Brazil nut balls
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Recipe type: Dessert / Sweets
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Serves: 48 candies
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cans condensed milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2½ cups Brazil nuts, coarsely grated, divided
Instructions
  1. Put condensed milk, eggs yolks and 2 cups Brazil nuts in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Cook, stirring all the time until you can see the bottom of the pan.
  3. Transfer the mixture to an oiled plate and cool completely.
  4. Toast the remaining ½ cup Brazil nuts until lightly golden and fragrant.
  5. When the milk-nut mixture is cool, put a little vegetable oil in your hands, and form balls with ¾ teaspoon of the mixture. Roll the little balls on the toasted Brazil nuts until completely covered.
  6. Put in candy paper cups.
Recipe by PERU DELIGHTS at https://perudelights.com/nutty-sweets-to-impress/