Brigadeiros

"We’ve heard that if you attend any party in Brazil, chances are good you’ll find brigadeiros on the sweets table. These confections are the country’s official “national truffle.” Now you can get the Trader Joe’s version of these treats in our freezers. Trader Joe’s Brigadeiros are made for us in Portugal, where they’re also a treasured confection. Our authentic recipe includes sweetened condensed milk, cream, cocoa, and cultured butter. This combination creates a rich, dense, chocolatey ball of fudge. Each soft sphere is rolled in real chocolate sprinkles, providing a pleasant textural contrast—not to mention more chocolate flavor. But you may ask: why the name? Brigadeiros were first popularized during the Brazilian presidential election of 1945, when Brazilian women (who just recently had gained the right to vote), made mounds & mounds of these bonbons and sold them in support of their candidate, Brigadier Eduardo Gomes. While Gomes lost the election, one might say that the rest of the country still won, as the popularity of “brigadier’s candy” proliferated. Pick up a box of nine Trader Joe’s Brigadeiros in our freezers today, and you’ll also feel like you’ve won— maybe not an election, but certainly an opportunity to share in this international delight!"