Learn how to make mouthwatering orange cinnamon flapjacks that will spice up your festive feast. This mix of orange and cinnamon will add a burst of Christmas flavour to your Christmas baking menu. The citrusy freshness and aromatic warm spice are the best combination for Christmas flapjacks.
Add a zesty kick to your Christmas feast with orange cinnamon flapjacks. They are a healthy snack for when you just can’t bear any more chocolate and can be crumbled over ice cream for an easy Christmas dessert!
Top Questions
What flavours are Christmassy?
Can you add orange to flapjacks?
Can you freeze flapjacks?
What is an easy bake for Christmas presents?
Why you’ll love this Christmas Cinnamon Flapjacks recipe
- Healthy treat. The use of oats mean this recipe is packed full of fibre and it’s made with all-natural ingredients, you can enjoy your easy cinnamon flapjacks guilt free!
- Who doesn’t love cinnamon and orange together? Christmas match made in heaven. Cinnamon flapjacks are so festive and make for great Christmas snacks.
- orange cinnamon flapjacks make great edible gifts. Everyone loves receiving a. gift they can chomp straight down into.
Ingredients
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Cinnamon
My favourite spice to bake with cinnamon is a wonderful wintery flavour. It’s warming and the flavour mixes with so many different bakes and fruits to create an unlimited number of delicious Christmas treats.
Orange Zest
No orange and cinnamon flapjacks would be complete without a healthy does of orange zest to provide the citrusy kick! You can adapt this recipe to your preference by adding more or less orange.
Oats
I love thick chewy flapjacks. Making flapjacks with oats is the perfect way to create a healthy Christmas cinnamon flapjack. You can buy any oats you like from the supermarket or your local store.
How to make Cinnamon Flapjacks – step by step
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Place the butter, caster sugar, golden syrup and condensed milk into a saucepan.
Melt the ingredients together on a medium-low heat so they soften and melt gradually. Keep stirring so they don’t burn.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the oats.
Pour the mix into the prepared cake tin and level off.
Put the flapjacks in the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
When they are baked and still warm, gently slice the flapjacks. It’s a lot easier when they are still warm.
Top Tips
- Serve your easy cinnamon flapjacks warm with ice cream to make a delicious pudding
- Give Christmas cinnamon flapjacks as edible gifts, tied with ribbon or in a lovely Christmas box.
- Slice while still warm for easy orange cinnamon flapjack fingers.
Cinnamon Flapjacks Serving Suggestions
Melted chocolate
Melt your favourite chocolate in the microwave in short bursts or over boiling water and drizzle it over your orange cinnamon flapjacks.
With Custard
No warm Christmas dessert is perfect without a generous spoonful of hot, thick custard. A simple vanilla custard pairs wonderfully with the light orange flavours in this Christmas flapjack recipe.
As a mid-present opening snack
Whip out the flapjacks when energy levels are dipping while you open your presents or Santa stockings. They have also been rumoured to be favoured over cookies by a certain Mr Claus…
Cinnamon Flapjacks Equipment
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Substitutions and variations
raisin and cinnamon flapjacks
Could this recipe be any more Christmassy? Raisins are a staple in many Christmas foods, as is cinnamon. So mixing these two flavours together was a no-brainer. You just need to mix the raisins in when you add the cinnamon in the recipe below.
apple and cinnamon flapjacks
Autumnal flavours galore. I love the warming mix of apple and cinnamon, they are perfect for this recipe. Simply chop and cook your apples in a pan with the cinnamon sugar. Add the oats and follow the recipe like normal.
Storing / Making ahead of time options
Flapjacks are a great Christmas bake as they last for ages. Once cooled they can be kept in the cupboard for about a week. After a few days they may go hard so it’s worth popping them in the microwave and warming them up before serving the older flapjacks.
But if you want to make orange flapjacks a long way in advance you can freeze them once they have been baked, fully cooled and chopped into bit size pieces.
Cinnamon Flapjacks FAQS
What flavours are Christmassy?
Orange and cinnamon are two of the most Christmassy flavours out there. The warmth and scent of baked cinnamon is angelic and orange always adds a citrus kick!
Can you add orange to flapjacks?
Yes! You can easily add orange to a flapjack by adding in the zest of an orange. Adding the zest stops your flapjack from becoming too soft and wet compared to if you added orange juice. I always prefer natural flavourings too rather than synthetic orange extract.
Can you freeze flapjacks?
Yes! Flapjacks can easily be frozen once they are baked and cooled. I. suggest cutting them into snack-sized pieces and wrapping them in a layer of tinfoil and then clingfilm before placing them in the freezer for up to 2 months.
What is an easy bake for Christmas presents?
Orange-flavoured flapjacks are an easy bake for fuss-free Christmas presents. They are quick to make and easy to personalise. You can even add cinnamon to these orange flapjacks for a super Christmassy bake.
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Recipe
Orange Cinnamon Flapjacks
Ingredients
- 200 g (7 oz) condensed milk
- 300 g (1 ⅓ cups) unsalted butter
- 250 g (1 cups) golden caster sugar
- 3 tablespoons golden syrup
- 600 g (7 ½ cups) oats
- 1 orange
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170ºC / 160ºC fan / 320ºF / Gask mark 3.
- Line 9 x 12 inch tin with greaseproof paper. It's so much easier for getting them out.
- Add the butter, golden syrup, caster sugar and condensed milk to a saucepan and on a low heat melt together. Keep stirring to make sure it doesn't stick or burn.
- Keep stirring to make sure the butter, sugar and golden syrup doesn't stick or burn.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the oats.
- Add in the cinnamon and zest from 1 orange and stir well.
- Spoon the mix into the tin and level off.
- Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until light golden brown.
- When freshly baked from the oven gently cut them and leave them to cool.
Notes
- If you want to add flavours, nuts or dried fruit then mix them in with the oats in the recipe.
- As they stay soft you can make them ahead of time.
- They are easy to freeze and defrost when you want a slice or two.
Nutrition
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Never had these until now. They did not disappoint. I’m excited to make them for holiday guests. Thank you for the recipe.
The cinnamon in this just screams christmas. The perfect texture for a flapjack too.
Thank you Dannii!
These are incredible! The kids loved them this morning. Definitely making again for Christmas!
I just love the flavors of orange and cinnamon together! Very easy to make and everyone enjoys these!
That is so lovely to hear, thank you so much.
Such an amazing combination of flavors!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!