Cranberry flapjack

• 80g brown sugar
• 100g cooking butter
• 250g oats
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup

Optional

• 100g cranberries

Step 1

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a low heat. Once melted add the brown sugar and 2 tablespoons of golden syrup. Stir until you have a brown paste.

Step 2

Gradually add the oats making sure to cover them all with the paste. Now add the cranberries or other fruit of your choice mixing it in well.

Step 3

Spread the mixture into a baking dish. You can put it directly on a non stick baking tray or a greased baking tray but it is harder to push the mixture together to give a firmer flapjack.

Step 4

Place the baking tray onto the middle shelf of a preheated oven for 15 minutes at 220°C / 430ºF / gas mark 7. Take out of the oven when the mixture starts turning golden brown.

Step 5

Leave the flapjacks for a couple of hours to cool completely. This will give them time to harden some more. Store them in an air tight container for up to a week.