Easiest Pistachio Chocolate Baklava

Very excited to share this easy baklava today. Baklava is a Greek dessert pastry consisting of layered phyllo dough and chopped nuts that have been soaked in a sweet syrup to hold everything together and add amazing flavor. Traditionally this is a very rich and time consuming dessert to make. So I lightened it up and greatly reduced the amount of work, creating a baklava that’s a much more approachable, everyday kind of dessert. Oh, and it’s DELICIOUS too! The theme of the week has clearly been all things Mother’s Day and each recipe (with the exception of Wednesday’s salmon) has been one my mom would personally love. I decided to end the week with a recipe that’s a little different and off the beaten path, but one that my mom has always loved, baklava.

As mentioned, baklava is a flaky Greek pastry consisting of phyllo dough, chopped nuts, and a sweet syrup that the nuts are soaked in.

Usually, I might make baklava around the holidays, but I really wanted to create a lighter version for spring and summer days, because baklava is just too delicious of a pastry to not eat year-round. Plus, when I was wracking my brain for new spring dessert ideas, I really just could not get baklava out of my head.

THE RECIPE

easiest pistachio chocolate baklava

by halfbakedharvest

COURSE: dessert

CUISINE: greek

KEYWORD: chocolate dessert, greek dessert, phyllo pastry

Baklava is a Greek dessert pastry consisting of layered phyllo dough and chopped nuts soaked in a sweet syrup. Traditionally this is a very rich and time consuming dessert to make. So I lightened it up and created a baklava that's a much more approachable. Oh, and it's delicious too!

 prep time 20 minutes

 cook time 45 minutes

 total time 1 hour 5 minutes

 servings 8 servings

 calories 789 kcal

INGREDIENTS

2 cups pistachios, roasted, salted, and roughly chopped

1 cup almonds, roasted or raw, and roughly chopped

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

24 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed (about 1/2 a pound)

1 stick salted butter, melted

1 cup honey

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 inch spring form pan with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl, combine the pistachios, almonds, chocolate chips, and cinnamon.

3. Fold 1 sheet of phyllo dough in half and then place in the prepared pan. Brush the phyllo dough with melted butter. Repeat, layering 8 more times, placing the sheets of dough over top of each other. Spoon half of the nut/chocolate mix over the dough. Now add another 8 sheets of phyllo, brushing each with butter. Spoon over the remaining filling. Add another 8 sheet of phyllo, agin brushing each with butter. 

4. Cut the baklava into 8 triangles. Place the pan on a baking sheet and transfer to the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes, until phyllo is golden brown. 

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