Chocolate peanut butter raisin flapjacks are a delicious chocolatey treat. These soft and chewy bars are made with just 5 ingredients and are really easy to make!
Well I think that we're way overdue a tasty chocolate treat folks, so I've got a really easy one for you today!
These chocolate peanut butter raisin flapjacks are naturally sweetened with honey and raisins.
That makes them a slightly healthier version than the classic flapjack which is normally made with lots of golden syrup.
If you've no idea what a classic flapjack is then scroll on down a little in this recipe post and I'll enlighten you!
Let me just say that I do have a very similar version of these if you can't be bothered with switching your oven on!
My no bake chocolate peanut butter raisin oat bars appeared in June 2017.
Those are the ones I love to take hillwalking with me as I just take them out of the fridge and cut them up in the morning.
Now, unlike those no bake oat bars these chocolate peanut butter raisin flapjacks are baked but only for 10 minutes.
The reason why I baked these flapjacks was to make them firmer.
You can keep them in an airtight container rather than in your fridge.
Plus even with a delicious smooth layer of chocolate on top they're still only 328 calories each!
You'll find these bars amazingly soft and chewy too. They're just perfect to compliment your morning or afternoon cuppa!
What are Flapjacks?
So what exactly is a flapjack?
Well first of all I'm talking about flapjacks here in the UK and not in the US as that's an entirely different thing altogether!
We in the UK know a traditional flapjack as a sweet, tray baked bar made of oats, butter and golden syrup.
There are many variations of flapjacks where nuts, seeds and dried fruits can also be added to the basic 3 ingredients.
In my variation I've used oats, peanut butter and honey as the base to make it a slightly healthier variation than the traditional flapjack base.
Historically the word "flapjack" is recorded as being used as early as the 16th century. But it seems to have meant a "flat tart" at that time.
It was not until 1935 that the word was first used to describe a flat bar made of oats!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Raisin Flapjacks Recipe
You can change up this recipe and make it your own by adding in some seeds like sunflower or pumpkin seeds. The possibilities are endless!
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Chocolate Peanut Butter Raisin Flapjacks Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 150 g Smooth Peanut Butter
- 200 g honey
- 225 g Oats
- 70 g raisins
- 100 g plain Chocolate chopped up into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C
- Grease and line the bottom and sides of a 20cm x 20cm square baking tin with greaseproof / parchment paper.
- In a large pan, gently melt the peanut butter and honey over a low heat until softened. About 5 minutes
- Stir in the oats and raisins and mix well together.
- Scrape the mixture into the baking tin and press down all over.
- Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown.
- Once cooked remove from oven and leave to cool.
- Whilst cooling gently melt the chocolate by placing it in a glass bowl over a simmering pan of hot water. About 5 minutes.
- Spread the melted chocolate over the top of the cooling oats and allow to solidify and cool. You can pop in the fridge if you wish it to cool quicker.
- Carefully remove the oat slab from the tin, place on a wooden board and cut into 9 squares.
David @ Spiced
Interesting! This is the first I've heard of the UK version of flapjacks. When I first read the title, I was expecting some sort of pancake creation...and I was thinking it sounded a bit odd. I was pleased to discover the different in flapjack definitions here! These bars sound fantastic, and I can see how they'd be great to take as a snack while hillwalking. I hope you and Lynne have a great weekend ahead my friend...and I hope you still have some of these flapjacks left to enjoy! 🙂
Neil
Isn't it weird how different our two versions of flapjacks are David? I mean totally different. One is a baked oat bar (UK) and one is a pancake (US). I wonder how that happened? Anyway, yes I do still have some of these delicious flapjacks to enjoy thanks. But I had to stick them in the freezer to avoid eating any more! 😆
Kelly | Foodtasia
Neil, I had no idea what a flapjack was (other than a pancake) until a British friend of mine made some. I loved them instantly! Now that I can see what's in them, I know why! And with peanut butter and chocolate - definitely a must make!
Neil
Thanks Kelly, as I was saying to David (below) I have no idea why we have such different variations of flapjacks. Anyway I like them both. And I'm really glad you like my chocolate peanut butter version! 😀
Kankana Saxena
I never expected flapjack to be anything more than a pancake. Learnt a lot from this post today and I could easily use a slice or two now 🙂
Neil
Thanks Kankana, I'm glad the post was informative and you liked my recipe. It's a delicious one! 🙂
GiGi Eats
So easy a baby could make these!!!! I love how few ingredients you need in order to create PERFECTION!! 😀
Neil
Thank you so much GiGi. 🙂
I do try and make my recipes as easy as possible so that anyone could try them! 😀
Laura
I love a good flapjack, Neil! I’ve made the copious-amount—of-golden-syrup variety,but I’m intrigued by your peanut butter version. And with chocolate? Yes please!
Neil
My mum used to make the version with all the golden syrup and I loved it. Still do but I thought I would try and "healthify" it just a little. 😉
Matt - Total Feasts
I never had flapjacks until I moved to the UK, and I love them. These look delicious, and just the flavors I like. Might have to make a batch before my families next road trip!
Neil
Thanks Matt! Glad you like my flapjacks and yes these would definitely be a perfect addition for your next road trip! 🙂
Ben|Havocinthekitchen
While some folks were surprised with the UK version of flapjack, I've never heard this name (Ok, maybe heard but didn't pay attention) at all. What's not to like about this recipe? Peanut butter, oats, honey, raisins, and chocolate? It must be delicious!
Neil
Ha ha absolutely Ben, whats not to like about this recipe? It's got so many delcious ingredients! 🙂
Jeff the Chef
Thank you for clarifying wha a flapjack is in the UK because I was SO READY to have hese for breakfast tomorrow! (I also love the term "tray bake." I wish we used it in the U.S.)
Neil
Jeff, you should have these for breakfast if you wish! I mean they've got oats in after all so they could be your "replacement" porridge oats? 😉
Shashi at SavorySpin
WOA - Neil these sound fantastic and with just around 300 colorizes these would be a delicious afternoon pick me up! I didn't know how different UK flapjacks were to US flapjacks - and speaking of which - I just found some Lyles Golden Syrup here and I might have to use that instead of honey even though that would jack up the calories and sugar ... thanks for this recipe!
Neil
Definitely an afternoon "pick me up" if you use Lyles Golden Syrup there Shashi. You might be buzzing for the rest of the day! Ha ha!
Still making them with Golden Syrup is the traditional way and if you've not had UK flapjacks before I would go on and make them that way to taste them in their original state! Hope you enjoy! 🙂