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There was an article in the New York Times last week about how sweetened condensed milk is having a moment apparently eschewed by food snobs, home cooks from Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean couldnt care less as they know its the manna, the building block of many awesome things from Key Lime Pie to Vietnamese Coffee to Dulce De Leche. Its okay, Im drooling too. Also, milk fudge. Or milk caramels, as Ive been call them and brigadeiros, as theyre properly named. Theyre a ridiculously simple confection of canned sweetened condensed milk and a pat of butter, cooked into soft candies that are apparently all the rage at kids birthday parties in Brazil, which I think was a subtle suggestion that maybe I should be too grown up for them I ignored it. Nevertheless, as the kind of person who gleefully licks the sweetened condensed milk off the spoon when cooking with it, these had my name all over them. Still, Im pretty sure I messed up somewhere. My cooking time was nearly triple what the recipe suggested it should be, rendering my candies a light beige caramel color versus the pure white ones Google Image searching tells me are proper but if you think Im at all bummed that my milk fudge verged into milk dulce de leche caramel territory, you probably dont know me at all. If this is wrong, Im not sure I want to be right. One year ago Pita Bread. Two years ago Almond Biscotti. Coconut Milk Fudge Coconut BrigadeirosAdapted quite a bit from The Brazilian Kitchen, via the New York Times. A. k. a. Coconut Milk Caramels or Coconut Brigadeiros. Shark Bait The Cartoon High Quality. Nervous about the gooeysweet factor, I played around a little, using unsweetened coconut milk the recipe didnt specify, so I used what I thought would work and then salted butter honestly, by accident, but that pinch of salt really helped keep the treat on this side of treacly. These candies are infinitely tweakable. Personally, I think theyd be fantastic with a pinch of cinnamon, Mexican or otherwise. My mother wanted to try them with a drop or two of almond extract. I think vanilla could work well in there, too. And you can roll them in the suggested toppings coconut, pistachios and sprinkles or use your own. Crushed cookie crumbs, anyone For classic, coconut free brigadeiros, chocolate and other versions, check out recipe leads here. Yield 2. 4 to 3. We currently providing full size wall papers monthly. Supplied size will be 800X600, 1024X7X864. Please feel free to download them. Enjoy This dream can be so strong and beautiful that it becomes something that we come to superimpose on the true narcissist. Every little positive spark of something. I lightly toasted mine, for crunch13 cup ground pistachios see Note below13 cup chocolate sprinkles or vermicelli see Note belowIn a medium size heavy saucepan, combine condensed milk, coconut milk, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and whisk constantly until fudgy. The recipe notes that when mixture is ready, it will pull together into one soft piece, leaving browned residue on bottom of pan and that this should take 8 to 1. This took me 2. 0 to 2. Slide mixture into a bowl. Dont scrape the pan leave any residue behind. Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until very firm, at least 4 hours. Or, you could realize that the nanny has to leave in an hour, chill it for only 3. Youll have to be more careful if you use real i. Scoop out teaspoonfuls of the mixture I used my one teaspoon measure and use your hands to roll into balls, about 34 inch in diameter. I found having just a drop or two of water in my palms not wet, just a little moist helped form them. Set aside on a baking sheet. Place toppings in wide bowls and roll brigadeiros through them, covering the surface completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 1 month. Serve at room temperature. Chocolate vermicelli I got a little freaked out when I saw the ingredient list on the chocolate sprinkles I had brought home from the store. Look, I know Final Fantasy XIIs world has an elitist, social class problem. This family isnt the only rude one Ive met in my 60 hours with the game thus far. Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly. Coconut Milk Fudge Coconut Brigadeiros Adapted quite a bit from The Brazilian Kitchen, via the New York Times. A. k. a. Coconut Milk Caramels or Coconut Brigadeiros. Look, I dont need to pretend that chocolate sprinkles are health food, but I like to imagine Im eating something with at least a minute smidgen of chocolate in it. I ended up spending way too much on a bottle of chocolate vermicelli they look like chocolate sprinkles but are almost 1. Id buy them next time from Amazon or King Arthur Flours Bakers Catalog for much less. Pistachios Since toasted nuts always, always taste better than raw ones, I toasted and ground a batch to coat the candy only to find the browngreen shade um, a little unpretty. Ipod My Beautiful Girl, Mari 2010' title='Ipod My Beautiful Girl, Mari 2010' />Looks won out and I used ground raw pistachios in the end. I actually ended up preferring the softness of the coating. Those tiny cups I know someone is going to ask me where I bought those colorful little candy cups and Im sorry, as my answer could not be more inconvenient Vienna. A grocery store. Im kind of obsessed with going to grocery stores in foreign countries and always walk out with random stuff like this. Anyway, Amazon sells 4 size cups 1 inch base in brown and white however, mine are actually 3 size 34 to 78 inch base which I found online at a smaller store.