Chocolate-coconut flapjacks
Makes: 16 squares

Recipe photograph by Martin Poole
Chocolate-coconut flapjacks
These gluten free flapjacks boast a luxurious blend of chocolate and coconut
Makes: 16 squares
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Nutritional information (flap jack)
Calories
382Kcal
Fat
22gr
Saturates
14gr
Carbs
42gr
Sugars
29gr
Fibre
3gr
Protein
4gr
Salt
0.4gr

Becky Excell
After being diagnosed with IBS and told to avoid gluten, Becky started experimenting with gluten-free versions of her favourite foods and sharing her recipes online. Fast forward nine years, and Becky is now a successful food writer and bestselling author of several gluten-free cookbooks
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Becky Excell
After being diagnosed with IBS and told to avoid gluten, Becky started experimenting with gluten-free versions of her favourite foods and sharing her recipes online. Fast forward nine years, and Becky is now a successful food writer and bestselling author of several gluten-free cookbooks
See more of Becky Excell’s recipes
Ingredients
- 230g salted butter
- 140g light brown sugar
- 165g golden syrup
- 300g gluten-free oats (we used free-from oats)
- 50g desiccated coconut
- 200g dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp oil (coconut or sunflower)
- 30g white chocolate, chopped
Step by step
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4 and line a 20cm-square tin with non-stick baking paper, leaving some overhang so you can lift the flapjacks out later.
- Place the butter, light brown sugar and golden syrup into a saucepan and melt over a medium heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat and add in the gluten-free oats and desiccated coconut. Mix in well until all the oats and coconut are thoroughly coated.
- Press the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and bubbling. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin to firm up.
- Break the dark chocolate into a heatproof bowl, add the oil (the oil makes it easier to slice through the chocolate when you are ready to cut them) then melt over a pan of barely simmering water. Melt the white chocolate in a separate bowl; leave both to cool a little.
- Pour the dark chocolate over the flapjacks and spread it out so that it’s even. Drizzle the white chocolate on top and swirl with a skewer or cocktail stick to make a pattern. Chill in the fridge until the chocolate has set – about an hour.
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Remove from the tin then slice into 16 squares.To storeThe flapjacks keep for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.