These delicious flapjacks are great for making with kids. Skip the chocolate sauce and pack them into lunchboxes for a breakfast treat.
Ingredients
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150g/5oz butter, cubed
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80g/3oz soft light brown sugar
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80ml/3fl oz clear honey
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250g/9oz rolled porridge oats
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80g/3oz dried cherries
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80g/3oz dried cranberries
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1 tbsp desiccated coconut
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50g/2oz hazelnuts, shells removed, chopped
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- For the chocolate dipping sauce
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100ml/3½fl oz double cream
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100g/3½oz white chocolate, broken into pieces
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25ml/1fl oz cherry brandy
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Preparation method
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Preheat the oven to 180C/360F/Gas 4.
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Melt the butter, sugar and honey together in a pan over a medium heat.
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Add the rolled oats, dried cherries, dried cranberries, desiccated coconut and hazelnuts and stir well.
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Pour the flapjack mixture into a greased 30cm/12in x 20cm/8in square baking tin. Press the mixture into the corners and smooth the top.
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Place into the oven to bake for 20 minutes, or until golden-brown and bubbling.
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Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Turn out of the tin and cut into equal-sized squares.
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For the chocolate dipping sauce, heat the cream in a pan until warmed through. Stir in the chocolate pieces until melted and smooth, then stir in the brandy.
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Serve the flapjacks with the dipping sauce in a small bowl alongside.