Puffed Rice Squares
06 Sep 2008 3 Comments
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Is Puffed Wheat Cake a Canadian thing?? I’ve heard that it is, but I’m not sure. Well, clearly, if you are GF you can’t eat puffed “wheat” cake, but you can eat puffed rice cake! If you are not familiar with the dessert, it is made similarly to rice krispie cake, but this baby is chocolate!
I have adapted the recipe to be: Gluten free, Casein free, Corn free, Egg free (always was!!), Soy free
Puffed Rice Squares
1/4 cup lactose free margarine (you could use coconut oil, I haven’t tried this)
3/4 cup Rogers Golden Syrup (this is cane syrup, but you can also use corn syrup if it is ok)
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla (optional)
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
7 cups puffed rice cereal
Melt margarine, syrup, brown sugar, vanilla and cocoa powder on stove. Bring to a boil and boil for three minutes, stirring occasionally. This can burn skin easily, so it is not a good recipe for kids to help with! While it is boiling, grease a 9×13 cake pan. This helps to keep it from sticking later on. Measure out the rice cereal into a very large bowl. Pour syrup mixture over top, stir to coat evenly. Press carefully into 9×13 pan. Let cool slightly & slice. It is easier to slice while slightly warm. Keep tightly covered to retain moisture. (it doesn’t last more than a day or two usually, but I hear it can dry out if your family doesn’t eat it as fast as mine!) Yum. Yum.
Feb 24, 2009 @ 20:13:14
do you think I could use spectrum shortening instead of the margarine? and brown rice syrup instead of golden syrup?
i am interested in creating my own rice squares because I’m trying to find a way to sneak rice protein powder into their food. I used to do it with sunflower seed butter rice bars but they got tired of it.
sorry so many questions. ‘
jenn
Not at all! I don’t know about the syrup but I can’t see why the shortening wouldn’t work. I have some brown rice syrup, if I have a chance I’ll give it a try on a little batch & let you know!
Sep 10, 2011 @ 12:18:15
You can replace the syrup, brown sugar & cocoa with molasse. That’s how my Mom use to make her puffed rice square.