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BRIGADEIROS

October 13, 2013 By Manu 6 Comments

Brigadeiros

Today I want to share with you a very easy recipe that l have been wanting to make for a while.  A few years ago, my husband came home from work with a couple of little “truffles”.  He said that one of his colleagues had brought them to the office and gave him 2 for me to try.  She was originally from Brazil and the little treats were Beijinhos de Coco and Brigadeiros.  My husband is not a huge chocolate lover, so he asked me to make Beijinhos for him and I have been making them a couple of times a year ever since.  I, on the other hand, love chocolate, so when I got assigned Denise’s From Brazil to You blog a few months ago for the Secret Recipe Club, I immediately bookmarked her recipe for Brigadeiros.  And here I am to finally share it with you.  Brigadeiros is practically “Brazilian fudge”, rolled into balls and coated with chocolate sprinkles.  Yum, right?  So, there you go… Enjoy! 🙂

Brigadeiros

Brigadeiros
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Brigadeiros

How to make Brigadeiros, typical Brazilian chocolate treats.

Course Chocolates, Dessert
Cuisine Brazilian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Author Recipe adapted from From Brazil to You

Ingredients

  • 1 can condensed milk
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter softened
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • Chocolate sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Mix the condensed milk, cocoa powder and butter together in a pot
  2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture starts to show the bottom of the pan for a couple of seconds when you mix it with a wooden spoon.
  3. When it is ready, mix in the vanilla extract and spread the mixture onto a greased plate.
  4. Let it cool to room temperature before rolling it into small balls. Make sure you grease your hands to do it, so the fudge doesn’t stick on them. Coat them gently in the chocolate sprinkles until completely covered and put them into bonbon paper cups.

Recipe Notes

Brigadeiros can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. The mixture can also be stored, well covered, in the fridge for up to 4 days, brought back to room temperature and then rolled into balls.

Brigadeiros

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Filed Under: Chocolates, Desserts, Gluten Free, South American, Tea Time Tagged With: Brazilian, candies, chocolate, chocolates, dessert, fudge, gift ideas, gluten free, sweets, tea time

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Comments

  1. Denise Browning@From Brazil To You says

    October 14, 2013 at 12:33 am

    Manuela:
    What a great surprise! I have been so sick and because of it, feeling blue…Seeing this brigadeiro recipe here put a big smile on my face. Thank you for featuring it here. I hope you have enjoyed it! Wishing you a great week!

    Reply
  2. chocolatesuze says

    October 14, 2013 at 12:43 am

    ooh i’ve never heard of these, can’t wait to give it a go and try!

    Reply
  3. Betsy @ Desserts Required says

    October 14, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    These look like little balls of fudge! M-M-M!!

    Reply
  4. SallyBR says

    October 16, 2013 at 12:28 am

    Now that you made the traditional kind, I hope you try all the variations around, coconut, white brigadeiros, even pumpkin… 🙂

    I’ ve never met a brigadeiro I did not love, but I guess it is mandatory once you are born in Brazil 😉

    Reply
  5. paulo fickel says

    October 16, 2013 at 11:18 pm

    Os brigadeiros são simples mas de sabor inigualável, de simples execução, mas de sabor impar. Além do tradicional de cacau, é possível faze-los com limão siciliano, capim limão, banana com nutela, e outros sabores. Não há festa aqui sem brigadeiros, pela paixão que desperta nas pessoas!

    Reply
  6. Silvia Medina says

    January 1, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    Amazing@ thanks for sharing a little bit of Brazil here.
    If you want to know more about Brigadeiros in Sydney please visit:

    https://www.facebook.com/sweetbraziliandesserts

    Reply

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