Sweet Cereal Puffs Recipes

MINIATURE SWEET PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Bring the water, butter, salt, and sugar to a boil in a saucepan, over medium-high heat. Pull pan from the heat, add the flour at once and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until all the flour is incorporated, about 1 minute. Return the pan to the heat and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes to evaporate some of the water and "cook" out the flour. The dough will get a bit shiny and stick to the pan a little.
• Transfer the mixture into an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix together on medium speed, and, while the mixer is running, add 1 egg. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Repeat, adding the other egg. Mix until the dough is smooth and glossy and eggs are uniformly incorporated.
• Using a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip, pipe the dough onto the baking sheet, into 1/4 to 1/2-inch balls. (Use a damp finger, to dab down the points of the dough to make perfect balls.) Sprinkle with the turbinado sugar, if desired. Bake 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F (without opening the oven door), and bake until puffed up, and a rich golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Remove and poke with a toothpick. Bake an additional 10 minutes to dry the insides of the puffs. Cool on a rack.
• Cut puffs in half and fill with Raspberry Cream, ice cream or your favorite filling. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve.
• Mash the berries and sugar in a small saucepan with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring frequently until the berries break down and get juicy, about 5 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl; discard the seeds. Cool. Adjust the sweetness or tartness of the sauce with more sugar and lemon juice, as needed.
• Beat the cream until it holds a light peak. Sift the confectioners' sugar into the cream. Continue beating until the cream holds a holds a soft, but firm peak. Gently fold raspberry sauce into the whipped cream until blended. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until needed.

REESE'S PUFFS® STICKY BALLS

Steps:

• Cut 18x12-inch sheet of waxed paper; place on work surface. In 4-quart Dutch oven, melt butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Stir in cereal. Spread cereal mixture on waxed paper; cool 5 minutes.
• Cut 34x12-inch sheet of waxed paper; place on work surface. Lightly spray hands with cooking spray. With hands, shape cereal mixture into about 2 1/2-inch balls.
• In small microwavable dish, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on High 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring until smooth. Drizzle chocolate over cereal balls. Let stand at least 30 minutes until chocolate is set before serving.

SWEET CEREAL PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• In large mixer bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
• Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until very stiff and glossy.
• Fold in cereal.
• Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto lightly oiled baking sheet.
• Bake 14 to 16 minutes.