Gooey and yummy Spelt Banoffee Flapjacks with Dark Chocolate are healthier than your average flapjack!
Today I’m sharing my Spelt Banoffee Flapjacks with Dark Chocolate with you!
It was my mother’s birthday last week and one of the home-baked treats we had was a lovely chocolate flapjack.
I came away with the recipe (it was one from her head) and decided to give it a makeover.
I was toying with adding apple but on seeing a very ripe small banana in the bowl decided it might be perfect for a Banoffee flavour. Then I decided to use some Organic Spelt Porridge Oats in the cupboard too.
Well, the result was a very healthy(ish), gooey and tasty flapjack!
The spelt porridge flakes have a lovely grainy texture and are packed with fibre and minerals that you don’t get with ordinary porridge oats. Dark chocolate is also good for you and contains iron and bananas packed with potassium, so I think these flapjacks are a very virtuous treat.
My son is currently studying for his GCSEs, and I keep stressing to him how good bananas are for you, particularly for the brain and memory.
My Spelt Banoffee Flapjacks with Dark Chocolate didn’t last long here as everyone had a couple of slices after dinner the other night.
These flapjacks would be a great treat to put in your kid’s lunch boxes or to take on a picnic.
More Flapjack Recipes
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Spelt Banoffee Flapjacks with Dark Chocolate
Ingredients
- 75 g Butter lightly salted
- 75 g Light Brown Muscovado sugar
- 1 Small ripe banana (about 120g in skin), mashed
- 125 g Spelt porridge flakes or porridge oats
- 50 g Dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180⁰C.
- Grease and line a 17.5cm/7” round shallow cake tin.
- Melt the butter and sugar in a saucepan over low heat until melted.
- Stir in the mashed banana.
- Add the spelt porridge flakes and mix in thoroughly.
- Tip the mixture into the cake tin and pat down and even surface with the back of a spoon.
- Bake in the centre of the oven for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch and golden.
- Whilst still warm mark into 8 sections and allow to cool in tin.
- Once cool remove from tin and place on a wire rack.
- Meanwhile melt the 50g of dark chocolate over a bowl of barely simmering water.
- Pour chocolate over the middle of the cooled flapjack and spread in a circular motion with the back of a spoon.
- Allow to cool before cutting up and serving.
William Gould
Wow! All of these are going on my list, except the peanut butter one….
Camilla
Great William, do let me know when you’ve sampled some:-)
Katie Bryson
These look delicious Camila, wonderful combination of flavours and i’m sure amazing with an afternoon cup of tea!
Camilla
Thank you Katie – and an almost guilt free treat:-)
Jane McColl
We are always making flapjack and I love this flavour combination, it was a hit with my son and his friends
Camilla
Oh wow Jane, you’ve made it already:-) So glad your son and his friends enjoyed it:-)
Ursula Hunt
Banoffee flapjacks! wow this is one to try
Camilla
Thank you Ursula, I’m sure you’ll love them:-)
Elizabeth
Ooh these sound lovely! Love the addition of banana and chocolate, and spelt… and all of it! Pass us over one, will you? 🙂 Thank you for linking up with the No Waste Food Challenge!
Camilla
Thanks Elizabeth, I’m afraid they were wolfed up here!
Nayna Kanabar
These look really delicious I am going to book mark and try them soon.
Camilla
Thanks Nayna:-)
YOLANDA DAVIS
This sounds delicious. I can’t wait to try making them myself.
Camilla
Thank you Yolanda:-)
Lucy
What delicious flapjacks, I bet the banana made these really good. dont tell them about the out of date porridge, I like it!
#creditcrunchmunch
Camilla
Thanks Lucy – yes it’s best before not eat by and as it hadn’t been opened I knew it would be fine;-)
tiggerific1973
Now I love these kind of treats! Sounds lovely 🙂 x
Camilla
Thank you:-)
Janice
oh these look fabulous and made with store cupboard staples, just perfect!
Camilla
Thank you Janice, yes it’s good to be able to use up what you have:-)