Carrot Cake Flapjacks: Autumn in a Bliss Filled Bite | Tin and Thyme (2024)

Recipe for delicious chewy flapjacks with crunchy walnuts, flecks of autumn gold and the flavours of a classic carrot cake. Super easy to make too.

Carrot cake is one of our nation’s favourite cakes, apparently. Who would have thought something as healthy as carrots would appeal to such an extent? As I was dreaming autumn thoughts the other day, I had a sudden urge to try making carrot cake in flapjack form. It worked beautifully and these carrot cake flapjacks are just the best.

Flapjacks

British flapjacks are not to be confused with American ones. In the States and Canada, the name flapjack is often given to pancakes, usually the ones served with maple syrup. British flapjacks are made with oats, sugar and syrup and are baked in the oven rather than on top of it.

I have a great fondness for flapjacks. They were the first bake I managed all by myself as a child. They’re quick and easy to make, keep welland are very tasty. These oaty delights also require little in the way of washing up – win win.

Carrot Cake Flapjacks

I often add fruit to my flapjacks, but I’d never tried adding carrots and walnuts before. What a great invention. These carrot cake flapjacks are flavoured with warming spices and flecked with autumnal gold. They are a little bit crumbly, but look rather fine I feel. They’re also delicious.

Grating the carrot is the hardest part of this recipe. Once that’s done, chop the walnuts and chuck them into your melted butter, sugar, syrup and oats along with the carrot. Add raisins and a bit of spice and you’re almost done. Pour the lot into a shallow cake tin and bake.

Once you start to smell the gorgeous scent wafting up from the oven, you’ll be impatient for those carrot cake flapjacks to cook. But don’t worry, they don’t take long. But they do take a while to cool. If you try and cut them into slices whilst they’re still warm, they’ll crumble. Though the crumbs are delicious, they’re not quite as satisfying as biting into a proper slice.

How Do You Make Your Flapjacks?

So, what unusual ingredients have you added to flapjacks and what did you think of the results? Or perhaps you have an amazing bake you use carrots in. Do let us know.

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For more carrot recipes and ideas, you might like to head over to my Carrot Recipesboard on Pinterest.

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Link-ups

I’m sending my carrot cake flapjacks off to Treat Petite with Cakeyboi and Baking Explorer.They also go to Feeding Boys for Simple & In Season.And lastly, I’m sharing them with Bake of the WeekatCasa Costello.