Baklava cheesecake
From ahmed1 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This is a long recipe and you will have to make it in two days or may be more. I used the Philadelphia cream cheese in the filling and the taste was just great. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- Syrup: shopping list
- 2 ½ cups sugar shopping list
- 1 ½ cups water shopping list
- ½ tsp lemon juice shopping list
- Crust: shopping list
- 5 phyllo pastry sheets shopping list
- 2 tbsp melted butter shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 2 (8 oz packs) cream cheese, softened shopping list
- ½ cup castor sugar shopping list
- 1 ¾ cup heavy cream shopping list
- 2 tbsp powder sugar shopping list
- 2 cups nuts baklavas, chopped (see recipe below) shopping list
- nuts Baklavas: (can be made a day ahead) shopping list
- 10 phyllo pastry sheets shopping list
- 1/3 cup melted butter shopping list
- ½ cup mixed walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts…chopped shopping list
- 1 tbsp butter, softened shopping list
- 1 tbsp castor sugar shopping list
- ½ tbsp cinnamon shopping list
- Decoration: shopping list
- 1 phyllo sheet shopping list
- 1 tbsp melted butter shopping list
- 3 tbsp pistachios shopping list
How to make it
- Make the syrup:
- Heat sugar and water over low heat stirring until sugar dissolves . Add the lemon juice and increase the heat. Let boil for 3-4 minutes. Cool completely.
- Crust:
- Grease a 20cm tart pan with butter and preheat oven to 375F.
- Place one phyllo sheet in the bottom of the tart pan and brush lightly with butter. Repeat with the 4 remaining sheets. Trim edges with scissors and cut with a sharp knife into wedges and bake for 20minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle 4 tbsp of the cold syrup over and let cool completely.
- Filling:
- Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, add sugar and beat again. In a clean bowl, whip heavy cream with 2 tbsp powder sugar until soft peaks. Fold whipped cream into the cheese mixture and then fold in the chopped nuts baklavas. Pour over the prepared crust and smooth top.
- Nuts baklavas:
- Grease a 26cm baking pan with butter and preheat oven to 380F.
- Place one phyllo sheet in the baking pan and brush with butter. Repeat with another 4 sheets. Combine nuts mixture with butter, sugar and cinnamon and spread over the phyllo sheets in the pan . Cover with the rest of the phyllo sheets in the same way. Using a sharp knife, cut into squares and bake for 30 -35 minutes until golden brown. Pour cold syrup over hot baked baklavas and let cool completely. Chop and use as indicated in the above recipe.
- Decoration:
- Cut 1 phyllo sheet into small triangles , brush with butter and bake for 10 minutes until golden brown. Let cool and use to decorate over the smoothed filling. Sprinkle with pistachios and chill for 4-5 hours.
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The Rating
Reviewed by 25 people-
Only Ahmed the Master could combine my two favorite desserts into one!! BRAVO!!! And good morning!
greekgirrrl
in Long Island loved it
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This is great! I make my own baklava and I love it, plus I love cheese cake so this is a perfect recipe. a 5 from me!
Thanks (Shokran) Ahmed!
P.S. I don't think the recipe is too long at all.
tippystclair
in North Hollywood loved it
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Ahmed, I have made something very similar! Excellent decadent rich recipe
midgelet
in Whereabouts loved it
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