Baklava cheesecake. Layer with remaining phyllo sheets, brushing each layer and rotating sheets slightly to stagger the corners. Baklava Cheesecake Be the first to rate & review! A simple cheesecake is a delight in and of itself, but what we love most about the classic, creamy dessert is that it's an excellent vehicle for experimentation.
You can have Baklava cheesecake using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Baklava cheesecake
- Prepare 1 box of mediterranean phylo pastry.
- You need of Melted ghee or melted butter.
- Prepare of Cupcake pans.
- It’s 1 packet of tennis biscuits.
- It’s 4 tbsp of butter.
- You need 250 ml of fresh cream.
- Prepare 1 of slab milkybar.
- Prepare 1 tub of lancewood cream cheese.
- Prepare to taste of Icing sugar.
- You need of Chopped dates (optional).
- You need of Chopped pecans.
- It’s of Chopped almonds.
- It’s of Chopped pitachios.
- It’s of Orange blossom honey.
At the bottom, crispy phyllo dough crust, then walnuts-pistachio mixture, then creamy and rich cheesecake, then another layer of nut mixture, then another layer of crispy phyllo dough and all this deliciousness soaked with honey syrup. This special dessert is perfect for holidays, birthdays and special occasions. Baklava Cheesecake With a phyllo and nut topping drenched in a cinnamon and cognac flavored syrup, this cheesecake takes its inspiration from traditional baklava. Phyllo is also used as the pastry in place of the usual cheesecake cookie crust, and completely encases the honey sweetened filling.
Baklava cheesecake step by step
Phylo- Cut squares of 11 x 11cm of pastry. Leave under a damp cloth till done. Cut 6 squares for each hole..
Place square down, brush with ghee, place other piece in shape of diamond, brush with ghee. Repeat till 6th piece. Brush pan with ghee. Preheat oven to 180 deg C..
Place phylo in pan tucking neatly. Place on middle shelf of oven and keeping an eye on pastry bake till golden brown. Remove and cool..
Whip fresh cream till stiff peaks form..
Whisk cream cheese, melt chocolate and fold into cream cheese. Add icing sugar to taste..
Gently fold whipped cream into cream cheese..
Crush 1/2 packet biscuits and add in melted butter. Mix well..
Spoon cream cheese mixture into phylo cups, then chopped nuts (and dates if using), then spoon in tennis crumbs. Spoon on more cream cheese mixture and more chopped nuts..
Drizzle with honey and chill in fridge. Serve cold..
Note: with the use of honey and dates, may not need to add sugar. Taste is up to you..
Try not to skimp on using cognac or a good brandy. To prepare crust, combine cookie crumbs and butter with fork. Add lemon juice, vanilla and eggs, one at a time. The filling of the cheesecake is your standard cheesecake with a bunch of baklava walnut filling in the middle. It's a simple mixture - walnuts, cinnamon, melted butter and honey.
