Recipe: Double Chocolate Cream Treats and Malted Milk Clusters (no bake - using cocoa puffs)

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CEREAL TREATS
Makes 2 dozen bars

1 cup milk chocolate or peanut butter chips
1/2 cup light corn syrup
4 cups Cocoa Puffs cereal

Butter a 9x9x2-inch square pan.

Heat chocolate chips and corn syrup in a 2 quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted.

Stir in cereal until evenly coated.

Press mixture in pan with buttered back of spoon; cool.

Cut into about 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch bars.

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MALTED MILK CLUSTERS
Makes about 3 dozen

1/4 cup natural flavor instant malted milk powder
3 tbsp. milk
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 tbsp. margarine
1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
5 cups Cocoa Puffs cereal

Heat malted milk powder and milk in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.

Stir in corn syrup and margarine. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Stir in chocolate chips until melted.

Quickly stir in cereal, 2 1/2 cups at a time, until it is all covered.

Drop by rounded tablespoons onto wax paper lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate about 1 hour before eating. Keep any remaining in a cool place.