Salted Licorice Brigadeiros

• 1 box (7 ounces) soft black licorice
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• Chocolate sprinkles
• Coarse sea salt, like fleur de sel

1. In a food processor, grind licorice until finely chopped, about 30 seconds (it will be noisy).
2. Transfer to a heavy-bottomed saucepan and add 1/4 cup water.
3. Cook gently over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until licorice is shiny and almost melted (a few remaining licorice nibs are O.K.
4. ), 5 to 7 minutes.
5. Add condensed milk and bring to a simmer, stirring.
6. Scrape mixture back into food processor and add chocolate.
7. Process until as smooth as possible (you will still have a few lumps but thats O.K.
8. ), about 1 to 2 minutes.
9. Scrape mixture into a bowl and chill until very cold, at least 3 hours.
10. Pour sprinkles into a bowl.
11. Roll teaspoons of licorice mixture into balls (you may want to lightly coat your hands with butter or oil) and drop them into sprinkles, turning to coat.
12. Place balls into paper candy cups and sprinkle tops with coarse sea salt.

black licorice, condensed milk, chocolate, chocolate sprinkles, salt

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12894 (may not work)