Brigadeiro

• 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

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.

condensed milk, cocoa, butter, coconut, chocolate sprinkles, coconut

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/brigadeiro-141527 (may not work)