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. If you're out of brigadeiro or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.
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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