Puffed wheat balls

36 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
12cupsPuffed wheat cereal
2cupsBrown sugar, packed
1cupCorn syrup
2tablespoonsButter
1cupEvaporated milk
cupSugar

Directions

Place cereal in a large bowl; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, bring brown sugar and corn syrup to a boil. Add butter. Combine evaporated milk and sugar; add to boiling mixture; add to a boiling mixture and continue cooking until a soft ball forms when liquid is dropped into cold water (240øF on a candy thermometer). Pour over cereal and stir to coat. Shape into 2-inch balls.

Grandma Hunt Panguitch, Utah Taste of Home Dec/Jan/94