Lemon curd flapjacks recipe

Lemon curd is one of those random things that, every now and again, I get a craving for but then when I buy it I struggle to use up the whole jar.

So I started thinking about different recipes I could use lemon curd in.  I considered trying a lemon curd version of my peanut butter and chocolate oat cookies, but didn’t think it would quite work.  Then it dawned on me that what would work is a lemony take on flapjacks.

I used my simple flapjack recipe as a base, added in a layer of lemon curd and hoped for the best.

And oh my word the result is so good.  Don’t take my word for it though, rescue that jar of lemon curd from the back of the fridge and give these lemon flapjacks a go yourself.

Ingredients:

• 125g butter
• 125g brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons golden syrup
• 250g oats
• 2-3 spoons of lemon curd

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a 7 x 9 inch cake tin with greaseproof paper
2. Put the butter, sugar and golden syrup into a pan and melt it all together over a low heat
3. Once all the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved, take the pan off the heat and stir in the oats
4. Mix everything together really well so all the oats are coated in the buttery, syrupy mixture
5. Tip about two thirds of the mixture into the lined tin and press it down really well with the back of a wooden spoon or a spatula
6. Spoon on the lemon curd and spread it over the mix as well as you can
7. Add the rest of the flapjack mixture to the top and press down with the back of the wooden spoon
8. Bake at 180 degrees for 18 minutes
9. Leave to cool for a few hours, or even better, over night
10. Cut into squares and enjoy

These flapjacks are perfectly sweet and chewy with just the right amount of lemon flavour for us.

If you want to up the lemonyness a bit though, you could try adding some lemon zest into the flapjack mixture.  Or make some lemon icing by mixing up some icing sugar and lemon juice and then drizzle that over the top of the flapjacks once they’ve cooled.

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5 from 2 votes

Lemon flapjacks

A lemony twist on a classic flapjack recipe

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time18 minutes mins

Total Time28 minutes mins

Course: Snack

Keyword: Flapjacks, Lemon

Equipment

• Scales
• Large saucepan
• Wooden spoon
• 7x9 inch baking tin
• Greaseproof paper

Ingredients

• 125 g butter
• 125 g brown sugar
• 3 tbsp golden syrup
• 250 g oats
• 3 tsps lemon curd

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 180 and line a 7 x 9 inch cake tin with greaseproof paper
• Put the butter, sugar and golden syrup into a pan and melt it all together over a low heat
• Once all the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved, take the pan off the heat and stir in the oats
• Mix everything together really well so all the oats are coated in the buttery, syrupy mixture
• Tip two thirds of the mixture into the lined tin and press it down really well with the back of a wooden spoon or a spatula
• Spread 2-3 spoonfuls of lemon curd as best you can over the mixture
• Add the rest of the flapjack mix on top of the lemon curd and press down well
• Bake at 180 for 18 minutes
• Leave to cool for a few hours, or even better, over night
• Cut into squares and enjoy