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Brigadeiro

A sweet chocolate fudge made with condensed milk, butter, cocoa powder, and rolled in chocolate sprinkles.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Condensed milk and chocolate work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 541 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Brigadeiro

25–30 pieces
Time10–12 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the mixture

  1. Combine condensed milk, cocoa powder, and butter in a heavy saucepan, and stir to dissolve the chocolate.

  2. Put over low heat and stir constantly to avoid formation of lumps.

  3. Continue stirring for 10–12 minutes, or until you are able to see the bottom of the pot for one second when you scratch it side-to-side with the spoon.

  4. The more you cook, the harder the resulting candy will be; it may vary from liquid fudge to hard candy.

  5. Allow the mixture to cool.

Shape and coat

  1. Butter your hands, and roll the mixture into small balls (around 2 cm in diameter).

  2. Alternatively, use two metal spoons to shape the candies.

  3. Roll the balls in chocolate sprinkles.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

406Calories
10 gProtein
28 gFat
29 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Condensed milk + chocolatetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together541 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Butter + cocoa powdertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Butter + chocolatetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,543 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Condensed milk + cocoa powdertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Condensed milk + buttertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together711 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Sweetened condensed milk
Provides sugar and body, so the mixture thickens and sets into a soft, chewy candy as it cooks.
Cocoa powder
Adds chocolate flavor and deepens the color of the fudge-like mixture.
Butter
Adds fat for smoothness and richness, and helps the mixture stay pliable for shaping.

The step that matters

Stop cooking at the right point. Cooking longer drives off moisture and concentrates sugar, so the candy turns from soft fudge to hard candy. Stirring constantly prevents scorching and lumps on the bottom of the pan.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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