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Brazilian Walnut Candy (Camafeu de Nozes)

4.34 from 3 votes

Ingredients  

  • 7 ounces walnuts, plus more to decorate
  • 1 14 ounce can sweet condensed milk
  • 4 cups confectioners sugar, swifted
  • About 1/3 cup milk
  • One teaspoon lime juice
  • Butter to grease your hands

Instructions 

  • Add the walnuts to the jar of a food processor and pulse a few times until they are ground, being careful not to turn them into butter.
  • Transfer the ground walnuts to a saucepan and add the sweet condensed milk, stirring until combined. Bring it to the stove, over medium low heat, and cook - stirring constantly - until thickened and releasing from the bottom of the pan when you run the spoon from side to side. That should take about 10 minutes.
  • Transfer to a greased plate, cover with plastic film and let it cool to room temperature, preferably overnight.
  • Use a little butter to grease your hands and take about a tablespoon of the mixture to form into an oval shape roll. Repeat with the remaining mixture and reserve.
  • In a double-boiler, combine the confectioner's sugar with the lime juice and start adding the milk, a little at a time, whisking firmly until the sugar has melted and you achieve a paste consistency. It should be thick and creamy and not runny, so you might not need all the milk. (See notes.)
  • Using a fork, dip each camafeu into the glaze, letting the excess drip off.
  • Transfer the glazed camafeus to a parchment paper covered plate and decorate each with a walnut. Allow them to dry completely before trimming off excess glaze with a knife and transferring them to bonbon cups!

Notes

Keep glaze in the double boiler at all times, or it will harden.If you find that the fondant glaze is getting too thick after a while, feel free to use some more milk to thin it out. If you find that it got too runny, you can add a bit of confectioner's sugar to thicken it up.
The walnut candies will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days or frozen for a couple of months.