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RECIPE

Sweet potato and tahini flapjacks

These are quick and easy to make - with a secret ingredient!

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  • place PRE 20 minutes
  • place COOK 25 minutes
  • place SERVES Makes30
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If you dont tell anyone, no one would know there is sweet potato in these tasty treat. They're a great way to sneak more veggies into your or your children’s days. They are delicious with a cup of tea or coffee, as a lunch box or picnic treat - or any time you fancy a pick me up.  
  • Grease and line a 22cm square shallow tin with baking parchment paper. 
  • Mix the tahini, maple syrup or date honey, cinnamon, and vanilla well, then add the remaining ingredients. Stir well to combine. 
  • Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes. 
  • Allow to cool for 10 minutes before inverting the flapjack, onto a board,  then cut into squares.
  • Serve as they are, or, you could drizzle with a little maple syrup or date honey and top with walnut halves.
Ingredients

200g tahini

60g maple syrup or date honey

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp vanilla extract

150g sweet potato, peeled and grated

350g porridge oats

2 large bananas, mashed

3 tbsp dark chocolate chips

75g chopped walnuts

Pinch of sea salt

Garnish:

2 tbsp maple syrup or date honey

12 walnut halves

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