Delicious Orange Flapjacks Recipe for Kids

These delicious Orange flapjacks are lovely to make at this time of year. They feature in the brand new Wee Cook’s seasonal cooking guide for kids. My wee toot loved mixing everything together and pressing it into the tin with her hands. They make a lovely breakfast snack on the move and are great for a picnic. You can even pack them into school packed lunches or enjoy as a wee treat before the gym.

This recipe features in the first ever issue of The Wee Cook’s Seasonal cooking guides. The Wee Cook section on my website was created for younger generations. It aims to teach them how to cook with the Scottish Seasons and they will also learn about the Scottish cooking traditions.

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In this recipe the kids can enjoy mixing together in their hands all of the lovely ingredients like peanut butter, honey, Scottish Oats and nuts and seeds. You can vary up the ingredients if you wish to make your own version as use the bulk of the recipe as a base. This is a great hands on recipe that the kids will enjoy squeezing together and pressing into the tin.

This recipe is made with delicious Scottish Oats which of course is a hearty staple in Scotland. You can find out more about the Wee Cook Seasonal Guides below. This recipe is from Issue One – Winter Seasonal Guide by Hamish the Highland Cow. Hamish loves sharing his baking skills with the wee ones in this Issue. He is a big fan of the Winter because his big hairy coat keeps him all cosy.

Winter Seasonal Cooking Guide for Kids
Winter Seasonal Cooking Guide for Kids

If you like the sound of this delicious recipe, you may also enjoy making some lovely Scottish Treats. The video recipes with Scottish Oats are on Youtube below. We have a delicious Baked Breakfast Oats recipe and some lovely old fashioned Marmalade Bars made with oats.

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Tips for making these lovely seasonal Orange Flapjacks:

  • this is a great recipe for making with the kids. Encourage them to get stuck in with their hands to squeeze and knead all of the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
  • ask the wee ones to press the mixture into your prepared tin using their hands or a wooden spoon. Hands are more fun!
  • this recipe can be quite messy so try popping a dishcloth or towel down under the bowl to stop it slipping and to clear up mess easily.
  • always make sure any hot equipment from the oven is kept away from the wee ones until cool.
  • these can be cut up into large slabs or smaller squares to suit your children’s preferences and appetite.
Orange Flapjacks on a Rabbit Child Plate

Orange Flapjack Recipe

Ingredients

125g Melted Butter

100g Soft Brown Sugar

130g Peanut Butter

80g Heather Honey

Zest of 2 Organic Oranges

200g Porridge Oats

150g Dates

75g Pumpkin Seeds

Recipe

Ask an adult to preheat the oven to 160C (fan oven).

Line a brownie tin with grease proof paper and grease it with a little butter.

Add the melted butter, soft brown sugar, peanut butter and honey into a mixing bowl and mix through with a wooden spoon.

Add in the zest of 2 oranges, porridge oats, dates and pumpkin seeds and stir through really well.

The best way to mix this is with your hands so get stuck in and squeeze through the mixture until it is mixed all together.

Press the mixture into the tin carefully and even it out with your fingers so it is nice and flat on the top.

Ask an adult to put the tray in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove and leave to cool in the tin.

Lift out of the tin by the paper and cut into even bars.

Store in an airtight container.

Orange Flapjacks

A delicious hands on flapjack recipe for the kids. Make a delicious snack or breakfast treat.

  • 125 g Melted Butter
  • 100 g Soft Brown Sugar
  • 130 g Peanut Butter
  • 80 g Heather Honey
  • Zest of 2 Organic Oranges
  • 200 g Porridge Oats
  • 150 g Dates
  • 75 g Pumpkin Seeds
  1. Ask an adult to preheat the oven to 160C (fan oven).
  2. Line a brownie tin with grease proof paper and grease it with a little butter.
  3. Add the melted butter, soft brown sugar, peanut butter and honey into a mixing bowl and mix through with a wooden spoon.
  4. Add in the zest of 2 oranges, porridge oats, dates and pumpkin seeds and stir through really well.
  5. The best way to mix this is with your hands so get stuck in and squeeze through the mixture until it is mixed all together.
  6. Press the mixture into the tin carefully and even it out with your fingers so it is nice and flat on the top.
  7. Ask an adult to put the tray in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Remove and leave to cool in the tin.
  8. Lift out of the tin by the paper and cut into even bars.
  9. Store in an airtight container.

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