English Flapjack Recipe (Baked Oat Bar)
This English flapjack recipe is a simple baked oat bar made with rolled oats, brown sugar, butter, and a pinch of salt. You’ll melt, mix, press into a pan, bake, then let it cool before slicing for clean bars.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Step-by-Step Method
Preheat and prep the pan
Heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Grease a small square pan or line it with parchment so the bars lift out easily.
Melt the butter
In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Keep it gentle—no browning needed.
Add sugar and salt
Stir in the brown sugar and salt. Mix for 1–2 minutes until evenly combined and glossy.
Coat the oats
Add the rolled oats and stir until every oat is well coated with the buttery mixture.
Press into the pan
Tip the mixture into the pan. Press it down firmly with a spatula or the back of a spoon so it holds together after baking.
Bake
Bake for 35 minutes, until the edges turn lightly golden. Remove from the oven.
Cool and slice
Let it cool completely in the pan. Once cool, slice into bars; cutting while warm can make it crumble.