No-Bake Healthy Flapjack Recipe a Vegan Gluten-Free Breakfast Bar (2024)

This no-bake Healthy Flapjack recipe is a delicious healthy breakfast oatmeal peanut butter bar made with 5 simple wholesome ingredients.

Plus, these no-bake oatmeal squares are also vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free!

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What Is A Healthy Flapjack?

A healthy flapjack is a baked oatmeal bar usually served in a square shape and made of 5 simple ingredients: rolled oats or porridge oats, golden syrup, brown sugar, and butter.

Some recipes add dried fruits, chocolate chips, or coconut to the mix.

It’s a traditional English recipe served for an on-the-go breakfast.

Is The Classic Flapjack Vegan?

No, the classic flapjack recipe is not vegan because it contains butter.

However, this healthy flapjack recipe is made with only plant-based ingredients, it’s therefore, vegan-friendly.

How To Make No-Bake Healthy Flapjacks

A no-bake flapjack bar is a healthy version of the classic flapjack recipe, more nutrient-dense as it’s a raw vegan bar made with raw ingredients.

Ingredients

All you need to make these no-bake vegan flapjacks are:

• Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats – you can also use porridge oats or instant oats, but the texture is less crunchy and crumbly.
• Maple Syrup – or any unrefined liquid sweetener you love, like agave syrup or rice syrup.
• Coconut Oil – you can’t use another oil in this recipe. These no-bake flapjack bars hold their shape because of the coconut oil that turns solids under 73°F (23°C). If you don’t like the flavor of coconut, use refined coconut oil, it’s less healthy, but it doesn’t have a coconut flavor compared to cold-pressed unrefined coconut oil.
• Peanut Butter – this peanut butter flapjack no-bake recipe works better with drippy, natural peanut butter. It means a fresh jar of peanut butter is recommended because it combines much easier into the dry ingredients, not leaving any lumps in the mixture. You can also use cashew butter, almond butter, or tahini in this recipe.

Optional Ingredients

This recipe works with these basics 5 wholesome ingredients.

However, adding a combo of nuts and seeds or a touch of chocolate make these bars even better!

I listed below my favorite add-ons to bring out the best flavor to these simple raw flapjack bars:

• Cinnamon
• Vanilla extract
• Sea salt
• Pumpkin seeds – or a combo of seeds and chopped nuts like hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, chopped walnuts, or almonds.
• Chocolate chips – or melted chocolate to dip half of the bar and create a crunchy chocolate layer.

Preparing The Pan

First, line a baking pan with lightly oiled parchment paper.

A square 8-inch x 8-inch brownie pan works the best for this recipe.

Combining Ingredients

Now, combine rolled oats, salt, and cinnamon into a large bowl. Set aside.

Into another medium-size mixing bowl, stir peanut butter, maple syrup, and melted coconut oil. You can add vanilla extract too at this stage. Stir until the liquids are consistent.

Pour the liquid ingredients onto the dry and stir with a spatula until the peanut butter oat mixture is evenly combined.

Packing Tightly

Pour the no-bake peanut butter oat mixture into the prepared pan.

Press very well the mixture to pack into the pan and smooth the top using the back of a spoon or silicone spatula.

It’s very important that you pack the mixture to avoid any holes. In fact, holes in the batter make these no-bake bars fragile and difficult to cut.

Freezing

Place the pan in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes to set the bar.

The coconut oil firms up in the freezer and the bars become hard which makes it easier to slice later.

Cutting Into Squares

Lift the bar from the pan using the hanging pieces of parchment paper from the pan.

Transfer the no-bake flapjack bars onto a chopping board and using a large knife, cut it into 16 squares.

Storing No-Bake Flapjacks

You can store the no-bake flapjack squares in a sealed container in the fridge or freezer. They are delicious cold even frozen!

I recommend adding a piece of parchment paper between each square to prevent them from sticking to each other.

The raw bars store for up to one week in the fridge and 3 months in the freezer.

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Your friend, Carine