Dish · brazilian
Brigadeiro
Condensed milk cooked with butter and chocolate until thick, rolled into balls, and coated in chocolate sprinkles, eaten in one or two bites.
Where it comes from
It appeared in Brazil around a 1945 election campaign for a candidate nicknamed Brigadeiro, when supporters sold the fudgy sweet as a quick, cheap treat to raise campaign funds, and the name stuck to the candy itself.
What cooks argue about
Cooks argue over how long to cook the mixture, since a shorter cook gives a softer, spoonable brigadeiro while a longer cook gives one firm enough to roll and hold its shape.
Versions
Nobody has published a brigadeiro here yet. When somebody cooks one from a video and publishes it, their version appears in this list, with a link back to the original.
What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
condensed milk
butter
chocolate sprinkles