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English Muffin Breakfast Baklava

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min. YIELD: 8 servings.
Classic baklava comes to breakfast courtesy of a lightly toasted cinnamon raisin English muffin and topped with a buttery baklava filling of pistachios and walnuts. It's a delicious way to change up your breakfast routine. Serve with your choice of fresh fruit and lots of napkins. —Sharyn LaPointe Hill, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup black walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 4 cinnamon raisin English muffins, split and lightly toasted
  • 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/4 cup fig preserves
  • 2 tablespoons honey

Directions

  • 1. Preheat broiler. In a small bowl, mix butter, pistachios, walnuts, brown sugar and spices. Spread over split sides of muffin halves. Place on a baking sheet. Broil 3-4 in. from heat until just hot and bubbly, 1-2 minutes.
  • 2. In another bowl, blend mascarpone cheese and fig preserves. Spread over muffin halves. Lightly drizzle each with honey; top with additional pistachios and walnuts.

Nutrition Facts

1 muffin half: 309 calories, 19g fat (9g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 202mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

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