The technique is straightforward and the execution is specific. Condensed milk, cocoa, and butter are cooked in a pan over medium heat, stirred continuously until the mixture thickens and pulls cleanly from the sides — a process that requires attention and cannot be rushed. The mixture is chilled, then portioned and rolled by hand into […]

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Pé de moleque means “street kid’s foot” or “rascal’s foot” in Portuguese — the name refers to the candy’s surface, which resembles the irregular cobblestones of Brazilian street pavement when the peanuts are pressed into the caramelized sugar and it sets. It is a peanut brittle made from roasted peanuts and caramelized sugar or rapadura […]

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