Orange Flax Power Bites

These citrus power bites will give you fuel to last all day. Loaded with flax, wheat flour, nuts, and berries, these are great for a morning on the run, or for a snack throughout the day.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 12 mins
• Total Time: 32 mins
• Calories: 260 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ cup chopped pecans
• 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 4 egg whites
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• ¼ cup raisins
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• ¾ cup skim milk
• cooking spray (such as Pam®)
• ½ cup shredded carrot
• ¼ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
• ¾ cup wheat and barley nugget cereal (such as Grape-Nuts®)
• ¾ cup ground flax seeds
• 2 cups apple chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini Bundt® cake pan with cooking spray.

Step 3

Combine flour, brown sugar, cereal, ground flax seeds, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Add apple chunks, egg whites, milk, carrot, raisins, cranberries, walnuts, pecans, orange zest, and orange extract; beat with an electric mixer until batter is blended.

Step 4

Scoop heaping spoonfuls of batter into the prepared pan.