Bajadera (Bah-Ya-Deh-Ra)

4 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready In: 9 hr 20 min

“This is a Croatian recipe that I got from my friend. It has been a favorite since!” - by Erin

Ingredients

1 cup water
2 1/4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 pound animal cracker cookies (tea biscuits), crushed
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
6 ounces dark chocolate, melted

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Original recipe yields 16 pieces

Directions

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.
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.
Refrigerate overnight; cut into 16 pieces to serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (16 total)

Calories
344 cal
17%

Fat
13.2 g
20%

Carbs
55.8 g
18%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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granny beth

Jan. 29, 2010

"I had a dinner party a few days ago and I served this. It was a hit! I didn't want plain old cookies or anything so I figured, why not give bajadera a try? After reading through the recipe, I didn't t..." See morehink it would be that bad, and it was delicious! The animal crackers in this recipe tasted awesome. I will be making more tomorrow!"

Rock_lobster

Apr. 8, 2011

"Bajadera Haiku: "Sinful, yet sloppy. Decadent, but messy treats. Not hard to prepare." I followed the recipe as written, using Costco's organic vanilla animal crackers, but my bottom layer never got p..." See moreast the goopy stage in the fridge, so when I tried to cut them into squares, I ended up w/ some squishy chunks. (Of course, my fingers didn't mind scooping up all those pieces and jamming them into my mouth.) I like that these were easy to make, with ingredients almost always on hand, and didn't require baking, but I'm not sure where I went wrong w/ the layers bleeding together. (Did I crush the crackers too finely? Not enough crackers? /muse.) Their texture and flavor is like fudge, and it sneaks up on you, tempting you w/ a "betcha-can't-eat-just-one.""