Today, I am sharing a dessert recipe called Negrinho from Brazil. Also, look at my page South America Unit Study Resources and Free Lapbook.
Tiny made this as we continue on in our study of South America.
You know how we often sneak in some baking or cooking and call it history or is that social studies? We found a recipe where we had just about had all the ingredients on hand, so we whipped this up.
The book we used said that Brazilian children often make Negrinho to share with their friends at parties.


It was such an easy recipe with just a few key ingredients. Of course , it didn’t call for chocolate chips, but a little extra chocolate didn’t hurt. Well, it did call for sweetened cocoa. So we added both.


I have to admit that I have not given Tiny as much time behind the stove as I have with the other boys. Maybe its something with him being the last kid so this was a perfect chance to increase his cooking skills.

He actually is similar to Mr. Senior 2013. They both like to be cooking or at least interested in eating it. A little chocolate dessert helps to spur on those skills.
One mistake we made in making it that we won’t make next time is not letting it cook long enough. The minute the chocolate chips were finished, we were ready to eat the stuff. So instead of balls at the end, we had one long river of ewwwwy gooey chocolate goodness.

He tried to form balls but we had to put it in the refrigerator to help out. Then we ate REAL fast.
He wasn’t so sure he would liked his own cooking……………

but one bite and he was sold. It was super sweet, but sooooo good.
We love walnuts and not so much a fan of coconut, so we rolled ours in some chopped walnuts.
Absolutely delicious!! Let me know if you try it.
South America Printable Minibooks
Also, look at these minibooks which come in the free South America lapbook 27 page download.
- Animals of the Galapagos fan book which includes the Giant Tortoise, Lava Lizard, Marine Iguana, Green Turtle, Galapagos Penguins, Magnificent Frigate Bird, Blue-Footed Booby, and Blue-Banded Goby.
- Comparing Mountain Climate Zones
- Simon Bolivar Copywork
- Map of South America to label and one labeled
- Machu Picchu – Lost City of the Inca
- Negrinho – A dessert from Brazil
- How to Memorize the Countries of South America and Dependent
- Map Flags to put on your salt dough map
- 2 – The Galapagos Island layered book. One prefilled with facts and one blank to add your own information.
- Vocabulary Pocket and Vocabulary Words
More South America Unit Study Resources
- Appreciating the Culture of South America Through Dance
- 6 South America Country Notebooking Pages
- How to Memorize the Countries of South America & Mountain Climate Zones Minibooks
- South America Unit Study– Colorful Free Printable Map
- South America Geography Salt Dough Map + Printable Pennants
- South America Unit Study resources










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