Bajadera (Bah-Ya-Deh-Ra) recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup water
2 ¼ cups white sugar
½ cup unsalted butter
1 pound animal cracker cookies (tea biscuits), crushed
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
6 ounces dark chocolate, melted

Nutrition Info

344.1 calories
carbohydrate: 55.8 g
cholesterol: 15.8 mg
fat: 13.2 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 2.7 g
saturatedFat: 5.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 113.4 mg
sugar: 33.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place the water, sugar, and butter in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Cook and stir until the sugar and butter dissolve, about 10 minutes. Pour into a mixing bowl and cool to room temperature.

  2. Stir the crushed animal crackers into the sugar mixture until evenly moistened, spread half the mixture into an 8x8-inch baking dish. Stir the cocoa powder into the remaining animal cracker mixture until smooth, spread into the baking dish over the lighter-colored layer. Spread the melted chocolate evenly over the bajadera.

  3. Refrigerate overnight, cut into 16 pieces to serve.

Recipe Yield

16 pieces

Recipe Note

This is a Croatian recipe that I got from my friend. It has been a favorite since!

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