These peanut butter & chocolate chip flapjacks are packed full of peanut flavour and energy, perfect for refuelling during your epic summer adventuring. No mixing bowl is needed!
Fuel that adventure!
It’s summertime! That means longer days and better weather for some proper outdoor adventuring! Outdoor adventuring and celebrations both need fuelling, and what better way to refuel than with a batch of epic peanut butter flapjacks?
These super easy-to-make flapjacks have just the right amount of buttery, crunchy, and crumbly texture, along with a fantastic peanut butter flavour. There are also little bursts of milk chocolate throughout, just to satisfy that sweet tooth.
They’re sturdy enough to withstand transport in your pocket or rucksack while hiking or mountain biking, and they’re filled with enough carbohydrates, protein, and energy to keep you going that little bit longer.
Ingredients you’ll need for this recipe
- 225 grams/ 1 cup butter – one of the four essential components of the perfect flapjack. Do not substitute with margarine.
- 180 grams/2/3 cup dark brown soft sugar – provides a rich toffee flavour to the flapjacks, without being sickly sweet.
- 100 grams/ 4 tbsp golden syrup – another essential component of the humble British flapjack, non-negotiable. Don’t substitute.
- 150 grams/ 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter—OK, this is where the traditional recipe goes off-piste. Use creamy, unsweetened peanut butter.
- 450 grams/ 3 & 3/4 cups quick-cook porridge oats – provides slow-release carbohydrates for sustained energy while adventuring.
- 1 tsp vanilla extract – adds a touch of flavour to the recipe and enhances the other flavours.
- 150 grams/ 1 cup milk chocolate chips – adds a touch of chocolate sweetness to the bake. After all, peanut butter and chocolate are a marriage made in heaven!
Equipment required
How to make peanut butter flapjacks in 6 easy steps
- Heat butter, brown sugar and golden syrup in a large saucepan over a gentle heat until the butter has melted.
- Stir in the creamy peanut butter.
- Remove from the heat, add the vanilla and the porridge oats. Leave to cool so the chocolate chips don’t melt.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon into a baking tin lined with non-stick paper. Smooth over the top.
- Bake at 350°F/ 170°C fan for 30 minutes. Cut and cool.
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Flapjacks
Ingredients
- 225 grams butter
- 180 grams dark brown soft sugar
- 100 grams golden syrup
- 150 grams creamy peanut butter
- 450 grams porridge oats
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 150 grams milk chocolate chips
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InstructionsÂ
- Measure 225 grams butter, 180 grams dark brown soft sugar and 100 grams golden syrup in a medium saucepan over a gentle heat.
- Stir until the butter has melted.
- Spoon in 150 grams creamy peanut butter and stir until melted.
- Remove from the heat, stir in 1 tsp vanilla extract and 450 grams porridge oats. Leave to cool.
- Stir in 150 grams milk chocolate chips.
- Spoon into a 9-inch baking tin lined with non-stick baking paper. Smooth over the top, pressing down slightly.
- Bake in the centre of a preheated 350 F/ 180 C/ 170 C fan oven for 30 minutes until golden and browned. Score into bars when they're straight out of the oven to make cutting completely through easier later. Store in an airtight container for up to five days.
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These look amazing. I have a few folks here who love anything peanut butter so I’m off to make some. Thank you for the recipe and inspiration.
I am drooling over these! They look so incredible I can’t wait to try them!
What a great recipe to try this summer. Ingredient combo sounds interesting . Thanks for sharing
Oh boy oh boy!! These flapjacks look absolutely delicious. I love the look of that peanut butter also. Simply cannot wait to try these and I bet they smell amazing also!
I love a good Scottish flapjack. In fact a slice of the would go down nicely just now and I agree with you about Skippy peanut butter, it’s really tasty stuff.
Oh such delicious flapjacks!! I love Skippy’s as well so this is right up my alley. Will be making these again!
I’m so glad you like them! 😀