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Say it with me…Brigadeiro

June 18, 2016 by Lori 7 Comments

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BrigadeirosWith tomorrow being Father’s Day, I wanted to make something a little bit on the celebratory side.  And even though I had made a batch of these not that long ago, I decided what the heck…Steve NEEDS these!  (I’m so NOT rationalizing this – kinda sorta…)  I also made these again because now I have somewhere to easily share the recipe with all of you!  Give me a minute and I’ll think of another excuse, er reason. Guys, nothing says celebration more than these little jewels of Brazilian confection that have brought so much joy to children’s birthday parties and bewitched the tastes of every foreigner who has ever tried them.

They are pronounced “bree-gah-day-roh”, go on, say it with me.  And please roll your Rs because that’s a must.  When you have more than one, and you always have to have more than one, they are bridageiros.  They are little caramel chocolate truffles of goodness.

Image of ingredients

Here’s what you need

What is simpler than 4 little ingredients?  People, I’m telling you, stir up a batch or two of these as dessert for your next potluck, or as a sweet post dinner party treat with your liqueur or port wine and you will be a hero.  Trust me on this one.  One tip.  I have found that the La Lechera brand is best.  I have tried to make this with the other traditional brands, but for some reason, the mixture does not set nearly as well.

Raw brigadeiro mix

I love that you can just throw the stuff together

Not only are the ingredients few and simple, you can just dump the condensed milk, butter and powdered cocoa into a medium sauce pan and start stirring.  It dissolves easily and evenly without any effort.  I like to use a silicone spatula because it makes it easier to scrape the sides and stands up to the heat.  And you do need to scrape the sides and mix the scrapings back into the mixture frequently or the sides and bottom will set too soon or the bottom will burn.

Cooking brigadeiro mix

You need to see the bottom of the pan

Cook until the mixture is noticeably thicker and begins to separate from the bottom of the pan.  It should be a little bubbly by then.  I always like to stir it for a minute more to make sure I get a good set after it is cooled.

Cooling brigadeiro mix

I repeat, LET IT COOL

Pour into a buttered dish or bowl and allow to cool completely.  And I mean completely!  Do not get impatient and start rolling these guys while the mixture is warm because you will end up cursing a blue streak.  Well, I end up cursing up a blue streak when I do that, so I’ve learned to wait.  So should you.

When it has cooled, smear both hands with a little butter or margarine, then scoop up enough to make a ball the size of a US quarter.  I’ve also learned that having a friend at this stage is much more productive.  One gets to have greasy, rolling hands.  The other gets to coat the formed balls in the chocolate sprinkles.  Now, picture applying the sprinkles with greasy buttered hands and the mental picture should tell you that a friend at this moment is a little blessing.

The little rolled and sprinkled bundles of joy go into little paper candy cups and then you are done!

Single brigadeiro with bite mark

It was just the one, I swear

Actually, you are done after the quality control step.  Because you have to.  Well, because I have to.  Oh, wow!

 

Brigadeiros

Say it with me...Brigadeiro

Lori at Mutt and Chops
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Prep Time 3 hrs
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 15 mins
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 1 14 oz can of Nestle Brand La Lechera condensed milk
  • 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon margarine or butter without salt and more for coating hands
  • Chocolate candy sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Butter a dish or shallow bowl and set aside.
  • In a medium, heavy bottomed sauce pan, mix the sweetened condensed milk, cocoa, and butter.
  • Over medium to medium-low heat, stir mixture continuously to cook evenly and prevent the bottom from burning.
  • Cook until mixture is lightly bubbling, is noticeably thickened, and stir passes expose the bottom of the pan.
  • Cook and stir for a minute more.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Immediately pour into the prepared dish or bowl.
  • Allow to fully cool.
  • Butter hands and roll into small balls.
  • Roll formed balls into chocolate sprinkles to thoroughly coat.
  • Place in paper candy cups for storage and serving.

Thanks for sharing!

Filed Under: Desserts, Snacks and Party Food Tagged With: Brazilian, Butter, Chocolate, Chocolate Sprinkles, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Nataliya Anderson says

    June 22, 2016 at 11:45 pm

    Hi Lori,
    Yes, this is a great recipe for kid’s parties. They love it! I made it for Elizabeth’s birthday. I substituted condensed milk with Dulce de Leche thinking that I will not need to cook the mixture and can save some time. It was wrong. Follow the recipe and do not experiment like me. I still had to cook it on the stove. Fortunately for me brigadeiros turned out good and everyone enjoyed them.
    Thank you for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  2. Lori says

    June 23, 2016 at 7:55 am

    Hi Nataliya! I’m glad it turned out for you and that everyone loved your results. I actually support experimentation because sometimes you can create the most amazing things. True, sometimes they don’t work, but we should not let that dampen our sense of adventure. Thanks for your feedback because it will help guide anyone else trying this recipe.

    Reply
  3. Karen Nichols-Rexwall says

    July 8, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    There’s a very popular Brazilian variation. I can’t remember the name now unfortunately. But basically it’s a black-and-white brigadeiro roll. Make two batches: one with cocoa, one without. Then instead of shaping them into balls, shape them in little rolls, then twist a roll of each together and sprinkle the end result in coarse granulated cane sugar.

    Still another variation is to make two batches and roll the cocoa brigadeiros in white candy prinkles, and the white brigadeiro in dark candy sprinkles. You can get quite creative and artistic making party treats using basically the same recipe!

    Reply
  4. Vanessa Luckie says

    July 16, 2016 at 6:55 am

    These bring back memories!!

    Reply
    • Lori says

      July 16, 2016 at 10:26 am

      Haha, Vanessa. You used to pinch little bits off so it took you forever to finish one.

      Reply
  5. Heather @ Country Life, City Wife says

    November 11, 2016 at 12:30 pm

    I’ve never made brigadeiro before. This looks so rich and yummy! Will have to try it. Thanks so much for sharing in the Sips and Sweets linkup. Hope to see you at the Twitter party, too!

    Reply
  6. Lori says

    November 12, 2016 at 7:41 am

    Hi Heather! I know you’ll love them. Let me know how they turn out. And yes, I intend to join the Twitter party.

    Reply

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