Baklava Cups
Mini Baklava Cups taste like authentic baklava but are so much easier to make. No layering butter over phyllo leaves and slaving over the stove for the perfect syrup!
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Servings: 15 baklava cups
Calories: 101kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ⅓ cup water
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- 2 slices of fresh orange
- 15 mini phyllo shells
- 1 cup nuts chopped (¼ cup walnuts, ¼ cup pistachios, ¼ cup pecans and ¼ cup whole almonds)
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Combine the granulated sugar, water, lemon juice, orange slices, cinnamon stick, and 2 star anise in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes until the syrup is thick.
- Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool slightly.
- In a food processor, combine the nuts and the ground cinnamon. Pulse until the nuts are chopped, but not finely ground - you want some texture to the nuts.
- Place the mini phyllo cups on a baking sheet and using a teaspoon scoop, add 1.5 teaspoons of nut mixture to each phyllo cup.
- Bake the phyllo cups for 10 minutes until golden brown and toasted.
- Immediately add 1 ½ teaspoons of honey to each phyllo cup once they come out of the oven. Allow the phyllo cups to absorb the honey and soak it in for a few hours before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.5mg