A little taste of chocolate heaven

Listening to:
You make my dreams by Hall & Oates
Sky High by FreeTEMPO
The Last High by Danny Warhols
Hello by Glee Cast


Most people by now know that I adopt pretty healthy habits. Breakfast. Oatmeal. 100% Whole Wheat. Nuts. At least 2 serving of fruits a day. Water, water, water. Veggies, poultry, dairy, and all that jazz. However, the habit of eating good, healthy foods is unfortunately too often accompanied by the practice of indulging in packed with calories, heart attack-inducing desserts. Especially the kind of desserts you haven't tried in months, almost years. And the kind that are coated with chocolate.
Dear friends, I'm about to introduce you to the ever so famous Brazilian chocolatey treat that stole my heart tonight: Brigadeiro.

Oh My Goodness.

They are so good.

Brigadeiro is basically composed of 3 simple ingredients: Sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, and butter. And get this: all you do is put all 3 ingredients in a small pot in med-hi heat, and STIR, BABY, STIR!!

No, seriously. That's all.

Tonight, I and Priscilla (a Brazilian family friend who is currently staying with us - I love her) made them for my friend's (Cindy) birthday get-together tomorrow.

[Note: My pictures kind of suck. It's best to Google them]

1 can of condensed milk + 1 spoonful of cocoa powder (add acc. to how sweet you like it)+ 1 spoonful of butter.
Start with medium heat, and stir in one direction.
As soon as it starts to noticeably thicken, turn it to high heat.
Don't stop stirring! Stirring is key.
Let it boil for about 2 minutes, then turn back to med.
Keep stirring. Make sure you get alll the sides of the pot.
STIR.
It's actually a pretty good arm workout.
When the consistency is thick enough, remove it from heat.
Eat.

And voila! You're done. You actually don't have to pour it out onto a plate or anything... just eating it with a wooden spoon out of the pot when it is nice and warm is pretty much the closest you'll get to experiencing heaven.

Since I'm taking it to a birthday party, we decided to roll this guy up into balls and coat it with a thin layer of powdered sugar. Usually you don't roll it in powdered sugar, but rather confetti sprinkles, which sadly, we forgot to buy =(


Anyway, they were so good.

Oh My Goodness. So good.

MMMmmmm...... for every 2 brigadeiro balls that I rolled, I popped 1 into my mouth. My taste buds had a darn good fiesta, if you know what I mean.

In Brazil, brigadeiro is a treat served at all kind of parties, from birthdays to slumber parties - it's perfect for watching chick-flicks with your girls at midnight. It is also a great comfort food for those lonely nights spent watching marathons of your favorite TV show, or when you feel like ruminating about your ex. It can also get every child in the world to obey you. Oh, the power of sugar!

Okay, I think this post will suffice for now. I really really really hope Cindy likes it!! (If she doesn't, I guess that's okay. More for me hehehe)
You guys should definitely try it some time :)

I miss you guys. I wish we were all together right now, hanging out at either Max's or Rex's, eating brigadeiro 'till we all got sick.

Love always,
Lucy