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Flapjacks

Slimming World extra easy syns: 7.0 per portion
Serves: 12
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes

Lower fat, lower sugar treat. Flapjacks are great picnic, lunchbox and late night snacks. Adapt flavours to your tastebuds by adding different dried fruits and nuts. But watch the syn values.

Ingredients

  • 150 gms - Low fat spread (I can't believe it's not butter light)
  • 150 gms - Ready to eat Stoned Dates
  • 3 tbsp - Apple Juice
  • 20 gms - Hazelnuts, finely chopped
  • 100 gms - Ready to Eat Apricots, finely chopped
  • 225 gms - Porridge Oats

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/gas 5. Grease and line a shallow 17.5cm-square tin with baking paper.
  2. Put the dates and apple juice in a food processor and whizz until smooth. Melt the butter in a large pan over a low heat. Add the date puree and all the other ingredients. Stir well, then press into the tin with damp hands. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until just golden.
  3. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes. Cut into squares in the tin. Cool completely before turning out and cutting again to separate.
Wednesday the 16th of November, 2011 1:23 PM
Tip
I've used pureed dates instead of sugar to make these moist flapjacks. tried and tested
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