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    Naiboa

    A crisp cassava sandwich filled with melted papelón and cheese — a sweet from Venezuela’s Barlovento coast.

    ⏱ 20 minPrep time
    🔥 15 minCook time
    🍽 6Servings
    🏷 DinnerCategory
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    Naiboa - Venezuela

    Naiboa is a traditional sweet from the Barlovento region and the eastern coast of Venezuela, made with casabe, the ancient cassava flatbread of indigenous origin. Two crisp rounds of casabe are sandwiched with a thick, caramel-like papelón filling — sometimes with cheese — and baked until golden.

    Cassava, papelón, and nostalgia

    The casabe stays shatteringly crisp while the filling turns chewy and deeply caramel-sweet, with soft pockets of melted cheese if you add it. It is a humble, rustic dessert that tastes like the Venezuelan countryside.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Combine the papelón, water, and butter in a small pot and simmer 5 to 7 minutes, stirring, until it becomes a thick, glossy syrup.
    2. Stir in the cinnamon and anise, then remove from the heat and let cool slightly until spreadable.
    3. Spread the filling over one side of a casabe round, sprinkle with the grated cheese, and top with a second round, pressing gently.
    4. Repeat with the remaining casabe rounds and filling.
    5. Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes until the filling bubbles and the edges toast; cut into wedges and serve warm.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Casabe is very brittle — warm the rounds briefly in a dry pan to make them pliable before spreading the filling. Naiboas are best eaten warm the day they are made.

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    Recipe details

    Prep20 min
    Cook15 min
    Servings6
    CategoryDinner
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
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