Chia Seed Flapjacks

Name: Chia Seed Flapjacks
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 15
Ingredients: 115 g/4 oz/generous ⅓ cup honey; 3 tbsp soft brown sugar; 100 g/3½ oz/⅔ cup chopped dried figs or pitted dates; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 40 g/1½ oz/1 cup flaked coconut; 50 g/1¾ oz/⅓ cup chia seeds; 50 g/1¾ oz/⅔ cup pumpkin or sunflower seeds; 50 g/1¾ oz/⅔ cup pumpkin or sunflower seeds; 100 g/3½ oz/⅔ cup chopped dried figs or pitted dates; 75 g/2½ oz/½ cup dried cherries, cranberries or blueberries; 75 g/2½ oz/½ cup dried cherries, cranberries or blueberries; 75 g/2½ oz/½ cup dried cherries, cranberries or blueberries; 100 g/3½ oz/scant 1 cup pecan nuts, roughly chopped; 175 g/6 oz/1¾ cups rolled oats; 6 tbsp coconut oil, plus extra for greasing

Preparation info

Makes
15

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

In the Mood for Healthy Food

By Jo Pratt

Published 2015

About

If you’ve not already done so, have a read about how great chia seeds are. You’d be foolish not to give these ‘power’ flapjacks a go – the energy you get from them will keep you going for ages, meaning you won’t snack on whatever is lying around later on in the day.

Ingredients

6 tbsp coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
175 g/6 oz/1¾

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Grease a 20 x 30cm/8 x 12in cake pan with oil and line the base with baking parchment.

Put the oats, pecans and pumpkin seeds in a baking pan and toast in the oven for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden. Tip into a bow