Vaca Preta

It's a very simple and easy recipe which is perfect for summer. We often used to enjoy this dessert/drink in fast food restaurants in Texas and Florida.

Ingredients:
Coke - as required
Vanilla ice cream - 2 scoops

Method:
First, add a scoop of ice cream in an empty glass.
Then pour the coke.

Again add another scoop on the top or blend the two to form like a milkshake.

Sent off to "AWED-Brazil" hosted by Sara and started by DK.

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Brigadeiro

Brigadeiro is the Brazilian chocolate truffle (or candy). It's the national truffle prepared for kids' parties and other celebrations. The sweet is made with cocoa powder, butter and sweetened condensed milk. In Brazil, people use Nesquik chocolate powder and this product isn't available here. So, I used Cadbury's cocoa powder and drinking chocolate powder. The cocoa powder I used is the unsweetened type. For more information about brigadeiro, click here.


I had some condensed milk left after making Limonada Suíça and prepared this chocolate candy according to OUR TASTE.

Ingredients:
Sweetened condensed milk - 3/4 can
Cadbury's cocoa powder - 1 tsp.
Cadbury's drinking chocolate powder - 3 tsp.
Butter (unsalted) - 1 tsp.

For decoration:
Chopped almonds
(You can also use chocolate jimmies, shredded coconut, powdered sugar, or any other nut, grated chocolate, mini M&Ms and so on...)

Method:
1. In a thick bottomed pan, add condensed milk, cocoa powder, drinking chocolate powder and butter. Mix well.
2. Start to stir continuously in low-flame or medium-low flame.
3. Stirring continuously is done to avoid the burning of chocolate.
4. When it becomes thick, remove from heat (at this stage, the choco mixture should be bubbly)
5. Pour it in a butter-greased plate. Cool completely or till it becomes easy to handle the mixture.
6. Grease your hands with butter. Take a spoonful of the mixture and roll it into a ball with your hands.
7. Roll them on your desired decorating ingredients. Enjoy this soft and gooey chocolate candy.

Note:
I used chopped almonds and drinking chocolate powder for decoration.
You can even eat them with a spoon without rolling them.
This can be used as a topping for muffins, cakes and brownies.
If the mixture is removed from heat early, then it becomes difficult to roll up.
If too late, then the chocolate becomes too hard.
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Sent off to "AWED-Brazil" hosted by Sara and started by DK.

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Brazilian Lemonade/Limonada Suiça

Brazilian lemonade is a beverage prepared with lime (not with lemons). Limonada suiça (lemonade in Portuguese) is also known as "Swiss lemonade" in Brazil. It is prepared with sweetened condensed milk. Instead of condensed milk, another drink named "Caipirinha" (the national drink) is prepared by adding "cachaca". Caipirinha is a cocktail and cachaca is a distilled white alcohol prepared from sugarcane.

Ingredients:
Limes - 2
Sweetened condensed milk - 4 tbsp.
Water - 3 cups
Sugar - ACCORDING TO TASTE
Ice cubes

Method:
1. Cut each lime into 4 wedges. Remove seeds and white piths.
2. Add all ingredients in a blender and pulse for 3 to 5 times or till the froth appears on the top.
3. Strain the rinds and pour the lemonade in the glasses, drop 2 ice cubes in each glass and gulp it immediately.
4. Do not store in the refrigerator. It tastes bitter when kept for a long time.
5. While filtering, the froth too gets filtered. Another method is there to prepare this.
6. Blend water and lime wedges for few seconds. Strain. Now add the juice, sugar, condensed milk and ice cubes in the clean blender and pulse it. Enjoy immediately.

Sent off to "AWED-Brazil" hosted by Sara and started by DK.

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