Mom's Mini Baklava Pies
Baklava is typically known as a Middle Eastern dessert. It is typically a phyllo pastry stuffed with pistachio and drizzled with honey. It is warm and nutty, the perfect holiday dessert! These are perfect for a holiday party or a family get together. The perfect thing is that it's small and bite-sized so you can make a bunch and they'll go like hotcakes. My mom's recipe isn't super traditional, a lot of elements have been updated to accommodate our family's tastes. If you have family members that don't like super sweet desserts this is perfect!
Ingredients
- 45 Fillo/Phyllo cups We exclusively use the Athens brand! They come in a packet of 15 each so we used 3 packets!
- 3 cups almonds
- 1 cup sugar
- 1.5 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup melted ghee Substitute with plant-based butter if you'd like to make this dessert vegan!
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake almonds for 14 minutes until it is a darker mahogany color and then cool completely.
- Grind the almonds into a coarse mixture. You're looking for something resembling graham cracker crust. Mix ingredients and spoon about .5-1 tbsp in each shell.
- Bake pies for 10 minutes at 350.
