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Honey Nut & Cream Cheese Baklava
I love serving impressive desserts that look like you spent hours in the kitchen when, in reality, they're really easy to make. This is one of those recipes. —Cheryl Lundquist, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Ingredients
- Butter-flavored cooking spray
- 1/2 cup spreadable honey nut cream cheese
- 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 3 cups chopped walnuts
- 1 package (16 ounces, 14x9-inch sheets) frozen phyllo dough, thawed
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup honey
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until blended. Stir in walnuts.
- 2. Unroll phyllo dough; trim to fit into pan. Layer 20 sheets of phyllo in prepared pan, spritzing each with cooking spray. Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.
- 3. Spread with half of the walnut mixture. Layer with five more phyllo sheets, spritzing each with cooking spray. Spread remaining walnut mixture over phyllo. Top with remaining phyllo sheets, spritzing each with cooking spray.
- 4. Cut into 1-1/2-in. diamonds. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine water, honey and remaining sugar; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Pour over warm baklava.
- 5. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 156 calories, 8g fat (1g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 64mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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