Brigadeiros Recipe - Fudge Balls -- The Frugal Chef (Subtitles)

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk + sugar

Coconut milk offers a dairy-free option.

unsweetened cocoa powder

🥗Healthier: carob powder

💰Cheaper: chocolate syrup

Carob powder is a caffeine-free alternative.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and dairy-free.

chocolate sprinkles

🥗Healthier: chopped nuts

💰Cheaper: cocoa powder

Chopped nuts add crunch and reduce sugar.

Place all the ingredients in a heavy pan and mix well.

Working on the lowest heat on your stove, mix vigorously until you have no cocoa lumps.

Continue mixing, constantly, until the chocolate thickens and separates from the sides of the pot, about 10 minutes.

Once you can get all the mixture to stay in a soft ball in the middle of your pot, without expanding, your brigadeiros are done.

If you are using walnuts, add them now and mix them in well.

Turn off the heat and let the chocolate cool down until you can touch it without getting burned (a few minutes).

While the chocolate is cooling down, spread the sprinkles you will be using onto a large plate.

Wash your hands and rub them with some unsalted butter to prevent sticking.

Scoop out a little chocolate from the pot with a spoon and place it in your palm to make a ball.

Roll the ball into the sprinkles and cover them completely.

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