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Gluten-Free Baklava

A healthier alternative to a decadent dessert that uses coconut wraps in place of phyllo dough!

Total Time
45 min
Difficulty Level
Medium
Serves
14
Overnight
No
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Ingredients:


  • 1 coconut wrap
  • 2 tbsp of coconut sugar
  • 1 tbsp of honey
  • (use agave as vegan alternative)
  • 1 tbsp of walnuts
  • 15 shelled pistachios
  • 1 tbsp of coconut butter
  • 1/4 tsp of cinnamon
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp of lemon juice

Directions:


  1. Preheat oven to 300° F.
  2. Cut coconut wrap into 8 pieces with a pizza slicer then place the pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  3. In a food processor, combine walnuts and pistachios and pulse to coarsely chop nuts.
  4. In a small pan over medium heat, add coconut sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and lemon juice while stirring.
  5. Add nut mixture and bring to high heat and stir frequently.
  6. Remove from heat and break up the nuts with fork while stirring.
  7. Divide mixture into eight and spread on each piece of coconut wrap.
  8. Drizzle honey over nut mixture then roll the wrap into a thin cylinder (like a cigar) to the top.
  9. In same pan from nut mixture, add coconut butter on high heat to melt and pick up flavors left from nut mixture. Then drizzle over each roll and sprinkle with cinnamon.
  10. Bake baklava rolls at 300° F for 7 minutes.
  11. Next, turn oven down to 170° F and remove baklava to let cool.
  12. Once oven has reached 170° F, put rolls back in and bake 15 minutes.
  13. Remove baklava and allow to cool.
  14. Enjoy!

Coconut Sugar