Orange Flax Power Bites Recipe

Orange Flax Power Bites Recipe

  • cooking spray (such as Pam®)
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup wheat and barley nugget cereal (such as Grape-Nuts®)
  • 3/4 cup ground flax seeds
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups apple chunks
  • 4 egg whites
  • 3/4 cup skim milk
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini Bundt(R) cake pan with cooking spray.
  2. 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.
  3. Scoop heaping spoonfuls of batter into the prepared pan.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes.