Brigadeiros

BRIGADEIROS 

recipe from Yara 

Yields 25 1 inch balls

Nestlé la lechera sweetened condensed milk 14 oz

2 heaping tablespoons Nesquik chocolate milk power

1 tbsp venchi cocoa powder 

1 tablespoon butter

Optional: add in two tablespoons crushed peanuts or cashews

Chocolate jimmies 

Mix chocolate, condensed milk, chocolate powder and butter in large saucepan. 

Put on medium heat for approx 10-25 mins stirring constantly. When you tip pan it should pull away completely. 

Let sit on buttered plate 30 mins. Roll into 25 balls. 

Optional: Instead of chocolate may had 3 tablespoons dehydrated grated coconut. When done heating add a bit of clear vanilla. Then roll in the coconut and add little silver pearl.