Chocolate Mincemeat Flapjacks: Easier Than Mince Pies
Festive flapjacks made with honey, apple and mincemeat. Try these chocolate mincemeat flapjacks as an alternative to mince pies. They’re excellent served warm from the oven with custard too.
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 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. They’re also great for lunchboxes. Try them warm from the oven with custard, they are truly excellent served this way.
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. So much easier than making pastry.
The surprise in these flapjacks are the nubbles of chocolate that come from my homemade mincemeat, along with a gentle hit of chilli. If you’re using ordinary mincemeat than just add in some chopped dark chocolate. The recipe will tell you how much you need.
Feel free to use whatever mincemeat you have to hand, but here are a couple of links to my homemade mincemeat recipes 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!
Other Mincemeat Recipes You Might Like
- Chilli & chocolate mincemeat slice
- Leftover mincemeat buns
- Mincemeat brownies
- Mincemeat ice cream
- Simnel mincemeat Easter cake
- Yeasted mincemeat buns
If none of these do it for you, go to my post on all the mincemeat recipes you will ever need. You’re bound to find something there.
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Choclette x
Chocolate Mincemeat Flapjacks. PIN IT.
Chocolate Mincemeat Flapjacks
Ingredients
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp runny honey
- 100 g demerara sugar + extra for sprinkling
- 300 g rolled oats (porridge oats)
- 16 tbsp mincemeat (I use homemade chocolate mincemeat)
- 1 cooking apple peeled, cored and finely chopped
- 50 g dark chocolate chips omit if using chocolate mincemeat
Instructions
- Melt butter in a pan over gentle heat with the honey.150 g unsalted butter, 2 tbsp runny honey
- Place sugar and oats into a mixing bowl and stir.100 g demerara sugar, 300 g rolled oats (porridge oats)
- Stir in the butter mixture, mincemeat, chocolate chips (if needed) and apple until well combined.16 tbsp mincemeat, 1 cooking apple, 50 g dark chocolate chips
- Press mixture into a 23 cm (9 inch) square cake mould or lined tin and sprinkle with a little demerara sugar.
- Bake at 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4) for 25 minutes when the top should be golden and firm to the touch.
- Leave to cool, then cut into 16 pieces.
I think you forgot the chocolate in this “Chocolate Mincemeat Flapjacks” recipe…
Hi Alex. Thanks for pointing this out. I’ll amend the recipe this evening. It’s because I make them with my homemade chocolate mincemeat, which I refer to in the post, but not in the recipe card. If you’re using non-chocolate mincemeat, just add 50g of chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips.
Lovely idea and I wish I had some with me right to for morning breakfast ! Happy New Year !
Thanks Manjiri. Happy New Year to you too 🙂
I love a flapjack or two and these would be just right to sustain me while wandering around in the December cold.
Thanks Phi, hope you are wrapping up warm in this December cold 🙂
Ooooh, these are super clever – and a good way I suspect to use left over mincemeat too!
Yes indeed Emma – excellent for leftovers 🙂
What 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!!
Ah, you are a woman after my own heart Kate – that chilli makes the difference between a mean flapjack and a wicked flapjack 😉
I’m not really a mince pie fan, but I’d like to try these as they look delicious!
India / Touchscreens & Beautyqueens
Homemade mincemeat is altogether different and might change your mind.
I love the christmassy touch ou have given these.
Thanks Nayna – everything has to have a Christmassy touch at this time of year 😉
These sound so good, I bet they are good fresh from the oven with some custard! Lovely bit of chilli too.
Haha, I did have one straight from the oven with custard and yes it works brilliantly well Caroline.
Oh 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
They 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.
I 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.
Ooh cherry mincemeat sounds good Alicia. Homemade mincemeat is a revelation, even mincemeat hating CT will eat mine.
Minicemeat is definitely top of the list of festive treats along with chocolate. These flapjacks look scrumptious!
Thanks Angie – homemade mincemeat is the business as is chocolate of course 😉