Easy Puffed Wheat Cake

This recipe has been around longer than I have. It is one of those recipes that I never mess up. I make this for school lunches and press into muffin tins for perfect lunch-size pieces. It never lasts long in our house.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 186 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup corn syrup
• ⅓ cup butter
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 8 cups puffed wheat cereal

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour cereal into a large bowl.

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir brown sugar, corn syrup, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract into melted butter; cook until mixture begins to bubble, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, pour butter mixture over cereal, and stir to until cereal is coated. Spoon and press cereal mixture into muffin cups or a 9x13-inch casserole dish.