Description
Brazilian chocolate truffles like brigadeiro delight palates with rich cocoa and condensed milk flavors. Sweet chocolate spheres rolled in sprinkles promise a simple yet elegant dessert experience for chocolate enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tbsps cocoa powder
- 2 tbsps (30 g) butter
- 1 (14 oz / 400 g) can sweet condensed milk
- 1 pinch salt
- chocolate sprinkles (good quality)
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, and unsalted butter in a small saucepan, whisking ingredients until fully integrated.
- Cooking: Position saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to prevent burning and achieve uniform texture. Continue cooking for 10-12 minutes until mixture becomes dense and fudge-like, with the ability to glimpse the pan’s bottom when dragging the spoon.
- Cooling: Spread the chocolate mixture evenly on a flat plate, allowing it to cool and set at room temperature for 30-45 minutes.
- Shaping: Lightly butter your palms to prevent sticking, then gently roll the cooled mixture into consistent, small spherical shapes.
- Coating: Roll each chocolate sphere thoroughly in chocolate sprinkles, ensuring complete and uniform coverage.
- Presentation: Transfer the finished brigadeiros into individual paper or foil candy cups, creating an elegant Brazilian dessert display.
Notes
- Prevent Burning Carefully: Stir the mixture continuously and maintain medium-low heat to avoid scorching the delicate chocolate base.
- Check Consistency Precisely: The mixture is ready when you can briefly see the bottom of the pan after dragging your spoon, indicating a perfect fudge-like texture.
- Butter Hands Smartly: Lightly coat palms with softened butter before rolling to prevent sticky chocolate from clinging to your hands.
- Chill for Perfect Shape: Allow the chocolate mixture to cool completely at room temperature for 30-45 minutes to ensure easier and more uniform rolling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Brazilian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 21
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg