Cafe-Style Puffed Wheat Squares

Description

This is the classic puffed wheat square with a spicy twist. It pairs great with coffee and will have everyone coming back for ‘one more piece’!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 cups puffed wheat cereal

Instructions

  1. Butter a 9×13-inch pan.
  2. Heat brown sugar
  3. butter
  4. corn syrup
  5. cocoa powder
  6. cinnamon
  7. and cloves in a saucepan over medium-high heat until butter is melted
  8. stirring constantly. Bring cocoa mixture to a rolling boil; boil for 1 minute.
  9. 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
  10. about 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 20

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