Brazilian chocolate truffles - brigadeiro
A weekend Brazil dessert. Ready in about 2 hours 34 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 2 hr 19 minPrep (about)
- 15 minCook (about)
- 2 hr 34 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 14 oz condensed milk
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 ¾ oz pistachios
- 1 ¾ oz almonds
- 1 ¾ oz desiccated coconut Shopping tip: Unsweetened shredded coconut (UK: desiccated).
Spices & seasonings (1): vanilla extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat the cocoa, a pinch of salt, condensed milk and butter, to boiling in a medium heavy-based pot.
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Stir the whole time with a wooden spoon.
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Turn the heat down to medium-low.
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Cook for 10-15 mins, till the mix is thick plus shiny plus starts to pull away from the bottom.
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Stir the whole time.
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Mix in the vanilla and vigorously mix again.
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Pour the mixture onto a buttered plate.
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Chill for at least 2 hrs.
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Butter your hands plus pinch off some of your dough to make 1 inch balls.
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Place your toppings into small bowls.
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Roll your balls of one of the decorations.
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Place.
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Do it in mini paper baking cups or on tray lined with non-stick baking paper.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.