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Sweet Cheese Baklava  

Sweet Cheese Baklava
Prep Time:
30 min
Total Time:
1 hr
Makes:
20 servings
What You Need
 
1 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Walnuts
1/4 cup  sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp.  ground nutmeg
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA 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
Make It
 

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Combine walnuts, sugar and spices; set aside. Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the honey, the eggs and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.

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.

BAKE 25 to 30 min. or until cream cheese mixture is set. Heat remaining 1/4 cup honey; drizzle over baklava. Cool to room temperature before cutting to serve. (To serve chilled, cover baklava with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator up to 2 days. For best flavor, remove from refrigerator about 30 min. before serving.)

Kraft Kitchens Tips
 
Size-Wise
Since this tasty recipe makes enough to serve 20, this version of a popular treat is sure to be a hit at your holiday party.
How to Keep Phyllo from Drying Out
Keep phyllo sheets covered with a sheet of plastic wrap or parchment and a damp towel until ready to use.
How to Finely Chop Nuts
Place nuts and sugar in food processor; cover. Process until nuts are finely chopped and mixture is well blended.
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Nutritional Information

Nutrition Infomation

Calories
 230
 17 g
 8 g
 55 mg
 190 mg
 17 g
 1 g
  Sugars
 11 g
Protein
 3 g
Vitamin A
 8 %DV
Vitamin C
 0 %DV
 2 %DV
Iron
 4 %DV
Healthy Living Information
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