Description
Chocolate brigadeiros offer a sweet Brazilian delight packed with rich cocoa flavor. Silky chocolate treats roll easily into perfect bite-sized spheres that guests will adore.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (14 oz/397 g) sweetened condensed milk
- ⅓ cup (40 g) cocoa powder (Dutch-process or natural unsweetened)
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) unsalted butter
- ¼ tsp (1 g) kosher salt
- ½ cup (85 g) chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Chocolate Fusion: Meld sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder, unsalted butter, and salt in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat, whisking continuously to create a smooth, homogeneous blend.
- Thickening Process: Maintain persistent stirring as the mixture transforms, scraping pan edges to prevent scorching, until the composition becomes dense and separates from the skillet’s surface, approximately 8-10 minutes.
- Cooling Stage: Spread the molten chocolate mixture evenly on a clean plate, allowing rapid temperature reduction, then encase completely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes until firm.
- Shaping Technique: With moisture-dampened hands, craft uniform spherical forms, each roughly 1 inch in diameter, ensuring consistent size and smooth exterior.
- Decorative Coating: Gently tumble each chocolate sphere in a shallow dish of chocolate sprinkles, ensuring complete and elegant coverage that enhances visual appeal and textural complexity.
- Serving Presentation: Arrange the Brazilian chocolate balls on a serving plate, permitting them to settle at ambient temperature, which optimizes their luxurious texture and concentrated flavor profile before indulgence.
Notes
- Prevent Burning Technique: Continuously whisk and scrape the skillet’s bottom and sides to avoid scorching and ensure a smooth, even chocolate mixture.
- Cooling Hack: Spread the chocolate mixture on a plate to help it cool faster, reducing waiting time and preventing overcooking.
- Moistened Hands Trick: Slightly dampen hands before rolling to prevent the chocolate mixture from sticking and create perfectly uniform balls.
- Coating Pro Tip: Use fresh chocolate sprinkles and roll gently to ensure complete and even coverage without crushing the delicate chocolate spheres.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: Brazilian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 21
- Calories: 147
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 16 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg