Brigadeiros

These Brazillian Truffles are dangerously easy to make.  They’re a little bit different from normal truffles; they’re softer and a little gooey, a cross between caramel and fudge.  I’d never heard of them before, but as soon as the recipe popped up on my Pinterest feed when I was mindlessly scrolling one night I knew I had to give them a go.  Bombs of gooey chocolate, I mean, what’s not to like?  Just four ingredients, a little heat, a wooden spoon and a refrigerator is all you need!

Brigadeiros – Brazillian Truffles

Ingredients

• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (mine was 379ml)
• 50g milk chocolate
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder (and a little more for dusting)
• 25g of butter

1. Combine the condensed milk, chocolate, cocoa and butter into a pan and warm on a medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  You’ll know it’s ready when it starts to thicken and pull away from the sides.
2. Pour the mix into a bowl and refrigerate for a couple of hours – by that time it should have cooled completely and become much firmer and easier to handle.
3. Mould into balls and dust in cocoa powder then return to fridge until you’re ready to scoff them.  And that’s it!

I think these would make a great DIY gift and could easily be adapted with different flavours (next time I’m trying white chocolate!).  Whaddya reckon? 🙂