Baking can be ever so simple with certain recipes like this one for flapjacks by Amy, the voice behind and creator of Baking with Granny.

Speaking about her recipe, she said: “It’s tried and tested, and truly perfected – the only easy flapjack recipe you’ll ever need.”

To make real, authentic flapjacks, golden syrup is a must, claimed the baker, as honey or maple syrup won’t cut it.

While these flapjacks can be made with just four ingredients, I decided to go one step further and add chocolate to the top.

Having tasted these flapjacks, I’d recommend cutting them into very small squares and serving them with a cup of tea, as they are very sweet.

Ingredients 

200g butter

120g golden syrup

200g soft light brown sugar

400g porridge oats

200g chocolate

Method

For this recipe, I started by pre-heating the oven to 160C Fan before greasing and lining my baking tin. I’d recommend using a large tin so the flapjacks aren’t as thick and cook quicker.

In a pan, I heated up the butter, golden syrup and sugar – stirring regularly – until melted together. This can also be done in the microwave, just use a microwave-proof dish and remove to stir frequently.

Once all combined, I mixed in the oats until they were coated in the melted butter mixture.

I then transferred the mixture to the prepared tin and smoothed the mixture into the corners using a fork.

Bake for about 22 to 25 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden and the middle still has a slight wobble.

It may look like it has not completely baked, but don’t worry as it will set as it cools down.

The edges will have risen a little, so press back down with a cold spoon, if desired. Leave to cool completely in the tin.

Once cooled, I melted the chocolate before spreading it out evenly onto the flapjacks.

After the chocolate had set, I removed the flapjacks from the tin and greaseproof paper and sliced them.