Oh yes! 🎄😋 Christmas Baklava is the perfect holiday dessert — layers of flaky phyllo pastry, spiced nuts, and a luscious honey syrup. It’s rich, crunchy, and full of warm festive flavors like cinnamon and cloves.
Here’s a foolproof, holiday-perfect recipe you can keep forever:
🎄 Christmas Baklava
🥣 Ingredients
For the Nut Filling:
- 3 cups (300 g) finely chopped mixed nuts (walnuts + pistachios + almonds work great)
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves (optional but festive)
For the Pastry:
- 1 package phyllo dough (16 oz / 450 g), thawed
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, melted
For the Syrup:
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- 1 cup (340 g) honey
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2–3 whole cloves (optional)
- 1 strip orange peel (optional, for a Christmas twist)
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