Sugar-Free Chocolate Flapjacks

Ingredients

Servings

6 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

1 cup

Gluten-Free Oats

or 'Normal' Oats, If You Can Tolerate Them

1 cup

Dates , soaked

2.5 oz

Coconut Oil

or Butter, Melted

3 Tbsp

Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1 tsp

Vanilla Extract

1/2 cup

Sugar-Free Chocolate , melted

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Preheat oven at 180 degrees C (350 degrees F), 160 degrees C (325 degrees F) fan, gas mark 4.

Step 2

Place the Dates (1 cup) in a bowl with the boiling water and leave for about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer the dates and water to a blender or small chopper and blend until a paste is formed.

Step 4

Transfer the date paste into a large bowl, then add the melted Coconut Oil (2.5 oz) or butter, Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (3 Tbsp) , Vanilla Extract (1 tsp) and Gluten-Free Oats (1 cup) .

Step 5

Mix well, then place the mixture into a greased tray measuring approximately 15cm by 25cm.

Step 6

Spread the mixture out and smooth the top before placing in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C (350 degrees F), 160 degrees (325 degrees F) fan, gas mark 4 for 25 minutes.

Step 7

Leave to cool before topping with melted Sugar-Free Chocolate (1/2 cup) or cutting into slices.

Step 8

Serve and enjoy!