DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PUFFED WHEAT SQUARES

These SUPER chocolatey, chewy & gooey puffed wheat squares are just the way I love my favorite childhood treats. They aren’t your run of the mill, crunchy and cheap on chocolate ones found too often out in the world. I don’t make them often as I am likely to hoard and eat the entire pan myself. 

INGREDIENTS 

• ⅔ cup butter

• 3/4 cup corn syrup

• 1 cup brown sugar

• 2/3 cup cocoa, heaping if you like it very chocolatey

• 1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

• 8 cups puffed wheat cereal

DIRECTIONS 

• Grease or line with parchment paper, a 9x13 inch baking pan

• Add the butter, corn syrup, chocolate chips, brown sugar and cocoa in a large pot over low-medium heat.

• Melt everything together while stirring gently.

• Bring the mixture to a gently boil. Allow to boil for only 1 minute. Remove from heat.

• Stir in the puffed wheat cereal.

• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and press down. I usually use a metal spatula to do this.

• Allow to set at room temperature for at least an hour. Cut into squares.