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Brigadeiros recipe

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Cooling time6 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Brazilian
Servings: 17 brigadeiros
Author: Daniela

Ingredients

  • 14 oz/ 400 ml sweetened condensed milk q can
  • 1 tablespoon butter + more for greasing the balls
  • 3 tablespoon cocoa powder see notes
  • chocolate sprinkles

Instructions

  • In a thick saucepan combine condensed milk, butter and cocoa powder. Place the pan on the stove over low heat. Start mixing with a rubber spatula until the mixture thickens significantly and starts pulling out of the pan. It will take about 30 minutes but depends on your stove and the pan.
  • Let the mixture cool for 6 hours at room temperature.
  • Grease your hands with some butter. Make walnut-size balls out of the mixture and coat them with the sprinkles.
  • Arrange the Brigadeiros in paper cases.

Notes

  • Store the candies at room temperature for up to 3 days. They keep refrigerated for up to a week.
  • If you want to make variations, you can flavour your Brigadeiros with spices or extracts. You can also coat them in other types of sprinkles or stuff them with fruits.