Nuts, Seeds & Pastes

Substitutes for Brigadeiro in gelato

Brigadeiro is a Brazilian confection made by slow-cooking sweetened condensed milk with unsweetened cocoa powder and a little butter into a dense fudge. In gelato it works as a sweet, dairy-rich chocolate paste or ripple that contributes sugars, milk solids and cocoa flavor. Closest matches on the balancing numbers, ranked. Swap and adjust as noted.

Swap ~1:1, then +13% fat, +9% solids, adjust to compensate.

Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -10), -13% fat, -24% solids, adjust to compensate.

Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -12), +24% fat, +14% solids, adjust to compensate.

Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -18), +18% fat, +14% solids, adjust to compensate.

Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -15), +23% fat, +14% solids, adjust to compensate.

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