Flaky Vegan Baklava -

Flaky Vegan Baklava

Layers of flakey phyllo dough filled with crumbled nuts and drizzled in a sweet cinnamon syrup.

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Chill time 1

Total Time 2 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine Persian

Preheat oven to 350°F
In a blender or food processor, chop the walnuts and pistachios into small pieces. Combine the nuts with the brown sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl.
Brush melted coconut oil over a baking dish(You may use whatever size baking dish you’d like/have on hand, but you may have to cut the phyllo dough accordingly. Do not discard the scraps, you will still be able to utilize them).
Place a single sheet of phyllo dough in the baking dish and brush with more coconut oil. Repeat laying down the dough and brushing it with coconut oil until you have 8 layers of dough brushed with oil in the pan.
Pour half the nut mixture into the pan and spread it evenly over the dough.
Apply another layer of dough followed by oil and repeat this until you have 6 layers of dough.
Add the rest of the nut mixture to the pan and spread evenly.
Apply 8 more layers of dough brushed with oil to the pan.

Slice the dough into desired size pieces
Bake for 30 minutes. Cover with foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes(1 hour total).

While it’s baking, make the syrup by adding all the ingredients to a sauce pan and bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes until the syrup reduces.
When the baklava is done baking, remove the foil and even pour the syrup over the top.
Allow the baklava to sit and soak up the syrup for at least an hour or two
Enjoy!

Don't throw away your scraps! You can combine extra dough scraps to create an extra dough layer. I recommend doing this somewhere in the middle to retain structure.
Substitutions:
- Agave: maple syrup
- Coconut oil: plant-based butter

Keyword dough, Phyllo Dough, Pistachios, Walnuts