Chocolate flapjacks recipe for kids | Cooking with my kids (2024)

Chocolate flapjacks are the perfect, easy bake for kids. Using storecupboard ingredients they are the ultimate comfort food.

Chocolate flapjacks are a great, easy bake for children. Using storecupboard ingredients you can add whatever you like to the basic flapjack recipe and these chocolate flapjacks do exactly that. With chocolate chips in the mix and a layer of chocolate on top they’re the perfect treat for any chocoholic. My son loves chocolate and my daughter loaves oaty bars so these are the ultimate combination.

Chocolate flapjacks feel quite indulgent so they’re certainly not a healthy bake. If you want a slightly healthier version, why not try our fruity honey flapjacks, they’ve got no refined sugar so are great if you want to limit your kid’s sugar intake.

If you like the sound of this chocolate flapjack recipe, you’ll also love some of our other easy chocolate bakes including our easy chocolate biscuits and delicious chocolate brownies.

How can kids help make chocolate flapjacks?

Flapjacks including these chocolate flapjacks are quite an easy bake for kids to do that don’t need any specialist equipment. They can measure out the ingredients, help melt the butter and syrup and then mix it all together with wooden spoons. There’s no eggs to worry about, or rolling out or cutting out, so they’re great for toddlers and young children.

How long do chocolate flapjacks keep?

These will keep in an airtight container at room temperature (assuming it’s not too hot where you are) for a few days.

What can you use instead of golden syrup?

Golden syrup is easy to find here in the UK, but if you don’t have any try swapping it for an equal amount of corn syrup or even honey.

How do you cut flapjacks?

I always wait for flapjacks to have cooled before I cut them. If you wait for them to be cold, you’ll find they’ll have firmed up and are much easier to get out of the tin. If you like, you can score them when they are still warm to try and stop the chocolate on top from cracking when you portion them.

Other flapjacks and chocolate bakes

If you liked these simple chocolate flapjacks, why not try some of our other flapjack recipes or some delicious chocolate bakes:

Raspberry flapjacks
Raisin and honey flapjacks
Millionaires shortbread
School cake
Banana and chocolate chip bars
Apple flapjacks

Smartie cookies
Double chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate fudge cupcakes
Rocky road fudge

Useful equipment

You might need the following baking tools/gadgets to make these chocolate flapjacks:

Digital scales
Sauce pan
Measuring cups
Spatula
Mixing bowl
Baking tin

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Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20 minutes plus 20 minutes baking
Serves: 16

Ingredients

150g (2/3 cup) butter
125g (3/8 cup) golden syrup
50g (1/4 cup) demerara sugar
220g (2 1/2 cups) porridge/rolled oats
200g (1 1/4 cup) milk chocolate

How to make chocolate flapjacks

Preheat your oven to 180C / 170C Fan / 350F and line a 18cm square baking tin with baking or parchment paper.

Melt the butter, sugar and syrup

Get your kids to measure the butter, sugar and golden syrup into a small pot. Heat it over a gentle heat, stirring it until it has all melted.

Measure the oats

Weigh the oats and add them to a large mixing bowl.

Mix everything together

Once the butter mixture has melted, pour it into the oats and stir it all together until all the oats are coated.

Bake the flapjacks

Get your kids to help pour or spoon the flapjack mixture into your prepared baking tin.

Using a metal spoon (or spatula) press the mixture down. Make sure you level the top and press it well down into the corners and edges.

Bake the flapjacks for 20-25 minutes. They’re ready when they’ve turned a nice golden brown colour.

Remove them from the oven and leave to cool in the tin.

Add the chocolate topping

Break the chocolate into small pieces and melt in the microwave. Melt it on medium power in 30 second blasts, stirring it well in between to make sure it doesn’t burn.

Altnernatviely, you can melt the chocolate in a bain marie (a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water).Again, stir the chocolate until it has fully melted.

Get your kids to drizzle or pour it over the cooled flapjack, then spread it out with a spatula until it covers the top.

Leave the chocolate topping to set, then with a sharp knife, cut the flapjacks into squares.

Serve and enjoy!

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This recipe was first published in August 2019 and republished with new pictures in December 2022.