Traditional Brigadeiro Recipe (Brazilian Fudge Balls)

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1. 1Step 1: Grease a plate with butter and set aside.
2. 2Step 2: Mix the condensed milk, the butter, and the cocoa powder in a medium non-stick pan.
3. 3Step 3: Continually stir with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula so the milk won't burn at the bottom.
4. 4Step 4: Cook until the mixture seems more like a dough and starts pulling away from the sides of the pan, then continue stirring for a minute after the dough starts acting like that.
5. 5Step 5: Remove it from the heat and transfer the mixture to the greased plate and spread.
6. 6Step 6: Let it cool in the freezer for 25 minutes.
7. 7Step 7: Before molding, put the chocolate sprinkles on a plate next to you, another plate filled with candy cups, and butter to grease your hands a little.
8. 8Step 8: To mold the brigadeiro into balls, take a full teaspoon with the dough and roll it between your buttered hands.
9. 9Step 9: Put the little balls on the plate with sprinkles, but don't coat it yet.
10. 10Step 10: After you have no more space on the plate or there's no more dough, roll the brigadeiros around the plate with sprinkles to coat all sides and transfer each ball to a candy cup.