Cafe-Style Puffed Wheat Squares Recipe

Cafe-Style Puffed Wheat Squares Recipe

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 cups puffed wheat cereal
  1. Butter a 9×13-inch pan.
  2. Heat brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and cloves in a saucepan over medium-high heat until butter is melted, stirring constantly. Bring cocoa mixture to a rolling boil; boil for 1 minute.
  3. Remove cocoa mixture from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Fold puffed wheat cereal into cocoa mixture. Pour cereal mixture into prepared pan; press evenly into the pan. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares, about 30 minutes.
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