So a while ago the lovely folks at Urban Fruit sent me a parcel of their goodies.
I love Urban fruit, especially the cherries and mango. If you don’t already know, Urban fruit gently bake all different types of fruit to make dried fruit. They don’t add sugar, or sulphites, which is why I love them so much (sulphites give me stomach ache and most dried fruit contains it as a preservative). They are brilliant as portable snacks, and unlike fresh fruit, they survive a week being squashed in the bottom of a handbag.
They also have a fantastic range including strawberries (I always used to love these on long runs instead of jelly beans), cherries (amazing in brownies or porridge), mango (amazing dipped in melted dark chocolate) and seasonal ones such as apples.
I have saved the cherries to add to porridge, but after seeing the packet of new “Tremendously tropical” with mango, coconut, banana and pineapple (and having a very overripe banana on hand) I decided that tropical flapjacks would be the way to go.
I had seen a recipe in the Deliciously Ella book (the recipe is here if you are interested) so I made that, with added tropical fruit.
When mixing the banana and nut butter, I added in the tropical mix (I chopped some of the larger pieces of pineapple so they were a bit smaller). Then baked the flapjacks as the recipe stated.
It smelled really delicious as it was baking.
I followed the instructions and waited until the next morning to cut them, as usually with flapjacks I get impatient, cut them before they have cooled, and end up with a sort of granola mess.
I took most of them into work (I didn’t even mention they were healthier versions in case it made people suspicious) and they were really popular.
I would definitely make these again, and explore using different types of dried fruits too.
Are you a fan of flapjacks? Which flavour would you choose?
*Urban fruit kindly sent me a selection of their products but did not ask for a review. I just posted the recipe because it worked very well, and I love their products.
The Deliciously Ella book is on my wish list at the moment.
I’m super impatient when it comes to waiting to cut slices from flapjacks or brownies. I usually make myself one in a little mini pot as well as the actual tray bake so I can’t spoil it all!
That is a good idea- although I always find it a faff having things in different sized trays as they take different times to cook.
I really want to add the Deliciously Ella book to my collection too, looks great. Urban Fruit products are wonderful, I think the dried mango has to go down as my favourite.
I love the dried mango too- so delicious.
I have so much Urban Fruit in my cupboard at the moment and I have been wondering what to do with it. It makes a really good snack, but then so do flapjacks. I love flapjacks, they remind me of being a kid.
Yes me too – it’s a great recipe too- well worth a try.
Haha I love that comment about not telling people they were healthy otherwise they’d be “suspicious”. So true.
I’m not a huge flapjack fan I must say as I find them a bit too dry and then when they are more moist they sort of fall apart too much and make a mess. But this might just have been a few bad apples tainting my view!
They are never first on my list of things to make because they are hard to make so they don’t fall apart, but I do like them as something more filling or substantial (or healthier feeling) than a cake.
These look delicious. I love that tropical mix.
Thanks- the mix went really well because of the coconut in the flapjack recipe I think.