Cinnamon, Dark Chocolate, and Blueberry Flapjack

Victoria Jinks

It’s important to think about snacks, especially when you are living with a non-vegan and haven’t thought about this. So in times when you're peckish, you would be tempted to reach out for something that isn’t vegan. Here’s a super easy flapjack recipe to have in your fridge for snack time!

Preparation Time: 15mins

Baking Time: 25-30mins

Ingredients:

• 200g frozen blueberries

• 2tbsp cinnamon

• 100g dark chocolate (broken up)

• 400g oats

• 40g chia seeds (these will help bind the flapjack)

• 100g soft brown sugar

• 40ml neutral-tasting vegetable oil

• 50g golden syrup (Place (1/2 cup) of sugar in a medium saucepan and add (1/2 cup) water. Heat and stir till the sugar dissolves to form a syrup)

• 100g vegan butter

Method:

• In a large pan heat butter, sugar, syrup & oil until fully melted

• Preheat oven to 180•

• Once melted, add your oats and combine thoroughly

• Take the pan off the heat

• Add the rest of your ingredients and stir through

• Line ovenproof dish with greaseproof paper and spoon oat mixture evenly

• Pop into the oven for 25 mins

• Let it cool and slice into squares

• Enjoy!

Extra Tips

• Use coconut oil instead of vegetable oil to make it slightly healthier

• Pop greaseproof paper over flapjack and roll with a rolling pin (before cooking) to make it nice and flat on top