Puffed wheat squares were invented in 1914 by candy store owner, A. J. Russell in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. You can read more on the history of puffed wheat squares here.

They are a quick no-bake snack the kids can make. I remember making them as a kid for brown bag lunches.

My mom had a recipe book that called them “Crazy Cake”. This is a variation of that crazy cake recipe.

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Puffed Wheat Squares

Puffed wheat squares were invented in 1914 by a candy store owner, A. J. Russell, in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. I remember making them as a kid for brown bag lunches. My mom had a recipe book that called them “Crazy Cake”. This is a variation of that crazy cake recipe.

Total Time10

Course: Dessert, Snack

Keyword: chocolate, puffed wheat, puffed wheat squares

Servings: squares

Calories: 38kcal

Equipment

1 Medium saucepan
1 8×8 pan

Ingredients

5 cups Puffed wheat cereal
1/4 cup Butter
1/4 cup Granulated sugar
2 tbsp Cocoa powder
1/3 cup Corn syrup light or dark
1/2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

Lightly grease an 8×8 pan.
Measure puffed wheat into a large bowl.
Over medium-high heat, melt butter in a medium saucepan.
Add sugar and stir to dissolve.
Stir in cocoa, corn syrup and vanilla.
When the mixture begins to bubble, boil for 90 seconds. Cooking time is important! If you cook the mixture too long, the squares will get very hard; if you don’t cook it long enough, the squares will fall apart in your hands.
Pour mixture over puffed wheat and stir until the puffed wheat is well coated.
Press firmly into the prepared pan with the back of a greased spoon.
Allow to cool completely before cutting into 25 squares.

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Puffed Wheat Squares