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12 times we went nuts for baklava

From ice-cream sambos and coin-sized cookies to traditional Turkish treats, here are the best baklava bakes.

Armenian baklava

Armenian baklava Source: Sharyn Cairns

Another day, another reason to think pastry. Sticky-sweet, crunchy and nutty, there are plenty of reasons why baklava is globally adored and here are our favourite nutty stacks that'll get you in a bright.
This beautiful (and very practical) pistachio classic, will make any morning or afternoon tea session pop! 
Combining two dessert favourites - , this recipe takes the classic pastry sensation to a creamy caramel place.
Caramel baklava ice-cream
Source: Feast magazine
A great one from the Food Safari archives: The sound of the hot syrup as it’s poured onto the hot pastry is one of the best things, only surpassed by the sound of your first crunchy bite into this golden delicacy. .
This is a very weeknight-friendly recipe and is a great recipe if you have filo pastry at home begging to be baked.
Baklava my way
Source: Sanda Vuckovic Pagaimo
A thick syrup of sugar and rosewater finishes off the layers of filo pastry and pistachio nuts. Perfectly sweet bites for entertaining and alongside your coffee. Get .
Baklawa
Source: Lottie Hedley
Ice-cream sandwich lovers rejoice! Inspired by the popular Turkish baklava with kaymak (clotted cream), this buttery and silky stack is a taste sensation and perfect for those warmer days and balmy nights.
Baklava and pistachio ice-cream sandwich
Source: Kulsum Kunwa
If cookies were a currency, these would be gold! These  are weighted with nuts and bound-up with honey and butter. Trade your cookies wisely!
Baklava cookies
Source: China Squirrel
Based around a parfait-style dessert, Shane Delia's  certainly has the wow factor!
This dessert is a syrup lover's dream and is best served with black coffee (kahva) to balance out the sweetness. gets its name because once you cut and turn the layered pastry pieces onto a tray they resemble the rosebud - doubly-sweet!
Rose baklava
Source: Alan Benson
Who doesn’t love the swooning moment of biting into freshly baked baklava with its golden layers of pastry, spiced nuts and fragrant syrup?  is from Armenian home cook Arpy Iskikian who likes to brew her cinnamon and cloves as a tea before adding to the syrup which uses heavenly orange blossom water and rosewater.
Armenian baklava
Armenian baklava Source: Sharyn Cairns
What's not to LOVE! Custard and baklava, all wrapped up in filo and finished with fennel-spiced walnuts. Where do we sign...?
Baklava with a custard filling
Baklava with a custard filling Source: China Squirrel
This dessert plate plays with those traditional baklava flavours and elements we all love. Here crisp cinnamon-sugared filo shards are served with cashew nut ice-cream and toasted sesame marshmallow. You'll be licking the plate clean!
Baklava with cashew nut ice-cream
Baklava with cashew nut ice-cream Source: The Chefs' Line

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Published 4 August 2020 11:02am
Updated 4 August 2020 11:06am
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