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Chewy Chocolate Puffed Wheat Squares Recipe
How to make Chewy Chocolate Puffed Wheat Squares, a Canadian prairie classic!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 386 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons . cocoa powder
- 1-2 cups of miniature marshmallows more marshmallows = chewier
- 1 teaspoon . vanilla
- 10 cups of puffed wheat
Instructions
- Place the puffed wheat in a very large bowl (I used my huge tupperware bowl)
- Combine butter, corn syrup, sugars and cocoa powder in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring. Let boil for two minutes then remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and marshmallows until the marshmallows are melted in completely.
- Pour over puffed wheat and mix well.
- Press firmly into a 9 x 13 pan lined with parchment paper.
- Let sit for at least 30 minutes then cut into squares.
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Notes
- The nutritional information is wrong on the third party calculator as it does not have puffed wheat listed
Nutrition Information
Calories
386kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
78g
(26%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
41mg
(2%)
Potassium
23mg
(1%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
120IU
(2%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
2.9mg
(16%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 386
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 386kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 78g | 26% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 41mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 23mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 120IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2.9mg | 16% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.