Spoon brigadeiro, straight from the pot
The creamy, still-warm spoonable brigadeiro, made in one pot with three ingredients and sprinkles on top.
- Time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Per serving
- R$1.50
- Servings
- 8 servings
Ingredients
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Spoon brigadeiro, also called brigadeiro de colher, is the birthday-party sweet without the work of rolling. It comes warm from the pot, goes into little cups and is eaten with a spoon, with sprinkles on top.
Method
- In a heavy-bottomed pot, combine the condensed milk, cocoa powder and butter.
- Stir with a spoon before turning on the heat, so it does not clump.
Cook over low heat and stir constantly, scraping the bottom and sides, for about 8 to 10 minutes.
- The spoonable stage is reached when, as you drag the spoon across the bottom, the mixture takes 2 to 3 seconds to close the path again.
- It will thicken a little more as it cools.
Turn off the heat and let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Divide among 8 small cups or glasses and top with the sprinkles.
- Serve warm or chilled.
Tips
Low heat and a spoon that never stops moving are what keep the mixture from sticking and burning on the bottom. To roll them, cook 3 to 5 minutes longer, until the mixture pulls away from the bottom of the pot, and let it cool completely before shaping with hands greased with butter.
Brazil · São Paulo · per serving
Nutrients per serving
Calories
167 kcal
Protein
4 g
9% of kcal
Carbohydrate
28 g
66% of kcal
Fat
5 g
25% of kcal · fiber 0 g
Where the calories come from
- protein9%
- carbohydrate66%
- fat25%
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By food
| Food | Qty. | kcal | Prot. | Share of calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sweetened condensed milk | 49 g | 155 | 3.8 g | 92% |
| butter | 1.8 g | 13 | 0 g | 8% |
Calculated with 2 of 4 ingredients. No data for: cocoa powder (50% cocoa), chocolate sprinkles.
Source: TACO (Unicamp). Approximate values. Not medical or nutritional advice.
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