Apple and Cranberry Flapjack

Gary wanted some healthier options to take to work alongside the other unhealthy offerings. I found a recipe in my pile, which was from the Weight Watchers website, for some Apple and Cranberry flapjacks.  

The recipe used Apples for all the sweetness rather than adding sugar or honey to the mix. The first step was the cook the apples in apple juice for 15 minutes until they were soft. Unfortunately I didn't have any apple juice so I just used water at this stage. 

Cooking the apples in water and spice until soft

Once these are soft puree until smooth. This recipe uses Oatmeal rather than porrige oats, these are added to the apple along with the dried cranberries. The mixture is then poured into a rectangular tin, which has been lined with greaseproof paper, and placed in the oven for 25 minutes.  

Flapjack mixture ready to go into the oven

It was then left to cool before being sliced up and boxed up.  

Flapjack just out the oven and cooling. 

Verdict: The flapjack tasted very bland and plain. There is a hint of apple but not much, in the places where there is no cranberry then it tastes quite like cardboard!! I give it 5/10. Gary gave these flapjacks  4/10 as he said that it tasted like water in places.

Whilst this is meant to be a healthy recipe and was taken from the weightwatchers website I don't believe this recipe is a good alternative. For us to be tempted to stick to our diets we need good alternatives and this certainly isn't one. Not recommended.