Puffed Wheat Squares1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp cocoa powder
6 cups puffed wheat
1. Melt the first 4 ingredients in a pot over low heat & bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
2. Measure the puffed wheat into a large bowl, and stir in the chocolate syrup mixture until well combined.
3. Press into a greased 8x8" square pan. Cool completely. Cut and serve.
Enjoy!
14 comments:
By "puffed wheat" do you mean like Honey Smacks? (when I was a kid they called them Sugar Smacks). If so, my husband would love these. Let me know.
What a great snack!
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh, these sounds like all those fun childhood treats! I always loved Sugar Smacks as a kids...is the puffed wheat you used plain or "coated"?
Sweetened puff wheat or not? This looks so easy and my kids would like this.. GREAT snack..
What a great use for puffed wheat! I remember being fed that as "healthy" cereal as a kid....I persevered just so I'd be allowed that one bowl of Count Chocula on Saturdays :)
I've never had brown sugar/cocoa powder in mine before. I'm assuming the coca powder helps keep this from getting to sweet....
I never had this, sounds like a delicious treat.
Cheers,
elra
Hi everyone! I had no idea there were so many different kinds of puffed wheat out there! The ones used in this recipe are just the plain ones that come in the gigantic bags!
Van: and the cocoa makes them nice and chocolatey, right?
Cathy: I remember being fed them as a healthy cereal, too, but they are just so full of air that it was never a satisfying meal. I never got anything like Count Chocula growing up!
Mmmm, squarey thingies. Love it! :)
Well, yea, chocolatey... but I've had some of these that are uber sweet. I was thinking, depending on the cocoa, it could help temper the treat from getting out of control (sweetness wise)
intersting...
I love it! Wish I could have some now.
Mmm, these puffed wheat squares sound delicious! I love puffed wheat. There's something really homey about it. Delicious!
these remind me of childhood!!! so much better than rice krispies in my opinion.
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