Best Chocolate Wheat Cereal Snacks Recipes

SHREDDED WHEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and lightly grease a large baking sheet or two.
• Combine the shredded wheat and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips in the food processor. Blend until it is finely ground.
• Cream together the butter and the two sugars in a very large bowl.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Stir in the shredded wheat mixture.
• Add the remaining chocolate chips. Feel free to experiment with adding other things like white chocolate or dark chocolate chips, nuts, M&M's, toffee pieces, anything you like.
• Drop by flat tablespoons onto the lightly greased baking sheets and pop them into the oven.
• Check them after 8 minutes or so. Depending on the pan you use, they could be done or it could take as much as 12-15 minutes.
• Pull them out when the edges are slightly browned and the middle looks soft and squishy, but isn't doughy.
• Make sure you cool them completely before packing in an airtight container. When they are suitable to pack, they can stay at room temperature for awhile.

CEREAL SNACK MIX

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Drizzle over cereal mixture; toss to coat., Transfer to two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake at 250° for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

HEALTHIER CHOCOLATE PUFFED WHEAT SQUARES

Steps:

• Grease a 9x9 inch pan.
• Measure out the puffed wheat into a large bowl.
• In a medium saucepan on low heat, melt and mix the remaining ingredients.
• Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl of puffed wheat and stir.
• Press the chocolate puffed wheat mixture into the greased pan and refrigerate for a couple hours before cutting into squares.

CHOCOLATE PUFFED-WHEAT SQUARES

Steps:

• Grease a large bowl and a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place cereal in the prepared bowl.
• 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.
• 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.

CHOCOLATE PUFFED WHEAT SQUARES

Steps:

• Place puffed wheat in a large bowl, and set aside. Grease one 9x9 inch pan.
• Grease the rim of a medium saucepan to prevent boil-over. Place the cocoa powder, corn syrup, brown sugar, and butter or margarine in the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring often until mixture comes to a full boil. Allow to boil for 1 minute, and then remove from heat.
• Pour chocolate mixture over puffed wheat, and stir until puffed wheat is evenly coated. Using a buttered spatula, press mixture into the prepared pan. Allow to cool, then cut as desired. Wrap squares individually, or store in an airtight container.