Honey Walnut Dessert Squares
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups crushed shredded wheat cereal (9 large biscuits)
  • 1-1/4 cups finely chopped walnuts
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup honey
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • Vanilla ice cream, for each serving
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine shredded wheat, walnuts, 3 Tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Turn into a well-greased square baking pan, 9-by-9-by-2 inches. Pour melted butter evenly over shredded wheat mixture in pan. Bake until light brown, about 20 to 25 minutes.
  2. While mixture is baking, mix 1 cup sugar with the water in a heavy saucepan. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in honey and lemon juice. Simmer 5 minutes.
  3. Remove mixture from oven. Pour hot syrup evenly on top immediately, and press down with the back of a spoon. Let stand at room temperature for 4 to 6 hours before cutting into squares. Serve with vanilla ice cream. Makes 16 squares.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/sphere-magazine-november-1975/