Brazilian Taste Collection. Brigadeiros

It's one of Brazilians' favorite sweets, and a must have at party tables. Regarding its origin, there are many stories, but most probably it was created in the 1930s, in São Paulo. Back then it was hard to get fresh milk and sugar to cook sweets recipes, and with the sweetened condensed milk and chocolate factories in the city, sooner or later they would have found out that if one mixed the two ingredients the result would be a delicious treat. The original ""brigadeiro"" is made up of three basic ingredients: chocolate (sometimes cocoa powder), sweetened condensed milk and butter -, but we have already developed a wide range of possibilities in the ""taste"" category. In the next pages you will find a selection of 25 ""brigadeiros"", from the most basic to the most creative, with step-by-step, easy to cook recipes and, of course, delicious!