Description
A quick recipe for chewy, sweet squares made with puffed wheat cereal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups puffed wheat cereal
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9×9 inch baking pan.
- Combine sugar, corn syrup, and butter in a medium saucepan.
- Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves and the mixture boils.
- Boil for exactly 1 minute without stirring. Remove from heat.
- Stir in the peanut butter and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour the hot syrup mixture over the puffed wheat cereal in a large bowl.
- Mix quickly until the cereal is evenly coated.
- Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the prepared baking pan.
- Let cool completely before cutting into squares.
Notes
- For easier cutting, line the pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang.
- Store cooled squares in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
Keywords: puffed wheat, cereal bars, no-bake, sweet treat, peanut butter squares