Easiest Pistachio Chocolate Baklava

Name: Easiest Pistachio Chocolate Baklava
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
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 tsp cinnamon; 24 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed (about 1/2 a pound); 1 stick salted butter, melted; 1 cup honey; 2 tsp vanilla extract

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!

⏱ 65 min 🔨 Prep 20min 🔥 Cook 45min 📊 Medium 🍽 8 servings 👁 6

Ingredients

8 servings

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 tsp cinnamon
24 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed (about 1/2 a pound)
1 stick salted butter, melted
1 cup honey
2 tsp vanilla extract

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. 5. Meanwhile, combine 1/2 cup water and the honey in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes until thickened slightly. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Pour the syrup over the warm baklava and let soak for 2 hour or overnight. Enjoy!

Nutrition per serving

1010kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1101.00

Per Serving
$138.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$2202.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (75% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
pistachios	2 cups	-
almonds	1 cup	$487.00
semi-sweet chocolate chips	0.5 cups	$59.00
cinnamon	0.5 tsp	$15.00
sheets frozen phyllo dough	24	-
salted butter	1 stick	$110.00
honey	1 cup	$278.00
vanilla extract	2 tsp	$152.00