Coconut Brigadeiros (3-ingredients)
These quick and easy coconut truffles are the perfect treat. They take only 3 ingredients, are naturally gluten-free, and are a crowd-pleasing dessert for all occasions. These no-bake bite-sized desserts are creamy, chewy, and full of coconut flavor.
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About these GF coconut truffles
This GF coconut recipe is super easy to make, takes 3 ingredients, and is ready in less than 20 minutes. If you want the original treat, here is the link to this amazing brigadeiro recipe.
These no-bake bite-sized desserts are creamy, chewy, and delicious. You can make them ahead and serve when desired. They also freeze beautifully. Perfect quick, and easy sweet treat for celebrations, party treats, birthday parties, or any occasion.
Ingredients
The main ingredients of this recipe are:
- Condensed milk: sweetened condensed milk.
- Coconut: shredded coconut.
- Butter: unsalted butter.
How to make coconut brigadeiros
Place condensed milk and butter into a deep saucepan over mínimum heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Add the shredded coconut and keep stirring.
Cook until the mixture thickens, stirring constantly, and taking care that the mixture does not burn. This process takes about 12 minutes. It’s ready when you stir, and the mixture separates from the saucepan, or you tilt the saucepan, and it doesn’t stick, and it separates.
Let cool at room temperature and then place covered in the refrigerator to completely cool for at least 1 hour.
When the mixture is completely cold, roll the balls in the shredded coconut.
Store brigadeiros covered in the fridge.
Storing
Store brigadeiros covered in the refrigerator. They also freeze beautifully, in an air-tight container or freezer bag. Ideal to freeze them in a tray and then transfer to an airtight container or freezer bag.
Why you’ll love these coconut treats
- Only takes 3 ingredients.
- Naturally gluten-free dessert.
- No baking required.
- Ready in under 30 minutes, and you can make them ahead.
- Perfect for parties, celebrations, holidays, or any occasion.
- Freeze beautifully.
For more bite-sized desserts
Simple Coconut Brigadeiros Recipe (3-ingredients)
Ingredients
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut (50gr)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cup shredded coconut (100gr) for rolling
Instructions
- Place condensed milk and butter into a deep saucepan over mínimum heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Add the shredded coconut and keep stirring.
- Cook until the mixture thickens, stirring constantly, and taking care that the mixture does not burn. This process takes about 12 minutes. It’s ready when you stir, and the mixture separates from the saucepan, or you tilt the saucepan, and it doesn't stick, and it separates.
- Let cool at room temperature and then place covered in the refrigerator to completely cool for at least 1 hour.
- When the mixture is completely cold, roll the balls in the shredded coconut.
- Store brigadeiros covered in the fridge.