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Brigadeiros are soft, fudgy chocolate truffles rolled in chocolate sprinkles, and no Brazilian birthday party is complete without them. The classic recipe is condensed milk cooked with cocoa and butter. Here, cream is reduced slowly with allulose to make a sugar-free condensed milk that sets up the same way.
Per serving: 185 calories · 1.9 g net carbs · 2 g protein · 19 g fat (calculated from the ingredients)
What You’ll Need
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup allulose
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons butter plus 1 tablespoon for your hands
- Pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup finely chopped sugar-free dark chocolate for rolling
Instructions
- Combine the cream and allulose in a wide, heavy nonstick saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then lower the heat and simmer gently, stirring often, for 20 to 25 minutes, until reduced by about half and thick enough to coat a spoon.
- Sift in the cocoa, add 2 tablespoons of butter and the salt, and whisk until smooth.
- Keep cooking over low heat, stirring constantly with a silicone spatula, for 8 to 10 minutes, until the mixture is very thick and you can see the bottom of the pan for a second when you drag the spatula through it.
- Scrape into a buttered dish, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, until firm.
- Butter your hands lightly, scoop teaspoon-size portions and roll into 24 small balls. Roll each in the chopped chocolate and set in small paper candy cups. Keep refrigerated.
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About This Dish
The most popular story says the brigadeiro is named after Brigadier Eduardo Gomes, an air force officer who ran for president of Brazil in 1945, and that his supporters made and sold the sweets to raise money for his campaign. Its key ingredient, sweetened condensed milk, had been imported into Brazil since the late 19th century, and Nestlé opened its first Brazilian factory in Araras, São Paulo, in 1921. The brand was renamed Leite Moça after Brazilians kept asking for the milk with the young woman on the label. Brigadeiros are traditionally served in tiny fluted paper cups called forminhas. They sit on every birthday party table beside beijinhos and other docinhos, the little party sweets.
This recipe is from The Ultimate Brazilian Keto Cookbook by Gisele Costello, Chapter 11: Desserts (Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)). See all Brazilian recipes