Italian straw is delicious and few can dispute that. But did you know that the famous sweet does not exist in Italy?
Okay, the inspiration came from Italy (or not), through chocolate salami. A traditional sweet from Portuguese cuisine, and also from Italy.
Italian straw is actually a very Brazilian sweet.
A Italian straw, also known as Brazilian straw, is made with brigadeiro and biscuits or biscuits.
It's impossible not to love this dessert. And the best part: anyone can make it, as its preparation is very simple and takes very little time.
RECIPE INDEX
Traditional Italian straw
Easy Italian Straw Pie
Palha Italiana with chocolate sauce
Italian straw cake pie
Inverted Italian Straw
Italian straw pave
Italian straw brigadeiro
Ninho Italian Milk Straw with Oreo
7 Italian straw recipes
Traditional Italian straw
Time: About 7,5 hrs in total, 4,5 hrs to go up and 3 to come down 30min (+1h in the fridge)
yield: 20 units
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 2 cans of condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 5 tablespoons of powdered chocolate
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 1 package of broken cornstarch biscuits (200g)
- Grease margarine
- Icing sugar for sprinkling
Preparation
In a pan, mix the condensed milk, butter and chocolate. Cook over low heat, stirring.
As soon as it boils, cook for 10 minutes or until it comes away from the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat and mix the essence and biscuits.
Pour into a greased medium rectangular baking dish and let it cool.
Refrigerate for 1 hour. Cut into pieces and roll in icing sugar.
Serve or keep in a sealed container until ready to serve.
Easy Italian Straw Pie
Time: About 7,5 hrs in total, 4,5 hrs to go up and 3 to come down 1h (+4h in the fridge)
yield: 10 servings
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 pack of cornstarch biscuits (300g)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Icing sugar for sprinkling
Brigadeiro
- 3 cans of condensed milk
- 250g of chopped half bitter chocolate
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons of powdered chocolate
- 1 box of sour cream (200g)
Preparation
For the brigadeiro, in a pan mix the condensed milk, semi-sweet chocolate, butter and chocolate powder. Place over low heat, stirring until the chocolate melts and leaves the bottom of the pan. Mix the cream and let it cool. In a blender, grind half of the cornstarch biscuit and transfer to a bowl. Add the butter and mix by hand until it forms a moist crumb. Line a 24 cm diameter springform pan with plastic wrap. At the bottom of the pan, spread the farofa, pressing it with your fingers. Reserve some brigadeiro for the topping. Make layers of brigadeiro and the rest of the cornstarch biscuit, ending with brigadeiro. Refrigerate for 4 hours. Remove, turn out onto a platter and decorate with the reserved brigadeiro. To finish, sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.
Palha Italiana with chocolate sauce
Time: About 7,5 hrs in total, 4,5 hrs to go up and 3 to come down 30min (+2h in the fridge)
yield: 35 servings
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 2 cans of condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons of powdered chocolate
- 1 cup melted semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 package of coarsely chopped cornstarch biscuits (200g)
- Grease margarine
Hot
- 1 cup (tea) milk
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 4 tablespoons of powdered chocolate
- 4 tablespoons of sugar
Preparation
In a pan, mix the condensed milk, butter and chocolate. Place over medium heat and stir until thickened. Remove from the heat, mix with the melted chocolate and cookies. Pour into a greased medium ovenproof dish and refrigerate for 2 hours. For the syrup, place all the ingredients in a pan and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a syrup forms. Finally, pour it into the refractory over the Italian straw and serve.
Italian straw cake pie
Time: About 7,5 hrs in total, 4,5 hrs to go up and 3 to come down 1h30 (+4h in the fridge)
yield: 10 servings
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 3 cans of condensed milk
- 350g of chopped half bitter chocolate
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons of powdered chocolate
- Two boxes of cream (400g)
- Two packages of cornstarch biscuits (400g)
- Crushed cornstarch biscuit for sprinkling
Hot
- 2 cups (tea) of milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
Preparation
In a pan, mix the condensed milk, semi-sweet chocolate, butter and chocolate powder. Place over low heat, stirring until it boils, the chocolate melts and it no longer sticks to the bottom of the pan. Mix the cream and let it cool. Reserve 1 cup (tea) of the brigadeiro. Mix the syrup ingredients in a bowl and set aside. In a 24cm diameter springform pan, make a layer of biscuits moistened with the reserved syrup. Make a thin layer of brigadeiro. Repeat the layers until the ingredients are finished, ending with brigadeiro. Refrigerate for 4 hours. Unmold, cover with the reserved brigadeiro, sprinkle with biscuits and serve immediately.
Inverted Italian Straw
Time: About 7,5 hrs in total, 4,5 hrs to go up and 3 to come down 20min (+3h in the fridge)
yield: 8
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons of margarine
- 8 tablespoons of powdered milk
- 1 package of chopped chocolate cornstarch biscuits
- Grease margarine
Preparation
Heat the condensed milk, margarine and powdered milk over medium heat until it thickens. Mix with the chopped biscuit, pour into a small pan lined with greased aluminum foil, smooth with the back of a spoon or spatula and let cool. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Cut into squares and serve.
Italian straw pave
Time: About 7,5 hrs in total, 4,5 hrs to go up and 3 to come down 35min (+4h in the fridge)
yield: 12
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 1 envelope of unflavored colorless powdered gelatin
- 1/2 cup (tea) milk
- 200g chopped white chocolate
- 2 cans of condensed milk cooked for 40 minutes under pressure
- 1 can of sour cream
- Two packages of cornstarch biscuits (400g), coarsely chopped
- Icing sugar for sprinkling
Preparation
In a bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the milk and let it hydrate for 5 minutes. Transfer to a pan and heat over low heat to dissolve, without letting it boil. Melt the white chocolate in a bain-marie or in the microwave. Blend the melted chocolate, dissolved gelatin, cooked condensed milk and cream in a blender until smooth. In a large rectangular baking dish, alternate layers of biscuit and cream, ending with cream. Dust with icing sugar and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.
Italian straw brigadeiro
Time: About 7,5 hrs in total, 4,5 hrs to go up and 3 to come down 1:30
yield: 12
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 3 tablespoons of powdered chocolate
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 150g chopped cornstarch biscuit
- Grease margarine
- Sugar to pass
- Filling:
- 1/2 can of condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons of powdered milk
Preparation
In a pan, over medium heat, cook the condensed milk, chocolate powder and butter, stirring constantly, until it no longer sticks to the pan. Wait for it to cool and mix in the chopped biscuits. Book. For the filling, in a pan, over medium heat, cook the condensed milk, butter and powdered milk, stirring constantly, until it no longer sticks to the pan. Wait for it to cool down. With your hands greased with margarine, shape the filling into small balls. Wrap the balls with the cookie dough and shape into brigadeiros. Dip in sugar, place in decorated molds and package to sell.
Ninho Italian Milk Straw with Oreo
Time: About 7,5 hrs in total, 4,5 hrs to go up and 3 to come down 1:40
yield: 12
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients
- 2 cans of condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 6 tablespoons of Ninho Milk
- 2 Packets of Oreo Cookie
Preparation
In a pan, place the condensed milk, butter and powdered milk and cook over low heat, mixing constantly until it comes away from the bottom of the pan or for about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the chopped biscuits and mix well. Place in a 20cm maximum greased pan lined with baking paper (greased) or plastic film, leave it in a uniform shape and place in the freezer for 30 minutes or 2 hours in the fridge. Cut and pass in Leite Ninho.
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