They’re easy, they make the perfect edible gift and they often contain everyone’s favourite ingredient: sweetened condensed milk. From choc ripple condensed milk truffles to pina colada ones ...

Sweetened condensed milk has roughly five times the amount ... For example, in Brazil, it’s used to make traditional truffles, known as brigadeiro. In the US and UK, it’s a vital ingredient ...

While truffles are made of a ganache base, which consists of chopped solid chocolate (usually semi-sweet) and heavy cream, brigadeiros use cocoa powder, butter, and sweetened condensed milk.