Orange Flax Power Bites - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cooking spray (such as Pam(R))
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup wheat and barley nugget cereal (such as Grape-Nuts(R))
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(R))
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon orange extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini Bundt(R) cake pan with cooking spray.
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.
Scoop heaping spoonfuls of batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes.