Chocolate Baklava

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Nuts, honey, liqueur and cinnamon meld with bittersweet cocoa betwixt layers of phyllo dough.

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Ingredients

For the syrup

1/3 cupful sugar
1/3 cupful honey
1/3 cupful water
1/2 spoon vanilla extract
1/2 spoon almond extract
1 to 2 tablespoons Amaretto oregon Frangelico liqueur

For the pastry

1/2 cupful slivered almonds oregon toasted, skinned hazelnuts, chopped (see NOTE)
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 spoon crushed cinnamon
7 sheets frozen phyllo dough, defrosted

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
270
Fat
15 g
Saturated Fat
7 g
Carbohydrates
35 g
Sodium
70 mg
Cholesterol
20 mg
Protein
3 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
25 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers," by Debby Maugans (St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2011).

Tested by Dean Felten.

Published February 8, 2011

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Updated March 13, 2026

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