Cafe-Style Puffed Wheat Squares recipe

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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

Nutrition Info

112.5 calories
carbohydrate: 18 g
cholesterol: 12.2 mg
fat: 4.8 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 1 g
saturatedFat: 3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 40.4 mg
sugar: 9.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Butter a 9x13-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.

Recipe Yield

1 9x13-inch pan

Recipe Note

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'!

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