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Brigadeiro Recipe (Chocolate Fudge Balls) from Brazil

This Brigadeiro Recipe shows you how to make the chocolate fudge balls that are a sentimental and history-filled dessert in Brazil. They are made with sweetened condensed milk and are normally topped with sprinkles!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 18
Calories: 84 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Brazilian

Ingredients

  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • Brown or colored sprinkles

Instructions

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  1. In a medium pot, combine 14 oz sweetened condensed milk and 3 tbsp baking cocoa 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.
  2. Add the 2 tbsp unsalted butter and a pinch of salt into the mixture.
  3. Turn the stove to medium high heat and place the pot over the flame, stirring continuously for about 8-10 minutes until the mixture thickens.
  4. Transfer the mixture to a cool bowl and allow it to cool for about an hour in the fridge.
  5. Once cooled, break off portions of the mixture and roll into one inch balls in your hand. Roll the balls in your sprinkles and enjoy.

Notes

  • Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only. 
  • Use your hand to knead and warm up each piece of dough a bit before forming it into a ball. This will make the sprinkles stick to the outside of the fudge ball when you’re rolling it!
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk: This is different than evaporated milk, so make sure you grab the right thing! 
  • Cocoa Powder: Use sweetened cocoa powder. If you don’t have cocoa powder, you can also sub chocolate milk powder. 
  • Butter: I use unsalted butter.
  • 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! 
  • Use your hand to knead and warm up each piece of dough a bit before forming it into a ball. This will make the sprinkles stick to the outside of the fudge ball when you’re rolling it!
  • The brigadeiros can keep in the fridge for a few days.  
  • You know that your Brigadeiro recipe 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. 
  • Old brigadeiro recipes called for eggs but this is uncommon these days. 
  • Sometimes the brigadeiro just looks too good, and Brazilians will eat it right out of the bowl with a spoon (without rolling it into balls!) 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 84kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 11mg (4%) Sodium 31mg (1%) Potassium 95mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 98IU (2%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 64mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 18Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 84

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 84kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 31mg 1%
Potassium 95mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 98IU 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 64mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.