Puffed Wheat Balls
My Grandma Hunt is almost 90 years old. Whenever she comes over, she makes her famous Puffed Wheat Balls by the dozen. Her 82 grandchildren and 168 great-grandchildren all love them. —Lucile Proctor, Panguitch, Utah
Ingredients
- 12 cups unsweetened puffed wheat cereal
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
Reviews
Where can you find plain puffed wheat cereal anymore? Would love to try recipe but cannot find the cereal :(
I've loved puffed wheat squares since I was a little girl. My mom usually made them using cocoa powder in the recipe but once in awhile she'd make them without the cocoa and those were my favorite. These balls remind me of those chocolate free squares. For several years now I've cut back the amount of sugar in recipes but not the sweet by adding a bit of stevia powder along with the reduced sugar. I did that with these balls as well and the taste is just as great as I remember but had to butter hands well after each one to keep them from sticking to me more than itself. The second time I simple greased a pan and made them into squares. They were just as good but a fair bit easier to do. Unfortunately, the grandkids insist that the balls are better!