The best Brazilian sweets
The top 3 according to 60 votes from people: Brigadeiro · Beijinho · Quindim. (Updated Sep 6, 2024.)
The traditional sweets every Brazilian loves and every foreigner should try, from birthday parties to the June festivals.
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Top 12
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1
Brigadeiro
Condensed milk, chocolate and butter rolled in sprinkles; Brazil's most famous sweet and king of birthday parties.
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2
Beijinho
The coconut 'white brigadeiro' topped with a clove.
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3
Quindim
Egg yolk, sugar and coconut, bright yellow, of Portuguese origin and Brazilian heart.
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4
Romeu e Julieta
Guava paste with Minas cheese, the country's most famous pairing.
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5
Condensed milk flan (pudim)
Flan with caramel sauce, the Sunday dessert across the country.
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6
Cocada
Grated coconut cooked with sugar, white or caramelised, from north-eastern beaches.
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7
Pé de moleque
Peanuts in melted rapadura or sugar, a must at June festivals.
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8
Brigadeirão
Brigadeiro pudding baked in a bain-marie.
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9
Doce de leite
Milk and sugar reduced to caramel; the one from Viçosa, Minas Gerais, is famous.
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10
Paçoca
Ground peanut and sugar sweet; Paçoquita is the classic brand.
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11
Canjica (mungunzá)
White corn cooked in milk with coconut and cinnamon, a June festival sweet.
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12
Bolo de rolo
Roll cake of paper-thin layers with guava paste, cultural heritage of Pernambuco.
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13
Pavê
Layers of ladyfingers, cream and chocolate; the 'pavê ou pacomê' pun comes with it.
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Comments (4)
quindim é bom demais, minha vó fazia todo domingo
Faltou o bolo de rolo de Pernambuco... ah não, tá ali no 9. Merecia estar mais alto!
Romeu e Julieta é a combinação perfeita, goiabada com queijo minas 😍
Brigadeiro em primeiro, óbvio. Festa de aniversário sem brigadeiro não é festa.