Puffed Wheat Squares

Total Time: 6 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup corn syrup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cocoa (optional)
• 8 cups puffed wheat cereal
• candy sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 measure puffed wheat into a large bowl.
• 2 melt butter in a saucepan.
• 3 add syrup, sugar, cocoa.
• 4 when mixture begins to boil, boil for 3 minutes and then remove from heat.
• 5 add vanilla.
• 6 pour over puffed wheat and mix well.
• 7 press into a 9x12 inch cake pan.
• 8 scatter sprinkles while still warm and pat down to be sure they will stick.
• 9 cool completely.