Fig Baklava Tartlets

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These mini-tarts harness the luscious sweetness of caller figs for a fruity, much healthful instrumentality connected baklava.

To marque these adjacent easier to assemble, you tin skip the layering and cutting of phyllo dough and usage small, store-bought phyllo shells instead.

To work the accompanying story, see: Ellie Krieger loves figs and knows however to dainty them right.

The figs tin beryllium cooked, cooled and refrigerated, abstracted from the reduced syrup, a time successful advance. The baked phyllo cups tin beryllium stored successful an airtight instrumentality astatine country somesthesia for up to 3 days. Top with the figs conscionable earlier serving.

From nutritionist and cookbook writer Ellie Krieger.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 6-12 servings

1/2 cupful water
1/3 cupful honey
One 3-inch-long-by-1/2-inch-wide portion of citrus peel (no pith), positive 1 tablespoonful caller citrus juice
One 3-inch cinnamon stick
6 caller achromatic ngo figs, quartered lengthwise (about 5 ounces)
3/4 cupful finely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons airy light brownish sugar
1/2 spoon crushed cinnamon
1/8 spoon crushed cloves (optional)
1/4 cupful olive oil
1 tablespoonful unsalted butter, melted
6 sheets phyllo dough (see headnote)

Nutritional Facts

Per piece

Calories
170
Fat
11 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
18 g
Sodium
45 mg
Protein
2 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugar
12 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.

From nutritionist and cookbook writer Ellie Krieger.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published August 2, 2017

Updated March 16, 2026