Brigadeiro Recipe (Chocolate Fudge Balls)
Brigadeiros are Brazil's favorite chocolate fudge balls, and they only take a few ingredients. But they're easy to mess up! After years of making them and a cooking class in Rio, here's how to get smooth, perfectly round brigadeiros every time.
Servings 18 brigadeiros
Calories 84kcal
Equipment
- Brigadeiro Cups optional
Ingredients
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pinch sea salt
- brown or colored sprinkles
Instructions
- In a medium pot, combine 14 oz sweetened condensed milk and 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder before you turn on the heat. Use a spatula to mix the ingredients together until the cocoa dissolves and the sweetened condensed milk looks brown.
- Add the 2 tablespoons unsalted butter and 1 pinch sea salt into the mixture.
- Turn the stove to medium high heat and place the pot over the flame, stirring continuously for about 8-12 minutes until the mixture thickens. You know that the mixture is done cooking when you can use your spatula to draw a line through the middle of the mixture and the mixture takes about 3 seconds before trying to mold itself back together.
- Transfer the mixture to a plate and allow it to cool for about an hour to an hour and a half in the fridge (or 30 minutes in the freezer).
- Once cooled, break off 1 Tablespoon sized portions of the mixture and roll into one inch balls in your hand. Roll the balls in your brown or colored sprinkles and enjoy.
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Notes
Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only.
- Cocoa Powder: Use unsweetened cocoa powder (regular cocoa powder, not dark). If you don’t have cocoa powder, you can also sub chocolate milk powder.
- Sprinkles: It is traditional to use brown sprinkles, but you can really use anything you’d like! If you prefer a different color, feel free to experiment.
- Storage: You can store these at room temperature for 3-4 days or in the fridge for a week. If storing in the fridge, allow them to come to room temperature before enjoying or the texture may change.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 98IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg