After a month off in December, Group D of the Secret Recipe Club is back for January! For those who haven’t seen my previous Secret Recipe Club posts, this club includes a group of bloggers who are assigned a different blog each month and secretly make a recipe to post on their specified reveal day. I look forward to my assignment email every month and discovering new blogs. It is also fun to see what someone chooses from your blog.
This month, I was assigned Bewitching Kitchen. The author, Sally, was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She has also spent time in California and Paris before settling into her current Manhattan, Kansas working with the Biochemistry Department of Kansas State University. In addition to her job and cooking, she is quite active! Hobbies include golf, running, and P90X. She has quite an amazing variety of recipes available. Since my blog is quite lacking in South American recipes, I wanted to choose one of Sally’s many Brazilian dishes. I picked one that has been on my bucket list for quite a while, Brigadeiros. Other great recipes I have pinned for later include: Pasteis, Carrot Nib Orzo, Cocada de Forno, Korean Barbeque Burger, Shrimp Moqueca, Oeufs a la Neige, Canja de Galinha, Tlayuda, Coconut Brigadeiros, and Mangos Flambe.
The Brigadeiro was created in Brazil in the 1940s and named after Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes. They have since become one of the most well known Brazilian treats and are especially popular at birthday parties and other celebrations. It is traditional to arrange them around the cake. They would also make a perfect addition to your Valentine’s Day meal.
Brigadeiros come together easily using only condensed milk, butter, cocoa powder, an optional pinch of cinnamon, and chocolate sprinkles. The trick is to cook them to just the right consistency, similar to fudge. You want the condensed milk to become thickened enough to hold their shape so the balls can be rolled in sprinkles. You can tell when the mixture has reached this point by sliding a wooden spoon through the mixture on the stove and it continues to stay parted. They can be made up to about 4 days in advance and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve (good luck letting them last that long!).
Brigadeiros (Brazilian Fudge Balls)
Adapted from Bewitching Kitchen
~20 fudge balls
14 ounces condensed milk
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
pinch cinnamon
Chocolate sprinkles for coating (~1/2 cup)
In a medium saucepan, combine condensed milk, butter, cocoa powder, and cinnamon over medium heat. Stir often until butter is melted and the mixture is smooth.
Reduce heat to low and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and pulling from the bottom of the pan, 10-17 minutes. Allow to cool until room temperature or chill in the refrigerator.
Fill a small bowl with cold water. Fill another small bowl with chocolate sprinkles.
Wet your hands and roll about a 1/2 tablespoon size of chocolate into a ball. Coat in chocolate sprinkles and place in a mini paper cup. Repeat with remaining chocolate. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
sallybr says
26 January, 2015 at 12:07 amWonderful post!!!!! i love the photo of the brigadeiro half eaten, it showed so well its creamy texture! made me crave one right now before going to bed. 😉
thanks for the write-up too…..
Have a wonderful Reveal Monday!
Tara says
26 January, 2015 at 6:54 pmThanks! It was an amazing recipe! Can’t believe it took me so long to make these. Loved browsing your blog this month!
Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines says
26 January, 2015 at 12:18 amHappy Reveal Day~ I certainly couldn’t pass these up!! Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
26 January, 2015 at 12:56 amWow, these look SO GOOD! I am hoping to visit Brazil in the fall so I’ll be dreaming about these until then!
Karen @ Karen's Kitchen Stories says
26 January, 2015 at 1:27 amOh my goodness, these look so amazing!!! I love Sally’s blog btw (and your too). Lovely story of these!
culinarycam says
26 January, 2015 at 1:41 amOh, wow. I haven’t made these in a long time. I will definitely give it another go soon. Thanks for the inspiration.
Couscous & Consciousness says
26 January, 2015 at 2:44 amLove the sound of some of those Brazilian dishes, but I’m glad that this is the one you chose. These little balls of fudge look fabulous, and I love those cute little stripey cases you’ve presented them in as well.
