Chocolate Baklava

Name: Chocolate Baklava
Prep time: 1 h 21 min
Cook time: 1 h 21 min
Total time: 1 h 21 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 79 milliliters blanched toasted almonds, coarsely chopped; 118 milliliters butter, melted; 237 milliliters hazelnut-chocolate spread (such as Nutella); 1 stick (3-inch) cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters toasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped; 177 milliliters honey; 24 sheets 24 (14 x 9-inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed; 118 milliliters roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped; 0 teaspoons salt; 79 milliliters toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped; 118 milliliters water

Chocolate Baklava might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 24 servings with 242 calories, 4g of protein, and 13g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up cinnamon stick, ground cinnamon, hazelnut-chocolate spread, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 21 minutes.

Instructions

Combine the first 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over low heat; stir until honey dissolves. Increase heat to medium; cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 230 (about 10 minutes).

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Candy

Honey

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Candy Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; keep warm. Discard cinnamon stick.

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Cinnamon Stick

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Place hazelnut-chocolate spread in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave at HIGH for 30 seconds or until melted.

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Chocolate Spread

Hazelnuts

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Microwave

Bowl

Combine hazelnuts and next 5 ingredients (through salt). Lightly coat a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with cooking spray. Working with 1 phyllo sheet at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), place 1 phyllo sheet lengthwise in bottom of prepared pan, allowing ends of sheet to extend over edges of dish; lightly brush with butter. Repeat procedure with 5 phyllo sheets and butter.

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Cooking Spray

Filo Pastry

Hazelnuts

Butter

Dough

Salt

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Baking Pan

Drizzle about 1/3 cup melted hazelnut -chocolate spread over phyllo.

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Chocolate Spread

Hazelnuts

Sprinkle evenly with one-third of nut mixture (about 1/2 cup). Repeat procedure twice with phyllo, butter, hazelnut-chocolate spread, and nut mixture. Top last layer of nut mixture with remaining 6 sheets phyllo, each lightly brushed with butter. Press gently into pan.

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Chocolate Spread

Hazelnuts

Butter

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Frying Pan

Make 3 lengthwise cuts and 5 crosswise cuts to form 24 portions using a sharp knife.

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Knife

Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until phyllo is golden.

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Oven

Remove from oven.

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Oven

Drizzle honey mixture over baklava. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cover; store at room temperature.

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Honey

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

Because phyllo sheets are thin and delicate, handle with care so you won't tear the sheets. Keep the sheets you are not working with covered so it won't dry out.

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Filo Pastry