipe has been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.