Fruity Flapjack Energy Bites Recipe (2024)

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INGREDIENTS: Oats (39%), Sweetened Condensed Skimmed Milk [Skimmed Milk, Sugar], Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Butter (Milk), Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Flavouring.

A flapjack contains about the same amount of calories as a chocolate bar, and although they may be more nutritious (because of the fibre and vitamins from oats and dried fruit), flapjacks should still be kept as an occasional treat. Get your oats from porridge made with low-fat milk instead.

Summary: Flapjacks are a great source of vegan protein

However, its ability to provide long lasting energy has another benefit outside of exercise. It also makes protein flapjacks a great on-the-go breakfast because it can provide you with the energy you need to seize the day ahead!

Golden syrup is the chewiness activator in a flapjack recipe, so if you want extremely chewy results, add an extra half a tablespoon to this recipe, with 5g less caster sugar.

Flapjacks contain high levels of sugar, syrup and butter, meaning it shouldn't be mistaken as a food that has many health benefits but rather as a delicious treat to have in moderation.

In the US, a flapjack is a less common way of saying "pancake"; in the UK, it's a chewy, sweet granola bar.

Some people assume that products like flapjacks, cereal bars and wholemeal muffins are much healthier than they actually are. These products still contain high levels of sugar and fat – so check the labels before you buy.

Made with high-calorie ingredients, such as sugar and butter, a flapjack can easily have as many as 500kcal per serving. If you are aiming to lose weight and you are looking for low calorie recipes, then those high-calorie recipes may not be suitable.

Run a knife round the edge to release the flapjack, leave for 5 minutes, then mark into bars or squares. Leave in the tin until nearly cold before cutting into pieces and removing to a wire rack. The flapjacks will keep in an airtight tin for up to 10 days.

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The best fuel for exercise is carbohydrates, preferably “complex” ones like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Healthy fats from fish, nuts, vegetable oils, and avocados can help fuel endurance sports like long-distance running. Protein can help boost an immune system worn down by exercise.

Nuts and seeds are some of the best foods to beat fatigue and fight hunger. Getting a variety of nuts and seeds in your diet can provide healthy nutrients and energy. Try almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds. Eating raw, unsalted versions is recommended.

This is a chewy flapjack recipe. If you prefer a crunchier flapjack, you can use caster sugar in place of brown sugar. Or simply bake your flapjack a little longer.

You also don't want to let them cool down completely before cutting them as they'll be too hard. You should always cut flapjacks while they're still warm so you can easily slice through them and create even, equal slices.

Cooking times and oven temperature are important. Once the flapjacks start to colour around the edges, only minutes remain before the entire surface is golden. It is crucial to reduce the oven temperature after this golden colour spreads, so the edges don't burn while the centre continues to cook through.

Ingredients: Wheat flour (gluten), raising agent, salt. Allergens: Wheat flour (gluten). Added: Milk, eggs.

Our flapjack bites are baked with oats and finished with golden syrup for a soft, chewy snackMADE WITH GOLDEN SYRUP.

Sensitivity or allergy to oats is uncommon. People with these conditions have an immune system reaction to avenin, a protein found in oats. People who are sensitive to gluten, such as those with celiac disease, may also react adversely to oats due to cross-contamination of products.