Best 2 Mock Baklava Kataifi Recipes

Mock Baklava -- Kataifi image

Provided by Molly53

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
6 shredded wheat biscuits, split diagonally
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
1 cup walnuts, chopped
whipped cream, for garnish

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Combine first 5 ingredients in a saucepan.
Gently boil for 15 minutes or until syrupy.
Place shredded wheat halves in a single layer in a shallow baking pan; drizzle with butter or margarine.
Bake in oven 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once.
Sprinkle half of the nuts over the bottom halves of the biscuits & drizzle with half of the warm syrup.
Replace top halves & drizzle with the remaining syrup.
Spoon excess syrup over biscuits until absorbed.
Top with remaining nuts.
Serve warm topped with whipped cream.

Kataifi Nests image

Provided by Ambervim

Categories Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 12 Nests

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for tin
4 ounces shredded phyllo dough, thawed (known as kataifi)
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Brush 12 muffin cups with butter or use silicone muffin pans.
Pull the kataifi into 1-inch-thick bundles; cut bundles into 2-inch lengths. Place in a bowl; separate into a loose pile with fingers. Toss with butter, sugar, and cinnamon, if using.
Divide among 12 muffin cups; press into bottom and up the sides.
Cook until golden and crisp around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
Let cool.
Fill with jelly beans, speckled eggs or other candy eggs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 59.2, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 7.6, Sodium 46.1, Carbohydrate 6.4, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 1.4, Protein 0.7