Chocolate Flapjacks

Ingredients

• 80g / 3oz soft brown sugar
• 110g / 4oz butter / cooking margarine
• 250g / 9oz oats (e.g. porridge)
• 110g / 4oz dark chocolate
• 3 tablespoons of golden syrup
• a pinch of salt

Method

• Put the butter / margarine in a pan over a low heat and stir until it's melted.
• Add the sugar and golden syrup and stir until it is all dissolved into a sticky liquid.
• Pre-heat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / Gas Mark 6
• Take the pan off the heat and add the oats, stirring them in with a spoon. It's easier to add the oats bit by bit.
  If the mixture thickens too much ask an adult to heat the mixture a bit more.
• Add the salt and give a final stir. Spoon the mixture into a non-stick tray and spread it out evenly.
• Place the baking trays in the pre-heated oven. Remove after 18 minutes (check after 12 minutes) when the flapjacks have turned a light golden brown.
• Leave to cool for 5 minutes then cut into slices, but leave the slices in the tray
• Melt the chocolate in a bowl immersed in warm water. Pour the chocolate over the flapjacks as evenly as possible and place them in the fridge for an hour.