These soft strawberry condensed milk candies are made in a similar way to Brazilian brigadeiro. But instead of chocolate, they feature big strawberry flavor.

Strawberry brigadeiro with a bite missing showing creamy pink interior and red freeze-dried strawberry powder on the outside.

This strawberry brigadeiro recipe is a fruity twist on classic chocolate brigadeiro. They are creamy, soft and oh so good.

Flavored Brigadeiro Candies

If you have never made brigadeiro before, you have to give them a try. They use sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder and a bit of butter to make a rich chocolate candy.

The flavor reminds me a bit of a tootsie roll, but softer and more pleasant to eat. We made a chocolate orange brigadeiro recipe a few years back, and they are still a favorite with my family.

Ingredients: butter, condensed milk and package of freeze dried strawberries ready to be made into candy.

Skillet with condensed milk, butter and crushed freeze-dried strawberries inside ready to cook.

So I thought it would be fun to do a different flavor twist. Using freeze-dried strawberries, you get a really concentrated fruit flavor.

Plus, mixed in the condensed milk, you get a really nice pink color. The shade makes them perfect as a homemade Valentine’s Day candy.

But don’t only make them for Valentine’s Day. They are so simple to make, you should enjoy them all year long.

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This recipe is pretty straightforward. You just cook the condensed milk, butter, and pulverized freeze-dried strawberries together.

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As the mixture heats up, it will thicken. Keep stirring to prevent it from sticking to the pan and burning.

Rolling cooled pink strawberry brigadeiro mixture into balls and then coating them in red strawberry powder.

Hand holding red strawberry truffle candy with more balls of candy in the background.

The mixture is done cooking when you can run your spatula through it, and the trail remains visible for at least 2-3 seconds.

Allow the mixture to cool completely before rolling it into balls. You can make them any size, but a Tablespoon or small cookie scoop works well.

Use damp or greased hands to shape the balls. Then roll them in whatever coating you desire.

Hand holding strawberry brigadeiro truffle with bite missing showing soft pink inside.

Storage

Brigadeiro can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. You can store them in the refrigerator for a bit longer, but the texture isn’t quite the same when they are cold.

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Strawberry Brigadeiro

Author: Carlee

Servings: Servings

These soft strawberry condensed milk truffles are made in a similar way to Brazilian brigadeiro. But instead of chocolate, they feature big strawberry flavor.

Prep: 15

Cook: 10

Additional Time 20

Total: 20

Ingredients

▢ 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
▢ 1 Tablespoon butter
▢ 0.8 oz. freeze-dried strawberries
▢ more freeze-dried strawberries, sprinkles, shredded coconut, or chopped nuts for coating the outside of the candies

Instructions

Pulverize freeze-dried strawberries until they are a powder.
In a large skillet, stir together 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk and powdered 0.8 oz. freeze-dried strawberries. Add 1 Tablespoon butter and warm over medium low heat.
Stir constantly until it thickens, about 4-5 minutes. It should be thick enough to hold the trail of your spoon for a few seconds as you stir.
Remove from heat and chill until firm.
Grease or dampen your hands, then roll the chilled mixture into small balls. Roll the balls in more strawberry powder or sprinkles. Place in small cupcake papers.
Store at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the refrigerator for a week or two.