Name: Brigadeiros Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp plus more for greasing the plate butter; 14 oz (1 can) sweetened condensed milk; ⅓ cup cocoa powder; 1 cup for decorating chocolate sprinkles

How To Make Brigadeiros

Treat yourself to luscious Brazilian treats in this brigadeiros recipe. It mixes 4 ingredients for chilled sweets that are similar to chocolate truffles.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Chill Time: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspbutter,plus more for greasing the plate
14ozsweetened condensed milk,(1 can)
⅓cupcocoa powder
1cupchocolate sprinkles,for decorating

Instructions

In a saucepan on medium-low heat, melt the butter and add the sweetened condensed milk.
Add the cocoa powder and stir continuously for 10 to 15 minutes, until the mixture begins to pull away from the edge of the pot; it should be very thick.
Spread the mixture onto a buttered plate and refrigerate for 2 hours.
When set, butter hands to prevent sticking, and pinch off a portion of the mixture. Roll it between hands, until a ball about the size of a chocolate truffle is made.
Repeat with the remainder of the mixture; this should make about 12 balls. Coat the brigadeiros in the chocolate sprinkles.
Serve and enjoy.