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Somewhere between a fudgy chocolate truffle and a Tootsie Roll is the Brazilian confection known as the brigadeiro. The recipe is so dead simple it can hardly be called a recipe, and the possibilities are endless as far as decorating them goes. Traditionally, brigadeiros are found with a coating of thin, crunchy chocolate sprinkles, but you can go crazy with fun coatings here—roll the candy balls in cocoa powder, grated chocolate, toasted shredded coconut, or finely chopped nuts of all sorts.
Cooks' Note
When buying chocolate sprinkles, look for the tasty real deal, such as chocolate vermicelli made by Guittard or Callebaut, rather than the shorter, fatter jimmies made with shortening and other ingredients that have a waxy mouthfeel.
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