BRIGADEIRO

(Chocolate fudge candy)

INGREDIENTS:
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
3 tablespoon cocoa powder

COOK:

Over medium-low heat, stir vigorously the sweetened condensed milk, margarine and cocoa powder.

Cook the mixture until it thickens enough to show the pan bottom during stirring.

Pour the mixture in a greased dish and let it cool to room temperature. Take small amounts of the mixture with a teaspoon and make 1 ½ inch balls.

Roll the balls over chocolate jimmies to decorate.

Hint: Grease your hands with margarine to make the balls easily.If the balls don't hold the shape and flat down like coins, it means that you did not cook enough. Cook additional five minutes, take a small sample and dip it in a glass with cold water. If you cooked enough, this sample should hold the shape after cooling down in the water.

SERVE:
Place the balls in candy cups to serve.
They are great for birthday parties.
SERVING SIZE: 40 candies.

This recipe came from Cookbrazil.com which has some other wonderful Brazilian recipes

Also very fun reading, the history behind brigadeiro

Thank you J and Taty for telling me about this great dessert... :)