Oh So Sweet Doces and More: Chocolate Lollipops

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Chocolate Lollipops

I came upon this recipe a few months ago in the social site Orkut, and made it for my niece's birthday back in October. It is very labor-intensive and time-consuming, but it's Oh So Good! Because it was cold back then, I did not have any problems working with the chocolate. This time, however, it was quite warm, and the chocolate was melting faster than our production line was moving, resulting in a few casualties. If anybody out there has any great tips on how to work with chocolate in warm weather please let me know! This is Texas after all and I've got to figure this one out.

These particular pops were made for a dear friend's baby shower, and were one of many delicious treats available to all the wonderful ladies who attended the event.

Ingredients:

Brigadeiro ( see recipe below)- I used two batches

Maria cookies- I used 3 packets for the two batches of brigadeiro, and it yielded 32 pops. You can easily find these cookies in the Hispanic section of your grocery store.

Good-quality candy-coating milk chocolate

Popsicle sticks

Cellophane paper

Ribbon

Directions:

1. Make the brigadeiro and let it cool completely

2. Using a butter knife, very carefully spread the brigadeiro in a Maria cookie, place the popsicle stick in the brigadeiro, and close it with another cookie, like a sandwich. Prepare all the pops before proceeding to step four.

3. On a double-boiler, melt the chocolate and, using an angled spatula, completely cover pop making sure to remove any excess chocolate.

4. Spread chocolate sprinkles all over the pop. Place pop in styrofoam to dry.

Brigadeiro:

In a saucepan, place 1 can of condensed milk, 1/2 can of milk, and 1/2 cup of chocolate powder ( I always use Nesquick). Over medium-high heat, stir constantly until mixture is thick, bubbly and removes easily from the pan, about 30 minutes. Place on a greased plate.