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At this time of year, it’s not hard to find brambles groaning with the weight of fruit. Blackberries are in abundance, and every time we go for a walk around our village the kids gorge on blackberries until they can’t eat any more.

Blackberry flapjack - dairy-free, gluten-free blueberry flapjacks. Bursting with flavour, simple to make, and absolutely delicious! www.intolerantgourmand.com

Blackberries are a beautiful juicy fruit that is bursting with goodness, so I tend to let the kids eat as much as they want.

Perfect in crumbles, or made into jam, the humble blackberry is somewhat versatile!

As Callum adores flapjacks, and we find it hard to get any safe shop bought ones, he asked if I could make some with the blackberries we picked at the weekend.

Who was I to refuse? It sounded delicious!

Flapjacks are so easy to make, and once you’ve perfected your base, you can add pretty much anything to the recipe.

So, here’s Callum’s take on the classic flapjack, which has proven to be somewhat of a winner.

He was so desperate to eat them, I was only allowed to take a couple of photos. It means I will have to make another batch quickly, oh what a hardship! :)

Blackberry flapjack - dairy-free, gluten-free blueberry flapjacks. Bursting with flavour, simple to make, and absolutely delicious! www.intolerantgourmand.com

You will need:

  • 8oz (225g) demerara sugar
  • 8oz (225g) dairy-free spread
  • 10oz (275g) gluten free porridge oats
  • 2 tbsp molasses/agave nectar/honey
  • Punnet of blackberries (washed)

Method:

Pre-heat the oven to 160°C/ 325°F/ Gas 3, and lightly grease a roasting tin/ brownie tin.

Place the demerara sugar, dairy-free spread and molasses/agave nectar/honey in a large saucepan, and slowly melt over a medium heat, remembering to stir regularly so the mixture doesn’t stick to the bottom of the saucepan.

Then add the porridge oats to the saucepan and stir until everything is well combined.

Carefully pour half of the mixture into the prepared roasting tin, making sure you push the mixture into all of the corners. (NB: press down with the back of a spoon so that the top is level and flat).

Sprinkle the blackberries over the top.

Add the remainder of the porridge oats mixture over the top of the blackberries and gently press down to cover the blackberries.

Place in the preheated oven and bake for around 35-40 minutes, or until a light golden colour. Make sure you don’t over bake, or the flapjacks will become as hard as concrete!

Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes, before marking into squares and leave to finish cooling in the tin.

Enjoy!

Blackberry flapjack - dairy-free, gluten-free blueberry flapjacks. Bursting with flavour, simple to make, and absolutely delicious! www.intolerantgourmand.com

 

Blackberry Flapjacks - perfect for autumn and harvest time! These easy to make blackberry flapjacks are great for packed lunches, picnics, snacks, treats or for days out! Dairy-free, gluten-free and easy to make, what's not to love! www.intolerantgourmand.com 

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0 # Jacqui Bellefontaine 2017-09-01 17:55
Well i know these will taste great as i did something very similar with raspberries last week. But actually I think blackberries would have been even nicer. Thank you for linking up to #CookBlogShare
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0 # Intolerant Gourmand 2017-09-13 11:34
The blackberries work so well, especially as they go almost jam like while the flapjacks bake! :)
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0 # Eb Gargano 2017-09-02 15:42
Oh what a lovely idea! I love flapjack and I love blackberries, so putting the two together...mmm that must be so nice!! We have had lots of fun picking blackberries too - I must admit, though I was rather boring and just turned them into jam! Eb x
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0 # Intolerant Gourmand 2017-09-13 11:35
They were soooo good! :) I did make the rest of the blackberries into a jam! I'm off to pick some more this afternoon for more jam too! x
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0 # Renee @ Mummytries 2017-09-05 07:17
Looking good lovely, my three adore blackberries ♥️
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0 # Intolerant Gourmand 2017-09-13 11:36
They've been such a big hit with the kids, I've been told I 'have' to make more this week! :)
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0 # Julie McPherson 2017-09-14 10:39
Ooh yum! These blackberry flapjacks are the perfect after school treat.
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