Soft and chewy vegan vanilla, coconut and chocolate flapjacks. These sweet oaty bakes are perfect for an afternoon pick me up with a cup of tea!
The base of a flapjack recipe is really simple and easy to make vegan. The main ingredients are vegan butter, golden syrup, light brown sugar and oats.
Just four ingredients and you can make yourself a delicious sweet treat!
To this we’ve added vanilla, desiccated coconut and dark chocolate. Because those three ingredients alone are incredible, but added to a flapjack? The BEST.
I think flapjacks we’re one of the first recipes I baked when I was younger and they will always be nostalgic to me! Mum used to buy a box of flapjacks from the supermarket and they never lasted long!
How to make flapjack:
The recipe starts by melting the vegan butter, sugar and golden syrup on the hob and then adding the oats, vanilla and coconut.
It’s then transferred to a square cake pan and baked for 20 minutes until its beautifully golden brown and starting to crisp on the edges.
There is a little waiting involved whilst the flapjack cools, but I promise it is worth it!
The chocolate topping can easily be skipped of course, if you can’t wait that long!
My favourite dark chocolate is 70% cocoa as it’s sweet and rich but not too bitter. You could also use a vegan milk chocolate if you don’t like dark chocolate.
I love Green and Blacks 70% dark chocolate but I’ve recently discovered Sainsbury’s Swiss 72% dark chocolate and it is really really delicious and so silky!
Once the flapjack is cooled and the chocolate has been melted its time to pour it over the top. Then pop it into the fridge for an hour to set.
Top tips:
There are a couple of tips to making sure the chocolate doesn’t crack when you cut it. Because I’ve been there and it’s so annoying!
- First is to add a tbsp of oil, coconut oil in this case which will help to soften it. But a neutral flavour oil like canola or rapeseed will also work.
- Second is to warm the knife with some warm water before cutting. Then simply wipe the knife and warm again to get a clean cut every time.
An 8×8 inch square cake pan will make 16 square flapjacks. You could cut into rectangles or smaller squares if they’re for little ones!
For more chocolatey treats you may enjoy these:
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Creamy Chocolate Orange Mousse
I’ve already eaten three pieces whilst writing this so I’m off to eat a proper meal before having more flapjack for dessert!
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Vanilla, Coconut and Chocolate Flapjacks
Soft and chewy vegan vanilla, coconut and chocolate flapjacks. Perfect for an afternoon pick me up with a cup of tea! They're irresistible!
Ingredients
- 250g vegan butter
- 150g light brown sugar
- 250g/175ml golden syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 320g porridge oats
- 50g desiccated coconut
- 200g good quality 70% dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- Sea salt flakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease and line an 8x8 inch cake pan.
- In a pan on low-medium heat place the butter, sugar, golden syrup and vanilla. Stir and when it is all melted take off the heat.
- Add the oats and coconut and mix well. Transfer to the cake pan and smooth with the back of a spoon, into the corners until is it level.
- Place into the oven for 20 minutes. It should be golden brown and starting to crisp on the edges, but still be quite soft in the middle. This is what will make it chewy, if you overbake it it will be too dry.
- Leave to cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack and once cool prepare your chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate and coconut oil over a bain marie until smooth. Place the flapjack back into the cake pan and then pour the chocolate over the top.
- Make sure the chocolate is evenly spread, use a spoon or tilt the pan so it gets into all the corners. Sprinkle some sea salt on top.
- Place into the fridge to set for at least an hour.
- Carefully run a knife round the edge of the chocolate and then transfer to a chopping board.
- Using a large sharp knife cut into 4 equal rows and then turn and repeat to make 16 squares.
- Eat straight away or store in an air tight container for 3-4 days.
Notes
Golden syrup is a british ingredient and I've heard it is more difficult to source in America. Although I haven't tested this recipe with a substitute, corn syrup is said to work well.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 278Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 13gUnsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 163mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g
Ben
Thursday 8th of June 2023
Hi. Best flapjack ever and that's official - according to my friends! Thanks.
A suggestion is to add the salt when the chocolate is almost set (I put it in the fridge for 20-30 mins), otherwise the salt sinks into the runny chocolate.
Thanks for a great recipe!
Graham Turner
Friday 2nd of July 2021
Hi there. Made these today with the addition of raisins and sultanas (using up odds and ends). Extremely tasty and have already been asked to make more ??
Tamsin
Monday 5th of July 2021
Hi Graham, so glad you enjoyed them, those add ins sound great! :) Tamsin xo
Franziska
Saturday 17th of October 2020
I made these today and I could have easily just eaten the unbaked mixture. I added orange zest and some pistachios, flakes almonds and walnuts (open packages with tiny amounts in them, they had to be used up). The flapjacks turned out fabulous, so delicious! This will be my go to recipe now. I’ll post a pic to Instagram later and tag you. If there are any left of course! Thank you for the recipe!
Tamsin
Monday 19th of October 2020
Hi Franziska, thank you so much for your lovely comment I really appreciate it. I am so glad you enjoyed them, those additions sound so tasty too! Tamsin xo
Jade
Monday 12th of October 2020
Made these today and they were sooooo good!! They will not last very long!!
Tamsin
Tuesday 13th of October 2020
Thanks Jade, so glad you enjoyed them! They never last long here either! Tamsin xo
Susie
Wednesday 10th of June 2020
Made these today. Using maple syrup, organic oats, vegan margarine, Peruvian chocolate, The desiccated coconut and bean paste vanilla. Followed your instructions and tips and it was perfect! Except the taste of the chocolate (which wasnt your recommendation anyway) think I will try using bournville next time. I heated the knife up before cutting the chocolate and used a tiny bit of olive oil when heating so no cracking chocolate over hear. Thankyou for this amazing recipe
Tamsin
Thursday 11th of June 2020
Hi Susie, thank you so much for your comment and letting me know what worked! Hope they taste even more delicious with a different chocolate next time :) Tamsin xo