(Family Features) Breakfast is your chance to jumpstart your body. Eating breakfast offers multiple benefits, including providing energy to fuel your day and increasing your ability to focus and make decisions.

A breakfast rich in protein is also important to keep you fuller longer. Eggs may be a frequent option, yet dairy foods can be a good, protein-rich alternative. Mix up a batch of Chai Oatmeal Energy Bites over the weekend or in the evening so you can grab one or two on the go.

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Chai Oatmeal Energy Bites

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 55 minutes

Yield: 2 dozen

• 1 cup DairyPure Milk50 Vanilla
• 3 chai tea bags, divided
• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 cups of old-fashioned oats
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 2 tablespoons flaxseed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

In small pot, heat milk until hot but not simmering. Take off heat and place two chai tea bags in milk. Steep tea in milk until cool, about 30 minutes, then discard tea bags.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cooled chai milk, oats, salt, baking powder, flaxseed, vanilla, and maple syrup.

Open the third chai tea bag and measure 2 teaspoons of tea. If the tea is coarse, blitz it in a spice grinder or use a mortar and pestle to grind it more finely. Stir tea into batter and let mixture sit 10 minutes so oats can soak up milk.

Give batter another stir then fill each mini muffin cavity about 3/4 with batter, about 1 tablespoon in each. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top. Bake bites 12-13 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of bite comes out clean. Let cool 5 minutes.