These Pumpkin Brigadeiros are easy to make and delicious. With just a few ingredients and in simple steps you can have this super fun treat. Serve at Halloween parties, or for Thanksgiving, this is the best and easiest treat for this time of the year.
Place the Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk, the pumpkin puree, and the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir non-stop while the mixture comes to a gentle boil and starts to cook. Don’t stop stirring at any point or it will stick to the bottom of the pan.
Step 2: Cook the brigadeiro
Cook the mixture for about 15 minutes, until very thick. If you run a spatula through the bottom of the pan, the brigadeiro should take about 5 seconds to come back together. And the mixture should fall off the spatula into chunks.
Step 3: Cool down
Remove the brigadeiro to a plate, let it cool down, and then stick it in the fridge for at least 1 hour until completely chilled through.
Step 4: Roll the brigadeiros
With buttered hands, scoop a small amount of brigadeiro and roll between your palms to form a smooth ball. Then use a toothpick to make dents along the sides of the brigadeiro ball to form a pumpkin shape. Place a mini chocolate on top to be the pumpkin stem.
Storage
Store the brigadeiro in the fridge for up to 15 days, in a covered container.
Notes
Sugar: I've used raw sugar to roll the brigadeiros, because it's coarser and makes the brigadeiros look cuter than regular fine granulated sugar.Pumpkin spice: Feel free to add 1/4 tsp of pumpkin spice to the recipe along with the ingredients in the pot, or even mix some with the sugar before rolling the balls. I've made both ways and personally prefer without the spice.