Brigadeiro Brazilian Chocolate Truffle

This yummy homemade brigadeiro recipe is soft and full of chocolate flavor. And it only requires three ingredients to make!

What is brigadeiro? It is a traditional Brazilian chocolate treat or candy that is very popular to have for birthdays but it is made anytime of the year.

There are so many variations of sprinkles that you can decorate them with and they are bursting with flavor. It is a type of chocolate truffle. The name comes from Brigadier Eduardo Gomes and gained popularity in the mid to late 1940s.

It is such a simple and yummy chocolate treat to make, if I can do, you can do it. Let’s get started!

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. of butter unsalted or salted (28g)
1 can 14oz of sweetened condensed milk 396g
1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder 32g or 1/2 cup of chocolate milk powder (50g)
chocolate sprinkles
coconut flakes
nuts

Instructions

Place a nonstick large pot on the stovetop and set the heat to medium-low.

Add the butter and melt it. Then add in the sweetened condensed milk. Start stirring and keep stirring the whole time until the brigadeiro chocolate mixture is done.

Sift the cocoa powder into the pot or sift it into a bowl beforehand. Add it a little at a time while stirring until it is all incorporated.

Keep stirring for 15 to 20 minutes. It will start to get thicker and thicker. Keep stirring until when you scrap your spoon along the bottom the crevasse it makes holds its shape, and then walls of chocolate barely creep back into place. It is done. You can serve it warm or pour it over a cake or proceed to the next steps.

Remove it from the heat and pour it onto a plate and spread it out on the bottom of the plate. Then chill the plate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Take the plate out of the fridge. Add some butter to your clean hands and scoop up some of the candy with a spoon. Roll it into a ball and then roll it into your choice of sprinkles. Place it into a mini muffin cup and then finish the rest of them.

Put the plate of brigadeiros back into the fridge and chill them for 15 to 20 minutes. Time to serve them. Enjoy!

Find and print the recipe here on my website: https://www.inthekitchenwithmatt.com/brigadeiro