"Don't Kid Yourself" Flapjack

I think I've discovered the root of the obesity crisis.

You see, my brother is doing food GCSE, and the other day he made the most awesome flapjack. Seriously, this stuff tastes great, and it really made us think about what you can happily add to the mix fruit and nut wise.

But his school-issued recipe book calls them Museli bars.

Now, I'm sorry, but these things have 175g of margarine, 150g of sugar and golden syrup in. We made about 16 slices... Now, with the oats too, plus the fruit, nuts and chocolate chips...

Basically, "Don't Kid Yourself". These AREN'T museli bars, as far as I'm concerned, and while they might give you some good oats and good fruit, they're also going to give you a sugar rush.

But as a treat? Yes yes yes. With a cup of tea and one of these, preferably warm from the oven... yum.

"Don't Kid Yourself" Flapjack
This recipe comes from a booklet my brother was issued by his school for his food GCSE course, so I'm not quite sure of the original writer. A nice flavour combo we've been using is cranberries, raspberries and white chocolate chips. 

175g margarine
150g light brown sugar
2tbsp golden syrup
375g oats
1 tbsp plain flour
200g fruit/nuts/chocolate chips/assorted kitchen cupboard lint (metaphorical)
1tsp mixed spice/cinnamon/ginger (optional, we don't)


1. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan

2. Add the margarine, sugar and golden syrup to a large frying pan and heat, stirring, until melted.

3. Remove from the heat and mix in the remaining oats.

4. Press down into a greased, lined 8*12 inch tin (We don't have one, so I used an 8*8 and put the remainder into a loaf tin - nice sized pieces were had by all).

5. Cook for 25-35 minutes, or until golden (We did it for 25, it will firm up a bit more once it cools).

6. Mark the slices in whilst still warm, then leave to cool before removing from the tin. I had used an oversized strip of greaseproof in the tin to make lifting them out super easy.

Calories per batch (excluding fruit and nuts): 3186 calories
Calories in our example batch (cranberries, hazelnuts, raspberries and milk chocolate chips): 3812 calories
Calories per slice (Made 16): 238 calories


Okay, it's better than most cakes, but still... it's not a cereal bar, so don't treat it like one... please?