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A stack of puffed wheat bars on a small white plate.
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Puffed Wheat Squares

Puffed Wheat Squares are a super popular bar back home in Winnipeg, and it seems to be mostly a Canadian Prairies thing.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Cooling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Canadian
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 12 People
Calories: 287kcal
Author: Marie Porter

Equipment

  • 1 9 x 13 Baking Dish

Ingredients

  • 6 oz Puffed Wheat This is a WEIGHT measurement, not volume. Sometimes you can buy bags of the cereal that are 6oz, and you can use a whole bag, sometimes not. If not, weigh it out.
  • ½ cup Butter
  • 1 cup Corn Syrup
  • 1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
  • ⅔ cup Cocoa Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Generously grease a 9x 13″ baking pan, set aside. Pour puffed wheat into a large, heatproof mixing bowl.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, cocoa, and salt. Heat over medium until butter melts.
  • Once butter melts, turn heat up a bit and bring mixture to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, then remove from heat and stir in vanilla until well combined.
  • Pour hot chocolate mixture over puffed wheat, stir (carefully!) until all of the wheat is coated with chocolate.
    Dump mixture into prepared baking pan.
  • Using lightly greased (or slightly damp!) hands, firmly press mixture down into the pan, until compacted and relatively flat.
    Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares.

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Nutrition

Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 5mg