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Sweet Cheese Baklava




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  
• 1/4 cup sugar
  
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  
• 2 pkgs (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  
• 1/2 cup honey, divided
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 12 sheets frozen phyllo pastry, thawed, cut in half crosswise
  
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
2. Mix walnuts, sugar, and spices; set aside. Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the honey, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
   
3. Layer phyllo in 13x9-inch baking pan, brushing each phyllo sheet with butter and sprinkling rounded tablespoonful of the nut mixture evenly over every other phyllo sheet. Spread cream cheese mixture over top.
   
4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cream cheese mixture is set. Heat remaining 1/4 cup honey; drizzle over baklava. Cool to room temperature. Cut into 20 squares to serve.
   






Final Comments


Makes: 20 servings