• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
  • Amazon
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram

Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary

cooking up a storm at the edge of the world

  • The Food
    • All Manner of Sweet Things
      • Cake
      • Chocolate
      • Cookies
      • Ice Cream Recipes
      • Squares
      • Everything Else
    • Veggie
      • Salad
      • Vegetarian
      • Vegan
    • Carbohydrates
      • Bread
      • Pasta
      • Potato
      • Gluten Free
      • Rice
      • Pastry
    • Soup
    • Hoof & Feather
      • Beef
      • Chicken
      • Lamb
      • Pork
    • Fin & Shell
      • Scallop Recipes
    • Breakfast
  • The Adventures
    • Shetland
      • Hike Shetland
    • Belgium
    • England
    • France
    • Italy
    • Latvia
    • Norway
    • Scotland
    • Spain
    • The Caribbean
    • USA
  • About Elizabeth
  • Brands I’ve worked with
  • PR & Disclosure
  • Contact Me

Easy Peanut Butter Flapjacks Recipe

Published on July 2, 2020 • Last updated April 9, 2024 by Elizabeth
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

These peanut butter & chocolate chip flapjacks are packed full of peanut flavour and energy, perfect for refuelling during your epic summer adventuring. No mixing bowl is needed!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Moody and atmospheric image of peanut butter flapjacks on a serving plate in dark light, with chocolate chips and red peanuts decoratively laid out in the foreground, and a spoonful of creamy peanut butter in the background.
Table of Contents[Hide][Show]
  • Fuel that adventure!
  • Ingredients you’ll need for this recipe
  • Equipment required
  • How to make peanut butter flapjacks in 6 easy steps
  • Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Flapjacks
  • Pin this recipe for later
  • Other blog posts you might like

Fuel that adventure!

It’s summertime! That means longer days and better weather for some proper outdoor adventuring! Outdoor adventuring and celebrations both need fuelling, and what better way to refuel than with a batch of epic peanut butter flapjacks?

These super easy-to-make flapjacks have just the right amount of buttery, crunchy, and crumbly texture, along with a fantastic peanut butter flavour. There are also little bursts of milk chocolate throughout, just to satisfy that sweet tooth.

They’re sturdy enough to withstand transport in your pocket or rucksack while hiking or mountain biking, and they’re filled with enough carbohydrates, protein, and energy to keep you going that little bit longer.

Ingredients you’ll need for this recipe

  • 225 grams/ 1 cup butter – one of the four essential components of the perfect flapjack. Do not substitute with margarine.
  • 180 grams/2/3 cup dark brown soft sugar – provides a rich toffee flavour to the flapjacks, without being sickly sweet.
  • 100 grams/ 4 tbsp golden syrup – another essential component of the humble British flapjack, non-negotiable. Don’t substitute.
  • 150 grams/ 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter—OK, this is where the traditional recipe goes off-piste. Use creamy, unsweetened peanut butter.
  • 450 grams/ 3 & 3/4 cups quick-cook porridge oats – provides slow-release carbohydrates for sustained energy while adventuring.
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract – adds a touch of flavour to the recipe and enhances the other flavours.
  • 150 grams/ 1 cup milk chocolate chips – adds a touch of chocolate sweetness to the bake. After all, peanut butter and chocolate are a marriage made in heaven!
Image of peanut butter flapjacks cut into servings.

Equipment required

  • large saucepan 
  • measuring scales
  • wooden spoon
  • 9-inch square baking tin
  • non-stick baking paper
collage how to make peanut butter flapjacks

How to make peanut butter flapjacks in 6 easy steps

  1. Heat butter, brown sugar and golden syrup in a large saucepan over a gentle heat until the butter has melted.
  2. Stir in the creamy peanut butter.
  3. Remove from the heat, add the vanilla and the porridge oats. Leave to cool so the chocolate chips don’t melt.
  4. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  5. Spoon into a baking tin lined with non-stick paper. Smooth over the top.
  6. Bake at 350°F/ 170°C fan for 30 minutes. Cut and cool.
Skippy Peanut Butter flapjacks recipe image
Skippy Peanut Butter flapjacks recipe image

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Flapjacks

These peanut butter & chocolate chip flapjacks are packed full of peanut flavour and energy, perfect for refuelling during your epic summer adventuring.
4.60 from 10 votes
Print Pin Rate
Course: Snack
Cuisine: British
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cooling: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 flapjacks
Calories: 432kcal
Author: Elizabeth

Ingredients

Metric – US Cup Measures
  • 225 grams butter
  • 180 grams dark brown soft sugar
  • 100 grams golden syrup
  • 150 grams creamy peanut butter
  • 450 grams porridge oats
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 150 grams milk chocolate chips

