I grew up having Christmas in the summer! The main dishes were pretty much what we serve here, but side dishes and appetizers were completely different!
It may shock you, but ….we don’t make cookies for Christmas! Sweet condensed milk truffles are our jam! We cook the condensed milk to perfection and add other ingredients to transform it into pure awesomeness! A staple at any Brazilian Christmas table!
I have shared some of those recipes in past years, so I decided to gather them and shared them all here with you, hoping you will try at least one and add it to your favorites! To that recipe list that everyone asks you to make again!
My absolute favorite is the Brigadeiro! White or Dark, it’s the easiest version of Brazilian Truffles!
Olho de Sogra has an interesting history, the name is translated into The Mother In Law’s Eye! Hope you get to check it out and make this coconut filled truffle!
Casadinho means married, united, together. It literally translates the best of both Brazilian truffle heaven which are united by guava strips or not…check it out!
Tapioca was brought by the native indians in Brazil and its use is spread through so many dishes! This cake is pure goodness!
It’s one of my favorites! A slight different version of the Hispanic Flan, having more like a cake consistency which will melt in your mouth and soooo easy to make it!
This is not a condensed milk recipe, but definitely one of my favorite Brazilian snacks all year long, so I decided to include it! Plus it’s gluten free and you can make it in smaller portions, being a great option if you want a healthy but delicious appetizer!
I hope you enjoyed checking out my childhood recipes from Brazil and can’t wait to hear you tell me you’ve tried at least one!
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These Brazilian sweet treats look so delectable. I love those sweet treats which are perfect to serve on any festivities. I particularly like the coconut bites.
I think “gringos” would love the brazilian christmas food! Great post!
Such pretty Christmas recipes and fun! I love learning more about Brazilian food!
They look so yummy especially the Tapioca Cake and the Pudim. 🙂
These are so yummy! I love desserts a lot and these totally have piqued my interest.
These look to be such treats. Completely in love with truffles. Want to eat them all NOW!
These all look delicious! I would have to say that the only one I have tried is the flan. And I love it!
All your desserts looks delicious. I have not tried any of them but would love to.
I would love to try the Pudim. It looks pretty amazing. I would be interested in the truffles. Although curious as to how they would taste with the condensed milk.
It would be so nice to have a different set of treats for the Holidays and I think these are lovely suggestions! I would love to try a couple of these recipes.
I am not sure I have ever had brazilian food before. Or cooked some for that matter. These treats look delicious!
I have several Brazilian friends. I should surprise them by making this!
I’ve never heard of Brigadeiro before but up always up for sweets. Tapioca Cake and others sweet is something we sometimes prepare for this holiday.
My husband is obsessed with Brazilian food and I would love to surprise him with something like that for this year. I am going to make the cheese bread bites. You say to bake them for 20 minutes but you don’t say the temperature?
Yummy, this is definitely a nice treat to taste the world right in your own home. This
What a great treat idea. I love trying new things.
All of these treats look delicious. I enjoy trying food from different countries.
These all look so good!! My favorite is the Brigadeiro, it looks delicious!!! I’ll definitely have to try a few of these out for the holidays, thanks for sharing!
Everything looks so good and worth a try! I would love to have a couple of these treats on my Christmas table!
These all look like great recipes. Since I love anything chocolate and coconut these would probable be my first choices. Thanks for sharing.
Wow a lot of these treats I never had before. Thanks for sharing I love learning about different culture food traditions.
Oh I love truffles of any kind! These look so delicious! I’d love to try making these. The cheese bread bites looks really good too! Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Our neighbor is from Brazil and has made these before! Well, not the exact recipe, but a different flavor. They’re so good!
You have so many great traditions and delicious recipes! How great and thank you for sharing them with us!
I am a sucker for trying new foods! Those bread cheese bites sound amazing, we are all coming to your house for dinner haha!
The Casadinhos look really tempting. They look like overflowing blobs of goodness. Almost too good to eat and too tempting to leave.
The treats all look so amazing. I love the holidays, largely because I enjoy the appeal to my sweet tooth this season.
One of my son’s dated a girl from Brazil for about a year. Every holiday her mom would invite everyone to her house, and we were oh so so glad because of the food!! Every dish was amazing from the simple to the most complex. She had Pudim last year as one of her desserts and it was oh so good!
Tis the season for treats! I haven’t tried any of these, but they all sound like a fantastic addition to our celebration. It’s been very warm here so it feels like summer.
I love brigadeiros actually! It’s made of chocolates and lots of love! So yummy!
All these look delicious! I would love to try them!
So yummy! I love all these delicious treats that you have shared – craving them right now!
These are awesome treats! I would like to try all these!
Those all look amazing! I love seeing what other cultures do for the holidays. We do traditional main dishes too and a mix of Asian, Filipino, and Guamanian sides.
I would love to try Brigadeiro. I have never tried Brazilian Truffles before. It would be a great treat to make for my Holiday party this year.
These are all so neat! I love the names of the treats.
Everything sounds so good! I haven’t had Brazilian food but I’ve heard nothing but good things about it.
These are all new treats for me! I would love to try each one!
Love seeing all these exotic sweets for the holiday season! What do we start with ? Everything Looking so Good!
Oh yum!! I totally love other cultures and the traditions and foods. I wnat to try these.
A treat called a mother in law’s eye sounds scary. It’s like I need to check to see if it’s poisoned, haha! Just kidding, these all sound great!
We are actually having someone from Brazil over for Christmas. I should make some of these treats.
A coconut filled truffle? That sounds amazing! Ilove seeing the different traditions.
Very interesting! Those truffles look so delicious! I will have to give these a try instead of cookies this year.
It’s interesting to hear about what holiday celebrations mean to people in various countries. Your Brazil sweet treats sound really delicious and I would love to try them out!
I love the thought of Brazilian Cheese Bread Bites, that is a treat I can absolutely enjoy.
I love to read about what other people do in their homes for Christmas. I would love to try that tapioca cake! Yum!
The cheese bread bites sound like a WINNER in my book. I mean cheese and bread always make a good pair! I would love to try that this season.
Yum, chocolate truffles sound good. I’d definitely be up for trying the dark chocolate brazilian truffles.
Mmm that pudim looks delicous! I love trying new foods and flan is yummy so I think I’d like it.
I am such a culture lover. These sound so yummy! I love to see, taste and experience how different cultures celebrate holidays. It’s a favorite pastime of mine 🙂
Those Brazilian holiday treats look super yummy! I always spent Christmas at Disney World and one of my favorite things is celebrating “Christmas around the world” at Epcot and trying different sweets from around the globe.
I’m always on the lookout for a new fun recipe at Christmastime. These look amazing!
I’ve had tapioca cake and a flan similar to the pudim before but I’ve never had any of the other desserts you mentioned. Everything looks so rich and creamy and delicious.
All these treats look delicious and I wish I could try them! Sweet condensed milk truffles sound delectable
Sondra xx
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Oh wow. So many sweet, delicious treats to enjoy!It sure would be nice to skip making cookies this holiday season and try making these truffles instead. Yummy!
oh wow! what delicious treats. I am so excited to try these out.
I’ve always been intrigued about holiday traditions and treats from other countries. Brazil is one of those countries. I’ve heard great things about their chocolates, and your post backs that up. Thank you for sharing your holiday treats!
They’ve always willing to try foods from other countries. A lot of stuff from other countries have such a different flavor and it is so good. That tapioca cake I would love to try.
We have a Brazilian friend who makes some of the most amazing foods. She is always willing to show us how and give us cooking or baking lessons so we always have a great time.
Those look so good! I had no idea that Brazilian desserts and treat were so darn tasty! I have to try all of these.
Holy amazing deliciousness, Batman! Brazil has the market cornered on super delicious treats! I need to get some Brazilian dessert in my life!
I don’t think I’ve ever tried these before. I so would. They look delicious. Those cheese bread bites sound amazing.
These all look so tasty! I love stepping out of our normal holiday food line to try something that other cultures eat during the holidays. One year we did a completely Italian Christmas dinner.
I have always been a fan of flan. When I was married to my Portuguese ex-husband, there was ALWAYS flan at every holiday! I miss it.