Brigadeiros (Brazilian Chocolate Truffles)
Soft, fudgy chocolate truffles made from condensed milk, cocoa and butter, rolled in chocolate sprinkles. Brazil's must-have party sweet, with just four ingredients.
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Ingredients
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Steps
Mix in the pan
Put the condensed milk, cocoa, butter and salt in a medium (about 20 cm / 8 in) non-stick saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until smooth and fully combined.
- 1 can (397 g) condensed milk
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 pinch salt
✅ Done when: mixture is smooth, glossy, and fully combined with no lumps or streaks of cocoa
Cook until thick
Keep stirring the mixture from step 1 constantly over medium-low heat for 10-12 minutes. It is ready when it is thick and glossy and pulls away from the bottom of the pan as one mass when you tilt it.
✅ Done when: mixture is thick, glossy, and pulls away from the pan as one mass when tilted
Cool
Lightly grease a plate with a little butter (from the amount set aside for your hands), then spread the cooked mixture on it. Cover, let cool to room temperature, then chill in the fridge for 30 minutes until firm enough to roll.
- a little (for greasing) butter
✅ Done when: mixture is firm and cool to the touch
Roll
Butter your hands lightly with the remaining butter, then scoop teaspoons of the chilled mixture and roll them into smooth balls about 2 cm (3/4 in) wide.
- a little (for hands) butter
Coat and serve
Roll each ball in the chocolate sprinkles until fully coated, then place in small paper cases. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- 80 g chocolate sprinkles
Mix in the pan
Put the condensed milk, cocoa, butter and salt in a medium (about 20 cm / 8 in) non-stick saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until smooth and fully combined.
- 1 can (397 g) condensed milk
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 pinch salt
✅ Done when: mixture is smooth, glossy, and fully combined with no lumps or streaks of cocoa
Cook until thick
Keep stirring the mixture from step 1 constantly over medium-low heat for 10-12 minutes. It is ready when it is thick and glossy and pulls away from the bottom of the pan as one mass when you tilt it.
✅ Done when: mixture is thick, glossy, and pulls away from the pan as one mass when tilted
Cool
Lightly grease a plate with a little butter (from the amount set aside for your hands), then spread the cooked mixture on it. Cover, let cool to room temperature, then chill in the fridge for 30 minutes until firm enough to roll.
- a little (for greasing) butter
✅ Done when: mixture is firm and cool to the touch
Roll
Butter your hands lightly with the remaining butter, then scoop teaspoons of the chilled mixture and roll them into smooth balls about 2 cm (3/4 in) wide.
- a little (for hands) butter
Coat and serve
Roll each ball in the chocolate sprinkles until fully coated, then place in small paper cases. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- 80 g chocolate sprinkles
The Story Behind the Dish
Brigadeiros were created in Brazil in the 1940s and named after Brigadier Eduardo Gomes, who ran for president in 1945. His supporters made and sold the sweets to raise money for his campaign. He lost the election, but the sweet won the country.
Wartime shortages made fresh milk and sugar hard to find, so condensed milk was the perfect base. Today no Brazilian birthday party is complete without them.
⭐ Why It's Famous
They're Brazil's national party sweet, at every birthday from children's parties to weddings.
💡 Fun Fact
Brazil has shops that sell nothing but brigadeiros, in flavours from pistachio to passion fruit.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-22.91°S, -43.17°W
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