Puffed Wheat Squares

• servings: 24 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

8 cups puffed wheat cereal

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup corn syrup

2/3 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Pour cereal into a large bowl.

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, cocoa powder, and vanilla; cook until mixture begins to bubble, 5 to 10 minutes.

Remove from the heat and pour over cereal. Stir until cereal is fully coated and transfer to a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Press with a greased spatula to flatten and cut into 24 squares. Alternatively, press mixture into two 12-cup muffin tins.

Remove from 9x13-inch casserole dish and transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares.

Nutrition

• Calories: 93 kcal
• Total Fat: 3 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 7 mg
• Sodium: 8 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 18 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Protein: 1 g