Carrot, Banana and Chocolate Chip Flapjacks

I like to make flapjacks for Cooper's lunchbox, but I hadn't made any for a quite while. I had just received a delivery of carrots from Scotty Brand and as luck would have it I visited Allotment 2 Kitchen just in time to spot Shaheen's Carrot & Raisin Flapjacks. I knew immediately that I had to make them. It was such an inspired idea to add carrots to a flapjack. I took the idea from Shaheen's flapjacks and went back to my own go-to flapjack recipe and made a few changes.

The resulting flapjacks were a hit. Soft, chewy flapjacks with lots of flavour. The carrots go slightly carmelly, which is lovely and the banana flavour is there, but not overpowering. I also added some spices to the mix. At the planning stage they were looking pretty healthy. Honey, oats, carrots and banana, but you know me, I just couldn't resist adding some chocolate chips. Mmmmmmmm!

So easy, so quick and such a great sweet tasting snack to give you some energy, but at the same time very satisfying too.

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Carrot, Banana and Chocolate Chip Flapjacks

Written by Jacqueline Meldrum.  
May 09, 2012

Soft, chewy flapjacks, made with oats, honey, grated carrot and banana. It you are feeling naughty, add some chocolate chips.

Ingredients

• 115g/½ cup butter
• 5 tbsp runny honey
• 250g/2½ cups oats
• ½ banana
• 1 carrot, approximately 25g/½ cup carrot, grated
• 100g/ ½ cup dark chocolate chips
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to gas mark 3/325f/160c/140c fan. 
2. Grease a tray or brownie pan. 
3. In a large bowl mix together the oats, chocolate chips and spices. 
4. Mash your half banana until it is squidgy and soft. 
5. In a small pan, melt together the butter and honey and then mix in the banana and grated carrot. 
6. Leave the melted butter mixture to cool slightly and then mix into the oats. If you pour it in too soon, the chocolate chips will just melt into goo. 
7. Bake for 25 minutes. Take out near the end and test with your finger, it should be slightly springy if you want a chewy flapjack. Leave it in longer if you want a crisper flapjack. 
8. Cut into 16 squares while still warm, then leave to cool in the pan. 
9. Enjoy

Details

Total time: 40 mins  

Yield
16 Flapjacks

 

Disclosure: Scotty Brand provided me with carrots to cook or bake with, but I was not required to write a positive review and I was not paid for this post.