SWEET CHEESE BAKLAVA RECIPE

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Combine cheesecake and baklava in our Sweet Cheese Baklava Recipe. Cinnamon, nutmeg and a honey drizzle make our Sweet Cheese Baklava Recipe unforgettable.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 1h

Yield 20 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup honey, divided
12 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed, cut crosswise in half
1/2 cup butter, melted

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Combine nuts, sugar and spices. Beat cream cheese, eggs, vanilla and 1/4 cup honey in large bowl with mixer until blended.
Layer phyllo sheets in 13x9-inch pan, brushing each phyllo sheet with butter and sprinkling 1 rounded tablespoonful nut mixture evenly over every other phyllo sheet. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture over top of phyllo stack.
Bake 25 to 30 min. or until cream cheese mixture is firm.
Heat remaining honey; drizzle over baklava. Cool to room temperature before cutting to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Sodium 180 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.6699 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g