Tara says
26 January, 2015 at 6:53 pmThanks! I actually got the wrappers a couple of years ago during the Food Blogger Prop Swap http://foodbloggerpropswap.com/ . I finally got to put them to use.
lk529 says
26 January, 2015 at 3:26 amThese looks like just what I want right now.
karen278 says
26 January, 2015 at 5:56 amWhat a GREAT idea and SRC pick – Mmmm – great for Valentine’s day too! Karen
Emily @ Life on Food says
26 January, 2015 at 6:36 amThese look delicious. Is it too early to have chocolate for breakfast? Happy Reveal Day!!
Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm says
26 January, 2015 at 7:18 amoh my goodness. I have never heard of Brigadeiros before but I definitely need to try one. Great SRC choice.
sallybr says
26 January, 2015 at 8:19 amBTW, just added a note in my post to include a link here… 😉 Sharing the love!
Sarah E. (@sjanee11) says
26 January, 2015 at 9:00 amI immediately knew who you had from the recipe – when I had Sally’s blog, I ALMOST made these. They look amazing! Great pick 🙂 Happy reveal day!
Rebekah @ Making Miracles says
26 January, 2015 at 10:45 amYUMM!! Those look so rich, and simply divine. 🙂
The Wimpy Vegetarian says
26 January, 2015 at 1:44 pmOMG, these look amazing. And they look so easy to make as long as you get the right consistency! Great pick!!
avril says
26 January, 2015 at 2:57 pmSo much fun to discover sweets and treats from another country! Fantastic SRC pick for this month 🙂
Becky Winkler says
26 January, 2015 at 4:41 pmI just want to eat the rest of the brigadeiro in that last picture SO badly! Great choice.
Melissa says
26 January, 2015 at 5:16 pmOh my! What an amazing looking treat. I’d have a really hard time sharing these! Excellent pick this month 🙂
Amanda E says
26 January, 2015 at 6:36 pmYum! These look like a great sweet treat – tho not sure how you were able to stop yourself midway thru eating one of them!
Tara says
26 January, 2015 at 6:50 pmBelieve me, the rest of it was gone about 3 seconds after that photo was taken 🙂
Tara says
26 January, 2015 at 6:56 pmThanks everyone!
Stephanie says
26 January, 2015 at 8:57 pmI had a friend who would make these and they were so delicious. I can’t imagine them lasting more than a few days in my house either. Great SRC post
Asiya @ Chocolate & Chillies says
26 January, 2015 at 9:18 pmThese look so decadent! Great SRC pick!
JJ - 84thand3rd says
27 January, 2015 at 4:25 amWhoh, these sound intense! Perfect choice this month 🙂
Dena @ohyoucook says
27 January, 2015 at 8:12 amWhat a great way to serve fudge! Adding this to my candy-making gift list! Great SRC recipe!
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
27 January, 2015 at 9:07 amOh my gosh, that gooey picture at the end has me swooning.
Bean says
27 January, 2015 at 9:13 amI love Sally’s blog! You made a good choice as these look fantastic!
hapatite says
27 January, 2015 at 3:21 pmYUM! I was thinking of making brigadeiros because I heard how easy they were.
iamahoneybee says
28 January, 2015 at 8:42 pmoh my goodness! These look so good, and it’s great that they are so simple with jsut a few ingredients. yum!!
Fernanda Marques says
2 August, 2016 at 6:18 pmI love brigadeiro! Very good recipe!
Carol says
4 November, 2016 at 4:16 pmI love brigadeiro!!
jessica says
31 March, 2017 at 8:57 amBrazil really is a wonderful country, and Brigadier is present at any party especially of children who are in love with this candy.
Pamela says
30 May, 2017 at 3:17 pmReceita maravilhosa e deliciosa para os amantes de brigadeiro.
Tania says
14 August, 2017 at 4:35 pmLove brigadeiros 🙂
Bruna says
26 October, 2017 at 10:04 pmAmazing! I’m am brazilian and our food is very taste