Mini Baklava Cups Recipe

Mini Baklava Cups Recipe

Mini Baklava Cups offer a delightful twist on a classic favorite, combining honey, nuts, and phyllo dough into bite-sized treats. Perfect for any occasion, these easy-to-make cups add the right amount of sweetness to your spread.

Prep Time 35 mins
Cook Time 45 mins

Yields ~45 baklava bites

Ingredients

Baklava Bites

 

⅓ cup walnuts

 

⅓ cup pistachios, shelled

 

⅓ cup hazelnuts, or almonds

 

⅓ cup Sunsweet® Pitted Dates, rough chopped

 

1 Tbsp sugar

 

½ tsp cinnamon

 

pinch of ground cloves

 

¼ tsp salt

 

1 Tbsp butter, melted

 

3 packs mini phyllo pastry shells, (45 shells total, 15 per pack)

Honey Syrup½ cup cold water

 

¼ cup sugar

 

¼ cup honey

 

1 Tbsp lemon juice

Directions

Honey Syrup

 

Add cold water and sugar to a saucepan over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Then add honey and lemon juice, stirring to integrate.

 

Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer 10-20 minutes, until mixture thickens to a slightly syrupy consistency. 

 

Remove from heat and set aside until mini baklava are ready.

 

 

Mini Baklava

 

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

 

Toast nuts on a baking sheet for 8-10 minutes, until golden and fragrant. Allow to cool slightly.

 

Add toasted nuts to a food processor with dates, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, salt, and melted butter. Pulse to combine, until nut mixture is finely chopped.

 

Fill mini phyllo shells with ~1 tsp nut mixture or more. (Feel free to make them heaping!)

 

Bake for 10 minutes, until filling is hot and phyllo shells are crisp and browned.

 

Remove from oven and spoon ~½ tsp honey syrup onto each mini baklava.

 

Refrigerate 5 hours or overnight. (Or rest at room temperature.)

 

Yields ~45 mini baklava.