Brigadeiro – Brazilian Chocolate Truffles
Hi chocolate New York!
We have a sweet tooth, that is why we do chocolate and we are the Best chocolate fountain makers in New York! With no doubts most of Cool and Fancy Sweet16 and Quiceaneras in New York and New Jersey go with CHOCOLATE TERRACE fondue stations with premium chocolate only!
We hate boring things and do not wear stupid faces! We love being a great part of any party and we make it shine bright!
Besides doing the chocolate fondue we are really crazy about trying different kind of tasty chocolate and sweet recipes Irish, Indian, American, Turkish! But Brazilian recipes are our favorite! And today we do a Brazilian SWEET! Are you ready New York? OK, here we go!
Brigadeiro – Brazilian Chocolate Truffles it sounds just as it tastes – amazing!
And here is the recipe https://www.bettycrocker.com one of the most friendly cooking sites gives us:
Prep: 45 MIN, Total 1 HR 30 MIN, Servings 40
Ingredients:
2 cans (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
¼ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
2 tablespoons unsalted butter SAVE $
½ cup chopped pistachio nuts
1/3 cup chopped sliced almonds
1/3 cup shredded coconut
1/3 cup chocolate candy sprinkles
1/3 cup colored candy sprinkles
Steps:
1 Grease large shallow pan or platter with butter. In 4-quart nonstick heavy saucepan, heat condensed milk, cocoa and 2 tablespoons butter to boiling, stirring constantly with wooden spoon. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 10 to 15 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick and shiny and starts to pull away from bottom and side of saucepan when pan is tilted. Pour mixture into shallow pan; cool completely (refrigerate to firm up faster).
2 Place remaining ingredients in separate small bowls. Use teaspoon or melon baller to scoop truffle mixture, then use greased hands to shape into 1- to 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll each ball in pistachios, almonds, coconut or sprinkles. Place in mini paper baking cups.
3 Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 2 days or in the refrigerator up to 1 week.
Tips:
To make rolling the balls easier, chill the truffle mixture in the refrigerator until firm before scooping and rolling it.
Toast the almonds and/or pistachios, if desired, before rolling the truffles.
Put a variety of truffles in small gift boxes for friends and family.
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