Chocolate Puffed-Wheat Squares

Ingredients

• 12 cups puffed wheat cereal
• 10 marshmallows
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.5 cups corn syrup
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.33 cups butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Grease a large bowl and a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. 2

   Place cereal in the prepared bowl.

3. 3

   Combine marshmallows, brown sugar, corn syrup, cocoa powder, and butter in a small saucepan; cook and stir over medium-low heat until smooth and bubbling. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vanilla extract.

4. 4

   Pour chocolate mixture over cereal and stir until evenly coated. Press cereal mixture into the prepared baking dish and cool for 10 minutes. Turn cereal mixture onto a work surface and cut into 12 or 24 squares using a serrated knife. Individually wrap squares in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container.