Good Eats: Chewy Maple Energy Bites

January 26th, 2014 • BY

These energy-packed, chewy cookies are a delicious, homemade alternative to store-bought energy bars. They’re sweetened with pure maple syrup and maple sugar, sweet alternatives that boast over 54 antioxidants and a wealth of manganese and zinc—they also help protect muscle cells from oxidative damage caused by intense physical exercise (meaning maple syrup is a great nutritional source for muscle recovery). Best of all, these energy bites are highly portable, easy to eat on-the-fly, and they provide solid fuel to keep you going, whether you’re cross-country skiing or training for that half marathon.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup maple sugar
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup from Canada
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 ripe banana, mashed with a fork
  • Pieces of nuts and dried fruit for garnish

 

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and lemon zest. In another bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the maple sugar with the canola oil and maple syrup. Add the egg whites and beat until smooth and uniform. Gradually fold in the dry ingredients. Then stir in lemon zest and banana. Drop a heaping teaspoon of thick batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving 2″ of space between each. Add one or two pieces of nuts or dried fruit to center of each disc, if desired. Bake, one sheet at a time, for about 8 minutes or until the bottom of the cookies have browned.

Number of servings (yield): 48 bites

Calories: 185

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