I added almond powder to the basic ingredients and the result is excellent.
These gooey Brigadeiros are easy to make and can be a great treat in so many occasions.
Excellent Brazilian Brigadeiros with Almonds
Ingredients
- 1 can ( 14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature plus more to grease your hands
- 1/4 cup SIFTED unsweetened baking cocoa powder(special dark)
- 1/4 cup almond powder
Toppings
- Cocoa powder or coconut powder or chocolate sprinkles or pistachio powder or your favorite topping
Instructions
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Put the tablespoon of butter in a saucepan.
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Place the saucepan over medium low heat.
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Add condensed milk.
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Add cocoa powder and mix with a wooden spoon for about a minute.
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Add Almond powder and stir constantly until the mixture thickens. It took me about 20 minutes of stirring to get the mixture to thicken.
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Once the mixture thickens and takes a while to fall off the spoon, remove it from the heat.
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Place on a slightly greased plate and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
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Grease your hands with butter.
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Use an ice cream scoop or just a spoon to scoop a small piece of the mixture at the time.
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Roll each piece into a small ball.
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Place the ball in cocoa powder and coat it well or use any of your favorite topping.
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Place the Brigadeiros in mini baking cups.
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Enjoy.
Recipe Notes
- For the Almond powder, I have blanched and toasted the almonds then powdered them using a coffee grinder.
- The total time to make these truffles didn’t include the chilling time.
- I made 9 Brigadeiros that fit my mini baking cups from the cited ingredients. If you form smaller Brigadeiros, you will get more than 9.