Faitrade Big Fair Bake Challenge: Fruity Flapjack Bites #bakeitfair
A few days ago, I shared my recipe for a yummy Faitrade Banana and Chocolate Mini-Muffins for the Big Fair Bake Faitrade Campaign. Foodies100 is challenging their members to inspire the nation and cook for someone else with a Big Fair Bake as part of a year-long Take a Step campaign.
As part of the campaign, we are asked to develop a baking creation inspired by one or more of the following Fairtrade certified ingredients: Honey, Chocolate (or Cocoa Powder), Raisins, Coffee, Bananas, Cinnamon, Apricots, Ginger and Brazil Nuts. You can find out where to buy it, and the other ingredients listed here.
By purchasing Faitrade ingredients, you can make a real difference to the whole farming community in developing countries, so it is well worth getting involved.
My little boy loves baking, so we decided to make Faitrade Fruity Flapjack Bites, which is perfect for little hands to enjoy and it is also really simple to make. Faitrade Fruity Flapjack Bites uses Faitrade Brown Sugar, Faitrade Raisins and Faitrade Cinnamon.
*PS. I don’t usually measure my ingredients when baking, so I have included pictures to give you a better idea of the quantities used.
Fruity Flapjack Bites
Ingredients:
- Half a cup of Butter
- Half a cup of Golden Syrup
- Half a cup of Faitrade Brown Sugar
- 3 cups of Porridge Oats
- Half a cup of Faitrade Raisins
- 1 tablespoon of Faitrade Cinnamon
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Pre-heat the oven at 180C. - Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
- Gently heat the butter, golden syrup and brown sugar in a large saucepan. Place on a medium heat until the butter melts and it all becomes a uniform mixture.
- Take the saucepan off the heat and stir in the oats, raisins and cinnamon.
- Pour the flapjack mixture into the lined baking tray and press it down with a wooden spoon to flatten the mixture.
- Bake for around 15-20 minutes or until the flapjack is golden
- Once it is cooked, let it cool for a few minutes . Cut the flapkack bites while it is still warm.
I make flapjacks all the time, it is quite popular in our household. Sometimes I also add mash banana or nuts to the recipe. Flapjack is quick and easy to make, and quite nutritious too!
Although flapjacks are a sweet treat, they are made with porridge oats that provide slow-release energy and full of vitamin B, zinc and iron. There are considerably healthy!
By adding raisins or other dried fruits to the recipe, you can have one of your five a day while enjoying your flapjack. You could have those flapjacks bites for breakfast or with a cup of tea in the afternoon. Enjoy!
This is my entry for the Fairtrade Big Fair Bake Challenge.