Name: Honey Pistachio Baklava
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped organic pistachios; 1/2 cup chopped organic almonds; 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 3 Tbsp. Jem Cashew Cardamom Almond Butter; 1 Tbsp. Jem Cinnamon Maca Almond Butter; 1 tsp. SunButter Sunflower Seed Butter; 1 16-oz. package organic phyllo dough; 1/2 cup Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil with Buttery Flavor (melted); 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 cup raw honey; 1/2 cup hot water

A popular Middle Eastern dessert gets a healthy makeover with this sweet and nutty recipe. Just like traditional baklava, it’s made with thin layers of phyllo dough and filled with a sweet pistachio mixture. But a better-for-you upgrade calls for honey instead of white sugar and nut and seed butters instead of dairy. Baked crisp and then drizzled with syrup that seems to make it all melt in your mouth, believe it or not – it‘s even more delicious when enjoyed the next day!

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Honey Pistachio Baklava

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 24 servings

Calories 175 kcal

Author Liana Werner-Gray

Ingredients

2 cups chopped organic pistachios
1/2 cup chopped organic almonds
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 Tbsp. Jem Cashew Cardamom Almond Butter
1 Tbsp. Jem Cinnamon Maca Almond Butter
1 tsp. SunButter Sunflower Seed Butter
1 16-oz. package organic phyllo dough
1/2 cup Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil with Buttery Flavor melted

Syrup

1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup raw honey
1/2 cup hot water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom and sides of 9x13-inch baking pan with coconut oil.
In large bowl, toss chopped nuts with cinnamon until well combined.
In medium bowl, stir together nut butters and sunflower seed butter. Set aside.
Unroll phyllo dough sheets and cut stack in half. Cover phyllo with dampened cloth to prevent drying during prep.
Arrange two sheets of dough in baking pan, sprinkle three tablespoons of nut mixture on top, drizzle nut butter mixture over each layer, then brush on small amount of coconut oil. Repeat until remaining ingredients are used.
With sharp knife, slice baklava into diamond shapes.
Bake for about 50 minutes until golden and crisp.
While baklava is baking, combine honey, water and vanilla in saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Remove baklava from oven and immediately spoon syrup evenly over dessert. Let cool before serving. Store in refrigerator.

Recipe Notes

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Nutrition Facts

Honey Pistachio Baklava

Amount Per Serving

Calories 175 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 5g25%

Trans Fat 1g

Sodium 2mg0%

Potassium 151mg4%

Carbohydrates 16g5%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 13g14%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 27IU1%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 30mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.