Affiliate Links

This recipe card may contain affiliate ingredient and equipment links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Equipment

9-inch square tin
medium pot
wooden spoon
baking paper
Prevent your screen from going dark

Instructions 

  • Measure 225 grams butter, 180 grams dark brown soft sugar and 100 grams golden syrup in a medium saucepan over a gentle heat.
    Skippy peanut butter flapjacks step 1
  • Stir until the butter has melted.
  • Spoon in 150 grams creamy peanut butter and stir until melted.
    Skippy peanut butter flapjacks recipe step 3
  • Remove from the heat, stir in 1 tsp vanilla extract and 450 grams porridge oats. Leave to cool.
    Skippy peanut butter flapjacks recipe step 4
  • Stir in 150 grams milk chocolate chips.
    Skippy peanut butter flapjacks recipe step 5
  • Spoon into a 9-inch baking tin lined with non-stick baking paper. Smooth over the top, pressing down slightly.
    Skippy peanut butter flapjacks recipe step 6
  • Bake in the centre of a preheated 350 F/ 180 C/ 170 C fan oven for 30 minutes until golden and browned. Score into bars when they're straight out of the oven to make cutting completely through easier later. Store in an airtight container for up to five days.
    Skippy peanut butter flapjacks recipe step 7

Video

Nutrition

Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 240mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 469IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg

Pin this recipe for later

peanut butter flapjacks recipe pin
Perfect Peanut Butter Flapjacks pin

Other blog posts you might like

man holding various sized peanuts in hand while grading peanuts

How do they make Peanut Butter in America?

My Grandmother’s Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls

Category: All Manner of Sweet Things, Recipe, SquaresTag: peanut butter recipes

About Elizabeth

Solivagant. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

Previous Post:photograph of picnic with Ableforth's Bathtub gin in the foregroundReview: Ableforth’s Bathtub Gin®
Next Post:How to make Smoked Salmon Uramaki SushiSmoked Salmon Uramaki with Lumpfish Caviar image

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Julia

    July 22, 2020 at 8:51 am

    These look amazing. I have a few folks here who love anything peanut butter so I’m off to make some. Thank you for the recipe and inspiration.

    Reply
  2. Danielle Wolter

    July 6, 2020 at 11:40 am

    5 stars
    I am drooling over these! They look so incredible I can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
  3. Kushigalu

    July 6, 2020 at 10:50 am

    5 stars
    What a great recipe to try this summer. Ingredient combo sounds interesting . Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  4. Adrianne

    July 6, 2020 at 10:23 am

    5 stars
    Oh boy oh boy!! These flapjacks look absolutely delicious. I love the look of that peanut butter also. Simply cannot wait to try these and I bet they smell amazing also!

    Reply
  5. Jacqueline Meldrum

    July 6, 2020 at 8:58 am

    5 stars
    I love a good Scottish flapjack. In fact a slice of the would go down nicely just now and I agree with you about Skippy peanut butter, it’s really tasty stuff.

    Reply
  6. Emmeline

    July 6, 2020 at 8:19 am

    5 stars
    Oh such delicious flapjacks!! I love Skippy’s as well so this is right up my alley. Will be making these again!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Atia

      July 6, 2020 at 8:37 am

      I’m so glad you like them! 😀

      Reply
4.60 from 10 votes (5 ratings without comment)

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Did you enjoy the recipe? We'd love your feedback! Please leave a star rating.




Sidebar

Cooking up a storm at the edge of the world

Image of Elizabeth Atia making a cake in the Aald Harbour Hoose, Shetland. Photograph by Misa Hay from Shetland Wool Adventures.

Welcome to Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary, Scotland’s most northerly award-winning food blog.

I’m based in the wild and remote Shetland Islands, where I’ve been sharing my adventure-fuelling recipes since 2011.

As seen on Shetland: Scotland’s Wondrous Isles on Channel 5.

“Never underestimate the power of your own story. Life may have taken unexpected turns, but it’s never too late to weave new threads of adventure into your tapestry. Keep spinning those yarns, my friend.

Recent Posts

Image of turkey Wellington with a slice out of it showing the layers of roast turkey, stuffing and crisp pastry.

Copyright © 2011–2025 EKD Services Ltd · Privacy Policy · All Rights Reserved · Website by Callia Web

Company Number: SC643807 · Registered Business Address:  36 Angusfield Avenue, Aberdeen, AB15 6AQ 

Perfect Peanut Butter Flapjacks pin
peanut butter flapjacks recipe pin

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required

Recipe Ratings without Comment

Something went wrong. Please try again.