A Rescue Mission

A few weeks ago, my cousin Andrea wrote to me about her experience making Grandma‘s Puffed Wheat Squares:

We made 2 batches on Christmas day and one looked like puffed wheat floating on motor oil and the other looked good until you picked them up and then they fell apart and you got stuck with a handful of margarine.

This is a real travesty. I feel your pain, Andrea. My popcorn balls turned out the same way last Halloween. I felt compelled to help. No one should have to have drippy puffed wheat for treats. Actually, have you ever had wet puffed wheat? It kind of shrivels up to nothing. In fact, that’s kind of what happens when you eat it – without the added bonus of butter, corn syrup and cocoa.

Also, if you’ve never had the pleasure of puffed wheat, you can find it in the cereal isle. The cereal is usually packed in a clear garbage-bag sized package and weighs NOTHING. It also tastes like nothing and even if you eat 3 bowls with milk, you’d still be starving. Sorry, puffed wheat people, but it’s true. On its own, it’s a non-event. But with the right ingredients? Delicious!

I decided to try a batch myself to make sure I could do it. And I did! Mine stayed together and everything. I just forgot to take photos of how I did it – step-by-step style. So sadly, this means I’ll have to make another batch. Also, they are nearly all gone now. But this is what they looked like before we ate them.

Please note: we had a few people help us eat them. Cross my heart.

So, this weekend, I’ll do a puffed wheat tutorial for Andrea so she can refer to it the next time she needs to make a batch. Here’s hoping I can do it right twice!

Tagged as: a cry for help, a family member in need, back to digital, ingredients, it's what's for dessert, puffed wheat, puffed wheat squares, upcoming project