Pulse the butter dried fruit and nuts oats and flour in a food processor until the mix comes together and away from the sides then pulse in the syrup until fully combined.

Healthy flapjack recipe jamie oliver - Preheat the oven to 200c 180c fan gas 6. Melt the butter and syrup together. Some parents are concerned about sugar content and fructose levels but when comparing fresh fruit to a chocolate bar or a packet of crisps it s a far superior snack food.

Lightly oil a shallow 20cm 8in loose based square cake tin and line the base and sides of the tin with baking parchment. Add the oat mix and date paste then mix well. I ve experimented with my own healthier oat bars and flapjacks and my kids love them.

Place the butter sugar honey and salt in a medium pan over a low heat then allow the butter to melt stirring occasionally. Put the sugar syrup honey and butter into another large saucepan and heat gently stirring to melt it all together. Grease and line a rectangular cake tin roughly 20cm x 30cm.

I totally agree most of these ready made bars will be full of sugar and not so nice additives. Preheat the oven to 180ºc 350ºf gas 4.

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