Brigadeiros
Brigadeiros
Brigadeiros are small chocolate truffles made by cooking sweetened condensed milk with cocoa and butter until thick, then rolling the set mixture into bite-sized balls and coating them in chocolate sprinkles. They are dense, fudgy, and intensely sweet — closer to a soft caramel than a ganache — with a thin, slightly crunchy sprinkle shell giving way to a yielding, glossy centre.
| # | Product | Quantity | Notes | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14g | — | — | ||
| 2 | 395g | — | — | ||
| 3 | 25g | — | — | ||
| 4 | 0.5g | — | — | ||
| 5 | 5g | — | — | ||
| 6 | 100g | — | — |
Add the unsalted butter, sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened cocoa powder and fine salt to the saucepan
Stir the fine salt and unsweetened cocoa powder mixture
Simmer the fine salt and unsweetened cocoa powder mixture
Add the butter
Transfer the thickened brigadeiro mixture from the medium saucepan into the shallow dish
Spread the thickened brigadeiro mixture
Cool the spread brigadeiro mixture
Chill the cooled brigadeiro mixture at the refrigerator
Add the chocolate sprinkles to the bowl
Scoop the chilled brigadeiro mixture
Shape the scooped brigadeiro portions
Roll the shaped brigadeiro balls in the chocolate sprinkles
Transfer the chocolate-coated brigadeiros from the shallow bowl onto the plate
| # | Product | Tool | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 g | Add the unsalted butter, sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened cocoa powder and fine salt to the saucepan⏱ 1 minResultUnsalted butter | |
| 395 g | |||
| 25 g | |||
| 0.5 g | |||
| 2 | — | medium-low heat | Stir the fine salt and unsweetened cocoa powder mixtureLook foruntil butter has melted and everything is fully combined⏱ 3 minResultFine salt and unsweetened cocoa powder mixture |
| 3 | — | medium-low heat | Simmer the fine salt and unsweetened cocoa powder mixtureLook foruntil thickened and pulls away cleanly from the bottom of the saucepan — stirring constantly⏱ 11 minResultThickened brigadeiro mixtureused in step 8 |
| 4 | 5 g | — | Add the butter → to grease the shallow dish⏱ 1 min |
| 5 | Thickened brigadeiro mixturestep 6 | Transfer the thickened brigadeiro mixture from the medium saucepan into the shallow dish⏱ 1 minResultThickened brigadeiro mixture | |
| 6 | — | Spread the thickened brigadeiro mixture → level with the spatula⏱ 1 minResultSpread brigadeiro mixture | |
| 7 | — | Cool the spread brigadeiro mixture → at room temperature⏱ 30 minResultCooled brigadeiro mixture | |
| 8 | — | Chill the cooled brigadeiro mixture at the refrigeratorLook foruntil firm⏱ 1 hrResultChilled brigadeiro mixture | |
| 9 | 100 g | Add the chocolate sprinkles to the bowl⏱ 30sResultChocolate sprinkles | |
| 10 | — | Scoop the chilled brigadeiro mixture⏱ 2 minResultScooped brigadeiro portions | |
| 11 | Scooped brigadeiro portionsstep 13 | — | Shape the scooped brigadeiro portions → rolled between palms into smooth balls⏱ 5 minResultShaped brigadeiro balls |
| 12 | Shaped brigadeiro ballsstep 14 | Roll the shaped brigadeiro balls in the chocolate sprinklesLook foruntil evenly coated — each ball rolled in chocolate sprinkles⏱ 3 minResultChocolate-coated brigadeiros | |
| 13 | Chocolate-coated brigadeirosstep 15 | Transfer the chocolate-coated brigadeiros from the shallow bowl onto the plate → to serve⏱ 1 minResultChocolate-coated brigadeiros | |
| Total Time | 2 hr 7 min | ||
| Nutrient | Per serving |
|---|---|
| 88kcal | |
| 2g | |
| 3g | |
| 2g | |
| 14g | |
| 13g | |
| 42mg |
Brigadeiros
Brigadeiros are small chocolate truffles made by cooking sweetened condensed milk with cocoa and butter until thick, then rolling the set mixture into bite-sized balls and coating them in chocolate sprinkles. They are dense, fudgy, and intensely sweet — closer to a soft caramel than a ganache — with a thin, slightly crunchy sprinkle shell giving way to a yielding, glossy centre.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter14 g
- Sweetened condensed milk395 g
- Unsweetened cocoa powder25 g
- Fine salt0.5 g
- Butter5 g
- Chocolate sprinkles100 g