Banana, Coconut & White Chocolate Flapjacks
I’ve seen various recipes for using banana in flapjacks over the years, but keep forgetting to try it myself. When I saw this recipe over at Jam and Clotted Cream last week, I bookmarked it immediately. I had two old bananas left over from the banana and peanut butter cake that were in dire need of using up and sadly, for a Jubiliee weekend, we had no cakes, bakes or other goodies in the house. Time to try out some banana flapjacks!
This is how I did it:
- Melted 150g of unsalted butter in a pan with 1 tbsp of syrup and 50g white chocolate (G&B)
- Mashed 2 bananas in a large bowl.
- Stirred in 60g soft brown sugar.
- Stirred in 50g desiccated coconut.
- Mixed in butter mixture until all incorporated.
- Stirred in 300g rolled oats.
- Pressed into a 9″ square silicone mould and sprinkled with sesame seeds.
- Baked for 20 minutes at 180C.
- Left to cool then cut into 16 squares.
These smelt gorgeous whilst cooking and were very tasty to eat – not too sweet and not too bananary (if such a word exists). Banana and coconut are a well matched pair and the tropical flavourwas really good. They were just how I like flapjacks to be, crisp on the outside and chewy in the middle.
I am submitting this to Bookmarked Recipes run by Jac of Tinned Tomatoes and started by Ruth of Ruth’s Kitchen Experiments.
Dom at Belleau Kitchen
13th June 2012 at 6:51 amthis is a sensational combo C… I haven’t made flap jacks for years but these are really calling to me!… and I can just imagine the smell… woo hoo… I always make banana bread with ripe bananas but this really is a great and easy alternative… and almost healthy? no…?
Choclette
14th June 2012 at 7:43 pmHad a feeling this one would appeal to you Dom – definitely more healthy than banana bread 😉
simple baking
13th June 2012 at 7:29 amWonderful combination of coconut and bananas and what with oats and sesame it must’ve tasted great 😀
Choclette
14th June 2012 at 7:44 pmYes, they tasted rather too good and didn’t last nearly as long as they should have done 🙁
cupcakegirl
13th June 2012 at 9:40 amOh perfect I have some bananas at home in need of using up and this is a great recipe different from banana bread which I usually do. think I may add some nuts for more texture too
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 4:23 pmYes, nuts would be good, although the sesame seeds on top did provide a bit of crunch.
At Anna's kitchen table
13th June 2012 at 11:44 amThey seem nice and simple and almost health food! What’s not to like right? :))
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 4:24 pmI always find you can kid yourself with flapjacks Anna and even more so with banana in them 😉
Rachel - Mozart's Girl
13th June 2012 at 2:20 pmDeelish. Make lots of flapjacks & always looking for new ways to use up bananas! Thanks so much
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 4:25 pmSo glad flapjacks sell well Rachel. I’m a real fan as they are so easy to make and such a good vehicle for carrying all sorts of goodies.
Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce
13th June 2012 at 4:03 pmThese sound incredible, Choclette! I’m really getting into flapjack recently. I always buy it when I go to a coffee shop, but this has definitely influenced me to make some for myself. Bananary is definitely a word in my vocabulary 🙂
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:03 pmHazel, flapjacks are so easy to make and their variation is endless. Have a go and enjoy.
Hazel - Chicken in a Cherry Sauce
1st April 2013 at 10:11 pmI finally got around to making some of these (or similar)! See my latest post for details 😉
Mary
13th June 2012 at 4:40 pmStellar! I’ll follow you and your recipes wherever you go :-). These sound delicious and they are different without being difficult to make. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:19 pmThanks Mary. The beauty of flapjacks is that they are so easy to make 🙂
laura@howtocookgoodfood
13th June 2012 at 7:06 pmThis does sound like a very good flapjack recipe so I’m not surprised you wanted to try it out. I love baking flapjacks and it is a recipe that gets adapted so well. Depends on my mood, sometimes I like them plain, other times I want a few extras in them. I hope to give them a go myself :))x
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:21 pmYou know Laura, I don’t think I’ve made a plain flapjack since I was at school, but you’re right, they are really good too.
Alida
13th June 2012 at 9:40 pmI had flapjacks for the first time in England and I liked them straight away! This combination of coconut banana and chocolate seems extremely yummy!
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:22 pmFlapjacks do seem to be a peculiarly British bake Alida – I’ve not come across them anywhere else.
Baking Addict
13th June 2012 at 10:37 pmI must try bananas in flapjacks next time. I’ll have mine without the coconut please 🙂
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:23 pmYou and your coconut aversion Ros 😉
Green Dragonette
14th June 2012 at 6:36 amOh wow these sound so good and I can almost smell them coming out the oven-thank you so much for coming up with this one!
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:25 pmGD, thank you, I do my best 😀
Laura loves cakes
14th June 2012 at 8:04 pmThese look like an interesting little number! I’ve never thought about putting banana in a flapjack…and with coconut too but I bet it works beautifully…it also makes me wish I was on holiday somewhere on a tropical island! 🙂
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:25 pmThanks Laura – with the weather we’re having I think we all want to be on a tropical island 🙁
Janice
14th June 2012 at 9:36 pmOh fruit portion! They look great, very tasty.
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:26 pmYes, those five a day are so tough 😉
Jacqueline
15th June 2012 at 12:52 pmGreat recipe Choclette. I put banana in my flapjacks most of the time now, it makes them loely and moist. It was Shaheen over at Allotment 2 Kitchen who gave me the idea and Cooper loves them.
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:27 pmGood on Shaheen, it’s a great idea and so good for little Cooper.
Jo
15th June 2012 at 3:13 pmI’ve never heard of putting banana in flapjacks but it sounds delicious. Lovely and summery with the coconut.
Choclette
15th June 2012 at 6:28 pmThanks Jo, it was a new one for me too, but it works so well.
Caroline
16th June 2012 at 10:21 pmI quite like bananas in flapjacks – as you’ve found, the middle always seems to stay soft and slightly gooey rather than being crispy. Yum!
Choclette
17th June 2012 at 5:59 pmYes, a new tip for me C, but one I shall be using again.
Catherine
21st June 2012 at 6:56 pmCoconut and bananas is an unbeatable combination of flavors. This sounds wonderful! Please do visit soon! Blessings to you, Catherine
Choclette
22nd June 2012 at 12:08 pmThank you Catherine, you are so right, they pair very well together 🙂