Christmas Pudding Flapjack

Ingredients

• 1 1/8 cupssalted butter
• 1 cupdark soft brown sugar
• 7 tbspgolden syrup
• 1orange, zest only
• 5 1/2 cupsrolled oats
• 9 ozchristmas pudding, leftover; broken into chunks

Method

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F / 325°F fan / Gas 4. Grease and line a 25 × 20cm pan.

2. 2

   Melt the butter, dark brown sugar, golden syrup and orange zest together in a large saucepan over a medium heat, stirring until smooth. Avoid boiling to preserve volume.

3. 3

   Add the oats and stir well until evenly coated. Stir through the Christmas pudding chunks and tip into the prepared pan. Flatten the top with the back of a spoon.

4. 4

   Bake for 40 minutes until the edges start to brown.

5. 5

   While still warm in the pan, score into 12 squares. Allow to cool completely before cutting along the scores.