Classic Chocolate Truffles, Brazilian Style

By MaryEllen

If you are familiar with Brazilian food, you’ve probably heard of the Brigadeiro, a chocolate truffle made from cocoa powder, butter, and condensed milk. To create my own take on the Brigadeiro, I used three tablespoons unsalted butter, 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, and 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk in lieu of the control recipe’s ingredients.

Ingredients

• 3 T. Unsalted Butter
• 1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1/2 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk

Details

Adapted from relish.com

Preparation

Step 1

Usually a Brigadeiro is coated with cocoa powder or sprinkles, but because I wanted to maintain the method from my control recipe, I went ahead and gave mine a tempered chocolate coating. The recipe was easy to make and shape. Unlike the Sweetened Condensed Milk batch, these truffles used unsweetened cocoa powder so they weren’t overly sweet. Instead, they were super rich and fudgy, yet still soft—making them quite enjoyable.