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Easy Baklava Bites
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Easy Baklava Bites

Baklava bites are easy, a lot simpler than traditional baklava, and excellent. Just pop one in your mouth and get ready to be impressed. A must try even for a beginner!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Resting time4 hours 20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 20
Author: Vaishali

Ingredients

  • 3 packs mini phyllo shells, 15 each pre baked, available in freezer section
  • ½ cup pistachios
  • ½ cup pecans
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter melted (optional)

For the sugar syrup

  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • 1 and ¼ cups water
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 175 degrees C.
  • Add all the nuts along with 2 tablespoon sugar to a food processor or blender and coarsely grind them. (See notes)

To make sugar syrup

  • Set a small saucepan over medium heat and add the water and sugar. Bring to boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 5-7 minutes. Add lime juice and let the syrup cool.

To make Baklava Bites

  • With a pastry brush, lightly butter the mini phyllo cups with melted butter and lay them in two mini muffin pans. (if you are not using butter, you can skip this step).
  • Add 1 teaspoon of the nut mixture into each shell. Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Once the bites are out of the oven, let them cool for 6-7 minutes. Then add one teaspoon syrup to each baklava bite. Wait for 6-7 minutes and then add ½ teaspoon more syrup to each bite. Let sit for a few minutes so that the syrup soaks in.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serving.

Notes

You can choose to use only walnuts (more traditional).
Some people like cinnamon in their baklava. If so, add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the nuts when grinding them.
You can grind the nuts coarsely or to a complete powder (more traditional).
This recipe can easily be halved (or doubled).
The phyllo cups that we got are vegan. If you want to keep the recipe vegan, skip the step of basting the cups with butter.