Chocolate Mincemeat Flapjacks – Easier To Make Than Mince Pies
Not long back from my trip to London and I’m off on another jaunt. This time I’m in Birmingham, sampling hot chocolate at the Christmas Market. Hot on the heels of this I’m going to stay with friends at my old stomping grounds in Leamington Spa. Flapjacks are a firm favourite of one of my hosts, so I thought I’d crack open a jar of last year’s homemade mincemeat and make him some chocolate mincemeat flapjacks – with a little kick.
Chocolate Mincemeat Flapjacks
These festive flapjacks are made with honey, apple and mincemeat. They make a good alternative to the ubiquitous mince pie, are great for lunchboxes and they’re also excellent served warm from the oven with custard. Flapjacks are incredibly easy to make and these chocolate mincemeat flapjacks are no exception. It’s pretty much a case of stirring everything together, pressing into a tin and baking.
The surprise in these flapjacks are the nubbles of chocolate that come from my homemade mincemeat, along with a gentle hit of chilli. Feel free to try whatever mincemeat you have to hand, but I’ve added a few links to my homemade mincemeat recipes at the bottom of this post in case you feel like trying one of them. Mincemeat is also incredibly easy to make and so much nicer than shop bought. Plus you can add chocolate to it – just saying!
Chocolate Mincemeat Flapjacks – The Recipe
Chocolate Mincemeat Flapjacks
Festive flapjacks made with honey, apple and mincemeat. They make a good alternative to mince pies and are excellent served warm from the oven with custard.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time35 mins
Servings: 16 flapjacks
Ingredients
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp runny honey
- 100 g demerara sugar
- 300 g rolled oats
- 8 heaped tbsp mincemeat
- 1 cooking apple – peeled, cored and finely chopped
Instructions
- Melt butter in a pan over gentle heat with the honey.
- Place sugar and oats into a mixing bowl and stir.
- Stir in the butter mixture, mincemeat and apple until well combined.
- Press mixture into a 9″ sq. cake mould and sprinkle with a little demerara sugar.
- Bake at 180℃ for 25 minutes when the top should be golden and firm to the touch.
- Leave to cool, then cut into 16 pieces.
Other mincemeat recipes you might like
- Chilli & chocolate mincemeat
- Chocolate chilli berry mincemeat
- Chocolate mincemeat
- Lemon & ginger mincemeat
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Angie Schneider
11th December 2014 at 3:06 pmMinicemeat is definitely top of the list of festive treats along with chocolate. These flapjacks look scrumptious!
Choclette Blogger
12th December 2014 at 7:26 pmThanks Angie – homemade mincemeat is the business as is chocolate of course 😉
Alicia Foodycat
11th December 2014 at 3:48 pmI made some mincemeat flapjacks following Dominic’s “mince pie flapjack” recipe, but subbing in my homemade cherry mincemeat. It’s such a good idea! I really like your apple addition though.
Choclette Blogger
12th December 2014 at 7:28 pmOoh cherry mincemeat sounds good Alicia. Homemade mincemeat is a revelation, even mincemeat hating CT will eat mine.
belleau kitchen
12th December 2014 at 8:53 amOh wow these look good! I hadn’t thought of adding chocolate but these look amazing. I’m think another batch of these beauties may need to be baked this weekend x
Choclette Blogger
12th December 2014 at 7:29 pmThey are so easy and so delicious. Much as I love a good mince pie, I’m not at all sure I will find the time to make any this year, so these flapjacks are ideal.
All That I'm Eating
12th December 2014 at 1:06 pmThese sound so good, I bet they are good fresh from the oven with some custard! Lovely bit of chilli too.
Choclette Blogger
12th December 2014 at 7:30 pmHaha, I did have one straight from the oven with custard and yes it works brilliantly well Caroline.
Nayna Kanabar
12th December 2014 at 7:07 pmI love the christmassy touch ou have given these.
Choclette Blogger
12th December 2014 at 7:30 pmThanks Nayna – everything has to have a Christmassy touch at this time of year 😉
India Benjamin
12th December 2014 at 7:29 pmI’m not really a mince pie fan, but I’d like to try these as they look delicious!
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Choclette Blogger
12th December 2014 at 7:31 pmHomemade mincemeat is altogether different and might change your mind.
Kate Glutenfreealchemist
12th December 2014 at 10:25 pmWhat can I say? These look perfection and a great way to use mincemeat. After my recent foray into chilli in flapjack, I am hooked. That ‘little kick’ makes all the difference!!
Choclette Blogger
13th December 2014 at 8:42 pmAh, you are a woman after my own heart Kate – that chilli makes the difference between a mean flapjack and a wicked flapjack 😉
Emma Julia
13th December 2014 at 9:18 pmOoooh, these are super clever – and a good way I suspect to use left over mincemeat too!
Choclette Blogger
14th December 2014 at 10:25 pmYes indeed Emma – excellent for leftovers 🙂
Phil in the Kitchen
15th December 2014 at 10:47 pmI love a flapjack or two and these would be just right to sustain me while wandering around in the December cold.
Choclette Blogger
17th December 2014 at 9:56 amThanks Phi, hope you are wrapping up warm in this December cold 🙂
ManjiriK
2nd January 2015 at 2:01 amLovely idea and I wish I had some with me right to for morning breakfast ! Happy New Year !
Choclette Blogger
6th January 2015 at 5:48 pmThanks Manjiri. Happy New Year to you too 🙂