After December's scoffing nibbling munching chomping and general over-indulgence, January is for many of us a little bit Healthy (the kind that comes with a capital H...).
I am sort of trying to be healthy, but with the weather as grey and cold and miserable as it is, there is a definite need for cake. This flapjack is full of energy and tastes deliciously sweet and fudgey but actually has no added sugar...so it's practically healthy! It would make a quick and easy breakfast for those days you hit the snooze button just a few too many times, and a little slice when you need an afternoon pick-me-up will fix the winter blues without too much impact on the diet!
A
4oz butter/coconut oil
3oz dates
2 tsp tahini (full of calcium but optional if you don't have any!)
1tbsp fruit paste/honey
0.5 large banana
B
2oz sultanas/raisins
2oz seeds (sunflower/pumpkin/linseed)
1oz chopped walnuts/pecans
1oz dessicated coconut
8oz oats
The fruit paste is a fab invention, you can find it in health food shops, not sure if it turns up in the supermarkets. It is just concentrated fruit, no added sugar and is delicious! If you can't get hold of any you can use honey instead.
Put all the 'A' ingredients in a pan and warm until the butter is melted and the dates are soft.
Blend until smooth.
Return the gloop to the pan and add the 'B' ingredients.
Stir well to combine and press into a tin (approx 30 x 25cm).
Bake for 25-30 minutes until turning brown on top. Leave to cool 10 minutes before cutting into bars and leave to cool in the tin.
Now put it carefully away in the cupboard and try not to eat it all at once.....
(It was a total success with Mathilda, who scoffed a whole piece while I wasn't looking! Not really a bad thing as since it has no sugar in, it is perfect baby fodder too!)
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