Brigadeiro

These are very simple, and you can make two flavours - coconut and chocolate. It's a bit like Brazilian fudge for those of you who haven't tried this. I like to roll the chocolate flavour in Oreo crumbs for a delicious treat.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 10-12 balls

Ingredients

• 1 (400 g) can sweetened condensed milk
• 3  tablespoons  cocoa (for chocolate flavour) or 1  tablespoon vanilla essence (for coconut flavour)
• 1  tablespoon butter or 1  tablespoon margarine
• 4  tablespoons  desiccated coconut (for coconut flavour)
•  chocolate sprinkles
•  desiccated coconut, extra

Directions

1. For chocolate flavour: Put condensed milk, butter and cocoa in a saucepan and cook on medium heat, stirring continually until mixture is thick and sticks to the spoon.
2. Grease a plate well and put the mixture on it. Refrigerate for 30 minute.
3. Take the plate out and butter your hands well. Taking a teaspoonful at a time with your hands, roll into a small ball and then roll in chocolate sprinkles.
4. For coconut flavour: Put condensed milk, coconut, vanilla essence and butter in saucepan. Proceed the same as chocolate flavour, only roll in dessicated coconut when done.