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Baklava Cheesecake Recipe – Easy & Delicious Phyllo Dessert
This Baklava cheesecake recipe uses a unique and delicious variation that combines the flavors of baklava and cheesecake.
Baklava or pistachio baklava is traditionally made using layers of phyllo dough. It has a nut filling such as walnuts or pistachios and is soaked with a simple syrup that is flavored with honey.
This is a great recipe, using a combination of this traditional recipe mixed with a creamy cheesecake filling. Perfection!
When it comes to cheesecake there are many flavors and variations to choose from and this cheesecake is certainly a great one. The sweetness of the baklava is perfectly balanced by the tartness of the cheesecake. Making for a delicious and unique cheesecake.
It is a popular traditional dessert in Turkey. It is made from a dough that is deep-fried and shaped into a doughnut-like shape, the dough is then deep-fried and poured into a doughnut shape. The result is a delicious, crispy, and sweet cheesecake.
Baklava is a popular Middle Eastern pastry. Made from layers of filo dough and sweetened syrup or honey. The filo dough is brushed with melted butter and then layered with nuts, sweetened syrup, or honey.
Baklava Cheesecake
The baklava cheesecake combines the flavors of baklava and cheesecake in a delicious and unique way. Because cheesecake is a dense and rich dessert and the baklava is sweet and delicate, the two flavors combine perfectly together, resulting in a unique and delicious cheesecake.
Baklava can be found in many countries and Turkey is the most famous for producing this sweet delicacy. It is traditionally made using large sheets of that pastry that are stretched as thin as possible, or almost transparent. The pastry sheets are covered with melted butter and layered on top of one another to make a layered crispy pastry.
STORAGE: Baklava Cheesecake Recipe
FRIDGE: Place in an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3-5 days.
FREEZER: Place in a few airtight containers and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Baklava Cheesecake Recipe
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 Cups Walnuts (chopped)
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Honey
1 Cup Water
20 oz Cream Cheese (whipped)
10.6 oz Greek Yoghurt
3/4 Cup Sugar
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
3 Eggs
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
10 Filo (Phyllo) Pastry Sheets
1 Cup Butter (melted)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350F/180C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Place the chopped walnuts on the lined baking sheets, bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until lightly toasted.
3. While the walnuts are toasting, make the syrup by adding 1 cup of sugar, honey and water to a saucepan. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring regularly until the mixture is fully combined and thickened, set aside.
4. Remove the walnuts from the oven and set them aside to cool.
5. Next make the cream filling by adding the whipped cream cheese, greek yoghurt, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs to the mixer bowl. Mix for 2-3 minutes until all ingredients are fully mixed and fluffy.
6. At this point add 1/2 Tsp cinnamon to the cooled syrup
7. Line a 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper.
8. Brush each filo sheet with the melted butter, fold in half and layer around the springform pan. Build the layers until the sides and base are covered (add more sheets if you like a thicker pastry base).
9. Set aside 1/4 of a cup of the toasted walnuts to use for the topping later and add 1/3 cup of the syrup to the remaining walnuts.
10. Pour the cream cheese batter filling into the springform pan, and evenly spread using a spatula.
11. Pour the walnut syrup mixture over the top.
12 Now fold the overhanging pastry sheets to the centre and over the filling, brush with melted butter.
13. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 Hour 15 Minutes.
14. Remove from the oven and top with the remaining walnuts, then drizzle with the remaining syrup.
15. Eat while warm served with vanilla ice cream, or allow to cool and refrigerate.
EQUIPMENT
8 INCH SPRINGFORM PAN
TIME
PREP TIME: 20 Minutes
TOTAL TIME: 2 Hours 10 Minutes
NUTRITION
Calories: 826kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 57g |
BAKLAVA CHEESECAKE
The sweetness of the baklava is balanced by the tartness of the cheesecake, making for a delicious and unique cheesecake.
Equipment
- Food Mixer
- Baking Sheet
- 8 INCH SPRINGFORM PAN
- Spatula
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cups Walnuts chopped
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Honey
- 1 Cup Water
- 20 oz Cream Cheese whipped
- 10.6 oz Greek Yoghurt
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3 Eggs
- 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
- 10 Filo Phyllo Pastry Sheets
- 1 Cup Butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F/180C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the chopped walnuts on the lined baking sheets, bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until lightly toasted.
- While the walnuts are toasting, make the syrup by adding 1 cup of sugar, honey and water to a saucepan. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring regularly until the mixture is fully combined and thickened, set aside.
- Remove the walnuts from the oven and set them aside to cool.
- Next make the cream filling by adding the whipped cream cheese, greek yoghurt, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs to the mixer bowl. Mix for 2-3 minutes until all ingredients are fully mixed and fluffy.
- At this point add 1/2 Tsp cinnamon to the cooled syrup
- Line a 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper.
- Brush each filo sheet with the melted butter, fold in half and layer around the springform pan. Build the layers until the sides and base are covered (add more sheets if you like a thicker pastry base).
- Set aside 1/4 of a cup of the toasted walnuts to use for the topping later and add 1/3 cup of the syrup to the remaining walnuts.
- Pour the cream cheese batter filling into the springform pan, and evenly spread using a spatula.
- Pour the walnut syrup mixture over the top.
- 12 Now fold the overhanging pastry sheets to the centre and over the filling, brush with melted butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 Hour 15 Minutes.
- Remove from the oven and top with the remaining walnuts, then drizzle with the remaining syrup.
- Eat while warm served with vanilla ice cream, or allow to cool and refrigerate.
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Baklava cheesecake is an extraordinary and tasty variety that consolidates the kinds of baklava and cheesecake.
The baklava cheesecake consolidates the kinds of baklava and cheesecake in a delightful and exceptional manner. The cheesecake is a thick and rich pastry, while the baklava is sweet and fragile, and combining the flavors together results in an exceptional and heavenly cheesecake.