Hey everyone!

As you know, I enjoy to bake and cook. I really enjoy nutrition and I am currently educating myself on all things food related.

I’m starting to trail and error recipes for meals and treats.

Not only are these full of nutritional value including minerals, vitamins, omega 3 and soluble fibre. They are a great source of protein, leaving them as a lovely treat pre or post workout snack!

The recipe I’ve created using rolled oats, seeds and fruit – it makes these flapjacks incredibly crunchy on the outside and soft / chewy on the inside. They can be also be versatile, you can alter any of the ingredients, to change the taste and texture.

I always find it easier to pre-weigh my ingredients! It makes baking run smoother and it’s also more enjoyable!

Ingredients –

*You can use honey as a substitute for maple syrup.

*You can also use regular / almond milk as a substitue for almond.

*Apple can be swapped with Banana.

*Cashew butter can be swapped with either nut butter or double up on single nut-butter.

*Milk or any chocolate can be substituted for dark chocolate. (Galaxy have a lovely range of yummy vegan chocolate)

*The protein I used was the flavour VANILLA. The protein flavour also changes the taste so please note.

*You can use any protein powder.

*Cocoa powder / Vanilla essence can be changed with Cinnamon.

*Regular / Organic / Any oats can be used.

*Any mixed milled seeds can be used instead of chia / flax.

*You can use raisins, dried cherries, dried apricots or cranberries as an alternative if you do not have dates.

Most of these things you can find in the press at home or substitute. The taste changes varies ever so slightly, but all still very delicious. Do not going out buying new packets of ingredients if you can use what you have at home. 😊

PLEASE NOTE – the substitute ingredients may alter the calorie number / nutritional value.

So firstly – you need to pre-heat your oven to 170°C OR 350F and wash your hands 😉

1. One at a time, place each of the dry ingredients into a food processor / blender / nutri-bullet and blitz. Even blitz the dates / dried fruit substitute!

2. Place each of these blitz ingredients into a bowl and mix all of the dry items together.

3. Then one at a time, melt the coconut oil / maple syrup and mix each of the wet / melted ingredients into the bowl.

It should now start to form together.

4. Align a baking tray with brown paper and place the newly formed mixture into the baking tray.

5. Pack this mixture down firmly all over so that it is packed together tightly.

6. Slice up the banana. Then, with a spoon, pat down space to make room for the banana and place within and on top the mix.

7. Place into the oven for 15 minutes. Until golden on top.

8. When taken out of the oven – set aside to cool down for 5 minutes.

9. Place into the freezer for 20 minutes.

10. Melt the mixture of nut-butters or single nut-butter. With a spoon, draw the nut-butter all around of the mixture.

11. Place on top of mixture and into the freezer for a further 5 minutes, whilst you melt the chocolate.

11. Melt your chocolate. I personally prefer to melt the chocolate in a plastic bowl over heat on the hob and gradually add the chocolate, whilst gradually mixing. This gives it a smooth and glossy finish.

12. Pour your chocolate over top and smooth around the top. Before you pour the chocolate, it should look like the image I took below.

13. Place into the freezer for 1 hour minimum.

14. Put up into 10-12 squares. Then enjoy! Store in the freezer for longer lasting taste. 💕

I created the nutritional value label but again, if you chop and change ingredients – they may change ever so slightly. If you need to add a drop of something else etc to change the texture, that’s perfectly okay!

Please let me know if you attempted them and if you enjoyed!

Happy baking!

All my love,