Raisin flapjacks recipe

Raisin flapjacks are easy to bake and can be sliced into portions for lunchboxes, picnics or simply enjoyed with a cup of tea in the afternoon. 

A traditional British flapjack recipe includes oats, butter, and sugar. These raisin flapjacks have 200g raisins in the recipe which gives the final bake a delicious flavour and chewy texture. Raisins are high in fibre, potassium, and antioxidants. Plus, 30g of dried fruit such as raisins counts as one of your five a day.

Ingredients

• 200g raisins
• 225g unsalted butter
• 125g soft brown sugar
• 150g marmalade
• Finely grated zest of one orange
• 2tbsp black treacle
• 400g rolled oats

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180C (160C fan, Gas 4). Grease and line a 25cm square tin.
2. Cover the raisins with boiling water, leave for 10 mins to soften and swell, then drain and discard the liquid.
3. Melt the butter in a large saucepan with the brown sugar, marmalade, orange zest and treacle. Stir occasionally until everything is combined. Do not boil the mixture otherwise it will become too thick.
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the oats and drained raisins.
5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and pack it down evenly. Make sure you push the mixture right into the corners of the tin.
6. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes, until lightly coloured at the edges.
7. Cool completely in the tin before cutting into 16 squares.

Top tips for making raisin flapjacks 

Whether you want to find out what substitutions you can use when making raisin flapjacks, or you'd like to improve the final texture, we have some helpful tips for you below. Give them a ready before you start making the recipe so you have a better chance of success. 

This recipe suggests using a 25cm square tin. If you don’t have this size you could use a smaller tin but the flapjacks will be slightly thicker and the cooking time may need to be adjusted. Alternatively, add to your collection of cake tins with this one from MasterClass.

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This is a versatile size tin that can be used for lots of other bakes once you’ve finished making our raisin flapjacks. It is non-stick and has a loose bottom which makes removing the finished bake from the tin an easy task. 

This recipe uses dried fruit but for a fresher alternative, consider baking our banana flapjacks or our apple flapjacks. Plus, our healthy flapjack recipe is good if you want a lower calorie option as each portion is 85 calories compared to nearly 500 calories in this recipe.