Brigadeiros – Brazilian Chocolate Truffles require only 3 ingredients and whatever decorations you want to include, from sprinkles to sparkles!
Michael and I made these Brigadeiros today and had a blast. They require only 3 ingredients. I told him that they had to be round, like a ball, so we could take a pretty picture and he told me, with a serious 5 year old face, that “everybody knows they don’t have to be perfect, the world isn’t a perfect place you know”.
I just smiled and nodded. What else was I supposed to say to that?
Ingredients in Brigadeiros – Brazilian Chocolate Truffles
- sweetened condensed milk
- cocoa powder
- butter
Coating or Decorating Options
- sprinkles
- sparkles
- icing or powdered sugar
- cocoa powder
- crushed nuts
- toffee bits
- crushed M&M’s
How to make Brigadeiros – Brazilian Chocolate Truffles
Place the cocoa powder, butter and condensed milk in a saucepan and cook over medium heat.
Stir regularly with a wooden spoon until mixture becomes very thick, fudgy, shiny and starts to come away from sides and bottom of the pan into a blob.
Keep the mixture barely at a boil to prevent burning and sticking.
Turn heat down to medium-low.
This chocolate will cook for around 10 minutes total.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Add nuts at this point if you desire. Make sure chocolate is cool if you are adding toffee bits or M&M’s so they do not melt.
When cool, use a melon baller or teaspoon to scoop out batter.
Then rub butter all over your hands and roll the mixture into walnut sized balls.
I literally keep little pieces of butter on a plate beside where I am working so I can grab a piece and rub the butter on my hands to keep them greased at all times. This batter will stick to your fingers without it.
Place choice of coating in shallow bowl or plate.
Then roll each ball around in the sprinkles or whatever you have decided to coat them with.
You may need to apply some pressure so the coating sticks.
Eat immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Enjoy these addictive little treats!
Brigadeiros - Brazilian Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 3 tblsp unsweetened cocoa powder -
- 3 tblsp butter + extra for rolling -
- Coating Options
- sprinkles
- icing or powdered sugar -
- cocoa powder, unsweetened
- crushed nuts
- smashed toffee bits
- crushed M&M's
Instructions
- Place the cocoa powder, butter and condensed milk in a saucepan and cook over medium heat.
- Stir regularly with a wooden spoon until mixture becomes very thick, fudgy, shiny and starts to come away from sides and bottom of the pan into a blob.
- Keep the mixture barely at a boil to prevent burning and sticking. Turn heat down to medium-low.
- This chocolate will cook for around 10 minutes total.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Add nuts at this point if you desire.
- Make sure chocolate is cool if you are adding toffee bits or M&M's so they do not melt.
- When cool, use a melon baller or teaspoon to scoop out batter.
- Then rub butter all over your hands and roll the mixture into walnut sized balls. I literally keep little pieces of butter on a plate beside where I am working so I can grab a piece and rub the butter on my hands to keep them greased at all times. This batter will stick to your fingers without it.
- Place choice of coating in shallow bowl or plate.
- Then roll each ball around in the sprinkles or whatever you have decided to coat them with.
- You may need to apply some pressure so the coating sticks.
- Eat immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Notes
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