Recipe byThe ZestyPlate Kitchen
A festive flapjack of buttery oats studded with leftover Christmas pudding and orange zest, baked into chewy squares. A clever way to use up the pud.
Here is a neat trick for the awkward days after Christmas: chewy, orange-scented oat flapjack studded with leftover Christmas pudding. It takes the bit of pud nobody quite wants to face again and turns it into something genuinely moreish, ready to cut into squares and hand round.
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Prep 15 min
Cook 40 min
Total 55 min
Easy
Scale:
- 250g Salted Butter
- 225g Dark Soft Brown Sugar
- 150g Golden Syrup
- Zest of 1 Orange
- 500g Rolled Oats
- 250g Christmas Pudding
Tags:
Snack Cake
Preparation
- Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and grease and line a 25 x 20cm tin. Melt the butter, sugar, syrup and orange zest together in a large saucepan over a medium heat until smooth, taking care not to let it boil down.
- Add the oats and stir until evenly coated, then fold through the leftover Christmas pudding and tip the lot into the tin. Level the top with a spoon and bake for 40 minutes, until the edges start to brown.
- While it is still warm in the tin, score into 12 squares, then leave to cool completely before cutting through. It keeps for 5 days in an airtight tin, or freeze for up to 1 month.
Tips from the ZestyPlate Kitchen
- Melt the butter, sugar and syrup gently and don't let them boil, which keeps the flapjack chewy.
- Stir the oats through really well so every bit is coated and the mixture binds.
- Score into squares while warm, but only cut all the way through once it is fully cool, or it will crumble.
- Press the mixture down firmly in the tin so the flapjacks hold together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, any cooked Christmas pudding does the job, and it's a great way to use up leftovers.
Mincemeat, chopped dried fruit, or a bit of leftover fruitcake all make good festive stand-ins.
Up to 5 days in an airtight tin, or freeze them for up to a month.
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