Saturday, May 19, 2012

Brigadeiros

Ok, sorry for the long wait, everybody.  I've been very busy lately and haven't had time to update the blog.  Anyway, here's the recipe for those Brazilian candies called Brigadeiros that I promised you.  They are incredibly simple to make.  

Ingredients
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 tbsp unsalted butter
Sprinkles of your choice for rolling

 First, combine the condensed milk, butter, and cocoa in a sauce pan over medium-low heat.  Stir this constantly until very thick and you can see the bottom of the pan for a second or two after you run your spatula down it.  This should take about 25 minutes.  Make sure to stir constantly and not over a high heat or the finished product will taste burnt.  
 After 25 minutes, place into a greased baking dish and cool until slightly hardened, at least half and hour.  Then just pinch pieces off somewhere between the size of a teaspoon and tablespoon.  
 Roll the little balls in your hands until round, then toss them in whatever kind of sprinkles you want.  You can only see the multicolored ones here but I also coated some in chocolate jimmies.  
Enjoy!

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