Homemade "On the Bike" Energy Drinks and Bars

[Zen]

Great energy bars....English flapjacks:

200g butter
175g golden syrup
75g brown sugar
250 g rolled oats

melt butter, syrup and sugar together. Stir in oats and add chopped nuts, raisins, chopped dried fruit or other additions to taste. Pack into square baking dish. Bake at 180C for about 25 mins. Let them cool completely before cutting and eating or they fall apart. I also pour melted chocolate on top before they cool completely.

Delicious!!! BF has been requesting new batches made every few days this month!

That sounds delightful but what is golden syrup?
Would our Kayro be the equivalent?

[uk elephant]

Yes, karo-syrup would be similar. Not as good as golden syrup, but close enough. I'm sure honey would work too, if you prefer staying away from the high fructose corn syrup stuff in karo.

[farrellcollie]

I have not had any trouble finding Golden Syrup here in the midwest - it does taste better to me than Karo Syrup ( love those flapjacks in the UK).

[michelem]

Hey mudmucker,

Funny you should mention brown rice syrup, 'cause that's what I ended up buying instead of the corn syrup. It's still sitting in my cupboard, waiting for me to make these things though!