Easy Mincemeat Flapjacks

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A pile of golden, buttery mincemeat flapjacks on a green glazed platter surrounded by holly.

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This easy mincemeat flapjacks recipe makes the most delicious fruity slices with chewy edges and the classic meltingly buttery oats. An easy alternative to mince pies and great for using up leftover mincemeat.

Servings:

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Ingredients

130 g butter - note 1
130 g soft light brown sugar - see notes
75 g golden syrup - 55g / 4 tbsp if using treacle
20 g black treacle - optional
140 g mincemeat
260 g oats

Metric - USA Cups

Instructions

Put the butter, sugar, syrup and treacle (if using) into a large microwavable bowl or saucepan.
130 g butter, 130 g soft light brown sugar, 75 g golden syrup, 20 g black treacle
Microwave on half power for 30 second bursts until the butter melts, or melt over a medium heat on the stove. Then stir well.
Add the mincemeat and stir in. Don’t be tempted to do this with the oats, or the mincemeat will not break up as it should.
140 g mincemeat
Add the oats and fold them in so that they are well coated in thebutter/syrup mix. You may find it easier to do this in two stages, mixing in half the oats and then adding the rest.
260 g oats
Transfer to a lined 8” /20 cm tin. Spread out to the corners and edges and press down well.
Bake at 170°C (Fan) / 375°F /Gas 5 for about 25 minutes until golden (check after 20).
When ready, the edges will be a deeper golden, there will be some bubbling and the flapjacks will have risen a little.
Allow to cool and firm up before removing from the pan and cutting into squares.

Notes

Note 1 Oats - use ordinary rolled porridge oats. Jumbo oats can be too big to hold together while quick oats can be too fine and powdery, and pinhead oats are the wrong shape.

Storage

Store these flapjacks in a tin for up to a week. They don’t need to be in the fridge and are better in a tin rather than in plastic. I tend to wrap them in the parchment in which they were baked to keep mess to minimum.

Freezer – Flapjacks can be frozen. Put them in an airtight container using the baking parchment to separate layers. Store for up to 2 months.

Hints and tips

To avoid waste and mess, avoid transferring the syrup and treacle to spoons and different containers as far as possible. If you have a squeezy container, set the bowl on the scales as a tare and pour in from the bottle. If you need to use a spoon, warm it first.

Don’t even think about putting the mixture in an unlined tin or you will have a horrible job trying to get it out.

Cut the bake when firm and almost but not quite cold.

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.