Baklava Bites
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Category
Dessert
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Cusine
Greek
What do you need?
How to make?
Ingredients
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp fine sea salt
3/4 cup Fishers Walnut Halves and Pieces
3/4 cup pistachios
3 Tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 pinches ground cloves
1/4 tsp orange zest or lemon zest
3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2
Melted dark chocolate
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan whisk together water, sugar, honey, lemon juice and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low heat and allow to simmer about 8 - 10 minutes until reduced and thickened slightly . Set aside. Place a piece of parchment paper on a rimmed 18 by 13-inch baking sheet, set aside. Add walnuts and pistachios to a food processor along with sugar, cinnamon, cloves, salt and zest. Pour butter over mixture then pulse several times until it's chopped into small pieces . Spoon nut filling into fillo cups filling each full . Transfer fillo cups to prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven about 9 - 10 minutes or until filling is warmed and set. Remove from oven and spoon syrup over each cup. Let cool then transfer melted chocolate to a small resealable bag if using, cut a small tip from one corner then drizzle chocolate over cups. Pipe whipped cream over tops if desired.