Raisin and honey flapjacks (2024)

Raisin and honey Flapjacks are a great bake for little chefs. This recipe uses raisins or your favourite dried fruit and replaces the refined sugar with honey making them a great snack for little ones.

Rasin and honey flapjacks are a great bake for little chefs. They’re really quick and easy to make and you don’t need to be too accurate when you measure the ingredients. These easy honey flapjacks are a bit healthier than some as they use honey which is a great alternative to refined sugar. It’s also full of raisins (or other dried fruit like apricots or sultanas) and seeds or nuts.

If you want a more indulgent version of these flapjacks why not try our chocolate flapjacks or traditional Mary Berry flapjacks.

How can kids help to make these fruity honey flapjacks?

Flapjacks are the perfect thing for little kids who want to try baking as they’re really simple and you don’t have to be too accurate with your measurements. These honey flapjacks are also a great recipe if you don’t have much baking equipment. All you need to make them is a mixing bowl, wooden spoon, baking tray and something to melt the honey/butter in. There’s not need for digital scales or fancy mixers.

Your kids will enjoy getting to measure out the oats, raisins and other dried fruit. They can also measure out the wet ingredients, although the honey can get a bit messy. They might also want to mix it all together (being careful of the hot melted butter/honey mixture) and press it into your baking tin.

It’s a very simple recipe kids will love making, and eating.

Can I substitute syrup for the honey?

Yes. If you don’t have honey, or don’t want to use it, you can swap it for the same amount of golden syrup. You could also swap the honey for maple syrup to add a bit of extra flavour, but if you do, use a little bit less as it’s got a slightly different consistency.

What fruit should I use?

Raisins are a great fruit to use in these flapjacks, but for extra flavour we’ve also added some dried apricots. If you don’t have raisins you could swap them for an equal amount of sultanas/golden raisins. And if you’ve got other favourite dried fruits why not experiment with some of those. Cranberries, chopped dates or prunes or even mango would be nice additions, just be sure to use a similar total weight (about 150g)

Are flapjacks healthy?

While these raisin and honey flapjacks might be healthier than other plain flapjack, they’re not to be mistaken for a very healthy snack. They’re a fun way of getting some dried fruit in your kids diet, and are better than some bakes, but they do still contain a lot of butter so are still considered a treat in our house.

Should my flapjacks be soft when they come out of the oven?

Yes. The flapjacks are cooked when they’ve turned a nice golden brown colour. Don’t worry if they’re still soft though they will harden while they cool.

Other flapjacks and traybakes

If you liked these raisin and honey flapjacks, why not try some of our other flapjack recipes or our easy traybakes:

Raspberry flapjacks
Mary Berry flapjacks
Millionaires shortbread
School cake
Banana and chocolate chip bars
Apple flapjacks
Banana traybake

Useful equipment

You might need the following baking tools/gadgets to make these fruit honey flapjacks

Digital scales
Mixing bowl
Wooden spoons
Measuring cups
Sauce pan
Baking tin

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Difficulty: Easy

Time: 20 minutes plus 20 minutes baking

Serves: 16

Ingredients

115g (1/2 cup) butter
100g (1/3 cup) honey
175g (2 cups) porridge oats
65g (1/3 cup) raisins (or sultanas / golden raisins)
55g (1/3 cup) dried apricots, chopped
25g (1/4 cup) sunflower seeds

How to make fruity honey flapjacks

Preheat your oven to 180C/170C Fan/350F

Line a square 18cm (7 inch) baking tin with baking/parchment paper. We find the easiest way of lining a square tin is to measure a strip of baking paper the width of the tin and laying that in, before doing the same in the other direction.

Melt the butter and honey

Weigh the butter (115g) and honey (100g) and put them in a small pan. Heat the pan over a low heat until the butter has melted. If you have older children, they can help stir the butter while it melts.

Weigh the dry ingredients

While the butter is melting, get your child to measure the remaining dry ingredients (porridge oats, raisins/sultanas, apricots and sunflower seeds. Don’t worry about being too accurate. That’s the great thing about making flapjacks, just weigh things out roughly and throw them in the bowl.

If you’re using larger dried fruit like apricots, you’ll need to chop them up. Older children might be able to do this with a small knife or kitchen scissors.

Add everything to a large mixing bowl.

Mix everything together

Once the butter and honey has melted, pour it into your mixing bowl. Give your child a wooden spoon and get them to stir everything together until all the oats are well coated.

Bake the raisin and honey flapjacks

Get your kids to pour or spoon everything into your prepared baking tin. Press it all down with the back of a spoon or spatula making sure it is nice and level and that oats are well pressed into the corners and edges.

Bake the flapjacks in the oven for around 20 minutes. They’re ready when they have started to turn a nice golden brown colour. Don’t worry if they’re soft when you bring them out of the oven – they’l harden as they cool.

Remove them from the oven and leave them to cool in the tin. If you want, you can gently cut the the flapjacks while they’re still a little soft. Cut them into 16 square, or if you want larger portions try 8 or 9.

Serve and enjoy.

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This recipe was first published in February 2018 and updated with new pictures in March 2022.