INTERNATIONAL- BRAZILIAN CHOCOLATE FUDGE CANDY (BRIGADEIRO)

Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Candy (Brigadeiro)

 

   This sweet recipe is from my Dear Brazilian Friend Branca. Brigadeiro is highly recommended as an essential dish of birthday parties.

 

Brazilian Chocolate Fudge Candy - Brigadeiro

This recipe makes 20 pieces.

 

Ingredients

•        1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

•        1 tablespoon margarine

•        3 tablespoons cocoa powder

•        Chocolate sprinkles, to decorate (or jimmies)

Directions

1. Cook over medium-low heat; stir vigorously the sweetened condensed milk, margarine and cocoa powder.

2. Cook the mixture until it thickens enough to show the pan bottom during stirring.

3. Pour the mixture in a greased dish and let it cool to room temperature. Take small amounts of the mixture with a teaspoon and make 1 ½ inch balls.

4. Roll the balls over chocolate jimmies to decorate. Hint: Grease your hands with margarine to make the balls easily.

5. If the balls don't hold the shape and flat down like coins, it means that you did not cook enough. Cook additional five minutes, take a small sample and dip it in a glass with cold water. If you cooked enough, this sample should hold the shape after cooling down in the water.

6. In US, buy the sweet condensed milk from the Walmart brand "Great Value", cook this brand for 20 minutes in medium heat stirring continuously and your brigadeiro is with the right consistency.

Thanks to Branca.

Aysun E.