Christmas Baklava

Name: Christmas Baklava
Prep time: 37 min
Cook time: 37 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 45
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 907 grams packages brown sugar substitute (such as Splenda ®); 59 milliliters butter; 237 milliliters evaporated milk; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 59 milliliters honey; 454 grams chopped pecans; 454 grams package frozen phyllo dough, thawed; 473 milliliters sugar substitute (such as Splenda); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Christmas Baklava might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 45. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 234 calories, 2g of protein, and 9g of fat. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. Head to the store and pick up phyllo dough, ground cinnamon, evaporated milk, 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 37 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet or jelly roll pan.

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Jelly

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Frying Pan

Stir the pecans, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl until evenly blended.

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Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Pecans

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Bowl

Drizzle in the honey and vanilla, mixing well.

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Vanilla

Honey

Place the brown sugar substitute, white sugar substitute, evaporated milk, and butter in a pan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens, 12 to 15 minutes. Gradually stir in the pecan mixture.

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Sugar Substitute

Evaporated Milk

Butter

Pecans

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat.

Unroll 3 sheets of phyllo and place in the prepared baking pan. Dust lightly with flour. Spoon a thin layer of the pecan-sugar mixture over the phyllo sheets. Cover with 3 more phyllo sheets, dust with flour, and spoon the pecan-sugar mixture over the phyllo. Repeat three more times ending with phyllo sheets on top, and using all the phyllo and pecan-sugar mixture to make a stack about 1 inch high.

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Filo Pastry

All Purpose Flour

Pecans

Sugar

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Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely before dusting with confectioners' sugar, and cutting into 2 inch squares.

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Powdered Sugar