Coconut Brigadeiros

Name: Coconut Brigadeiros
Total time: 20 min
Yield: About 30 brigadeiros
Cuisine: brazilian
Ingredients: 1 cup sweetened condensed milk; 1/2 cup coconut milk; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons light corn syrup; 1 1/2 cups finely shredded unsweetened coconut (see note)

Recipe from Leticia Moreinos Schwartz

Adapted by Julia Moskin

Coconut Brigadeiros — Judith Pszenica for The New York Times

Total Time: 20 minutes
Rating: 4(93)
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Fudge made from condensed milk is the base for brigadeiros, bite-size sweets served in paper frills and covered with sprinkles. “Brigadeiros are like the cupcakes of Brazil,” the cooking teacher Leticia Moreinos Schwartz said. “They are at every birthday party.” (They are named for a once-popular politician, Brigadier Eduardo Gomes, who ran for president in 1945 under the slogan “Vote no brigadeiro, que é bonito e é solteiro” — “Vote for the brigadier, who’s good-looking and single.”) —Julia Moskin

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Ingredients

Yield:About 30 brigadeiros

1cup sweetened condensed milk
½cup coconut milk
2tablespoons unsalted butter
2teaspoons light corn syrup
1½cups finely shredded unsweetened coconut (see note)

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Preparation

Step 1
In a medium-size heavy saucepan, combine condensed milk, coconut milk, butter, corn syrup, and ½ cup shredded coconut. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and whisk constantly until fudgy, 8 to 10 minutes. When mixture is ready, it will pull together into one soft piece, leaving browned residue on bottom of pan.
Step 2
Slide mixture into a bowl. (Don’t scrape the pan; leave any residue behind.) Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until very firm, at least 4 hours.
Step 3
Scoop out teaspoonfuls of the mixture and use your hands to roll into balls, about ¾-inch in diameter. Set aside on a baking sheet.
Step 4
Place remaining 1cup coconut in a wide bowl. Roll 4 to 6 brigadeiros at a time through coconut, covering surface completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 1 month. Serve at room temperature.

Tip

Sweetened flaked coconut will be too sweet. If desired for flavor, toast coconut beforehand on a baking sheet in a 350-degree oven, stirring every 2 minutes.

Ratings

4 out of 5

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Comments

kestrel sparhawk7 years ago

How do we get the different colors and textures on the outside? I recognize the coconut, obviously -- are the chocolate sprinkles just that? And what's the third one? Pistachio mix?

AliceC7 years ago

Those are totally different recipes (which aren't present). The chocolate kind are the most traditional, and they are made of fudge on the inside.

Luciana Schrader4 years ago

Original brigadeiros do not have corn syrup. There's no need for it. It's just a soft fudge made with condensed milk, chocolate and butter then rolled into balls and rolled on fine shredded chocolate or chocolate sprinkles

Andrea5 months ago

Loved this

stella3 years ago

Using a medium (not flat) saucepan, this recipe requires ~60-75 minutes constant stirring in order to reach a fudgy consistency. That said, it was totally worth it. These brigadeiros carried me through 2 dinner parties with rave reviews. When it comes to stir time, just get ready to listen to a full drake album (or some other mundane but sort of hype and tolerable playlist).

MPA3 years ago

Corn syrup is not traditionally used! There’s no need to use it.

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