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Cafe-Style Puffed Wheat Squares
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Islandartist
"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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Ingredients
45 m servings 112Original recipe yields 20 servings (1 9x13-inch pan)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Butter a 9x13-inch pan.
- 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.
- 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.
Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- Using real butter rather than margarine for this recipe keeps squares softer after storage.
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Most helpful positive review
10/1/2017
I’ve made lots of puffed wheat squares and this was the best recipe yet. Easy, peasy too. The only thing I didn’t use was the cloves, just because I didn’t have any. One bit of advice for newbie...
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1/18/2017
I made the recipe as is and the cloves and cinnamon are really overpowering. Quite disappointing. I might double the vanilla, use half the cinnamon and no cloves next time. I didn't read the rev...
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10/1/2017
I’ve made lots of puffed wheat squares and this was the best recipe yet. Easy, peasy too. The only thing I didn’t use was the cloves, just because I didn’t have any. One bit of advice for newbie...
1/18/2017
I made the recipe as is and the cloves and cinnamon are really overpowering. Quite disappointing. I might double the vanilla, use half the cinnamon and no cloves next time. I didn't read the rev...
11/28/2015
I made this last night. It was great, just like the kind they sell at the coffee shop in my office. The only changes I made were no spices and extra vanilla. Very good. I'll definitely be making...
9/24/2017
Made it without spices this time, and without extra "goo". Recommend not boiling the mixture too long - I boiled it for 3 minutes, and it ended up a little on the dry side - fairly crunchy and n...
6/3/2017
I've tried many puffed wheat square recipes but this one is the best one yet! Tastes amazing !!
2/24/2017
Delicious! It's like nothing I've ever tasted with the addition of cinnamon and clove. But yummy none the less!
10/13/2016
I'm not a chocolate fan. So I omitted the chocolate and cinnamon and cloves. I added a squirt more syrup and used plain Cheerios as its what I had on hand.
8/15/2016
I omitted the spices and doubled the syrupy sauce. I increased the puffed wheat to 10 cups from 8. It was perfectly delicious and a hit with my family.
7/3/2016
really yummy! I only used 7 cups of puffed wheat cereal; next time will probably use a little less for more goo factor.