Almond and Chocolate Brigadeiro

Almond and chocolate brigadeiro is Brazilian dessert that popular on kids birthdays. It’s very simple to make and less than 5 ingredients.

Brigadeiro is a traditional dessert and very popular from Brazil. It is similar with chocolate truffles. It’s made of condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, and covered with chocolate sprinkles.

Brigadeiro came from Eduardo Gomes whose military rank was Brigadier. He promoted himself to become a presidential candidate. Instead of selling the usual electoral merchandising, his party decided to make a candy that called brigadeiro as a part of the marketing.

Brazilian people usually serve brigadeiro at birthday parties. Kids really like these bite-size sweet desserts.

Now brigadeiro has over 50 flavors which are almonds, pistachio, oranges and etc. For this post I will share two recipes, almond brigadeiro and chocolate brigadeiro.

I got the inspiration to make almond brigadeiro from Dulce Delight. Several years ago when I just started learning to cook I decided to make this sweet dessert from her recipe. And I just blown away because I succeeded to make it the first time. And it was also very delicious.

How to Make Almond and Chocolate Brigadeiro

Almond Brigadeiro

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Roast almonds on a pan in a low heat. Stir frequently until golden brown. Put the almonds into plastic bag then crushed it. Set aside. Place on a small bowl.

In a saucepan add butter, sweetened condensed milk, 2 tbsp crushed almonds, and a pinch of salt. Stir occasionally with heat resistant rubber spatula to prevent the bottom from burning.

Cook until the mixture thickened about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

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Immediately pour into a plate or bowl.  Set aside until fully cool for about 30 minutes.

Roll the almond brigadeiro into a small ball (about 1/2 tablespoon). Roll the formed balls into crushed almonds until it is completely coated. Place in the paper candy cup for servings.

Chocolate Brigadeiro

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In a saucepan add butter, sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder and a pinch of salt. Stir occasionally with heat resistant rubber spatula to prevent the bottom from burning. Cook until the mixture thickened. 

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Immediately pour into a plate or bowl.  Set aside until fully cool for about 30 minutes.

Roll the chocolate brigadeiro into a small ball (about 1/2 tablespoon). Roll the formed balls into chocolate sprinkles until it is completely coated. Place in the paper candy cup for servings.