Easy Puffed Wheat Cake

Name: Easy Puffed Wheat Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 8 cups puffed wheat cereal; 1/3 cup butter; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup corn syrup; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

⏱️ Ready in 15 min 🥄 Prep 10 min 🔥 Cook 5 min 👥 12 servings 👁️ 21 views

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.

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 5 min

Serves 12

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

8 cups puffed wheat cereal

1/3 cup butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup corn syrup

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 12

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 186

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.4g 7%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 51mg 2%

Total Carbohydrate 35.1g 13%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Total Sugars 21.6g

Protein 1.5g 3%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Pour cereal into a large bowl.

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.