# Queso Baklava

A crunchy on the outside, creamy on the inside baklava cheesecake with pistachios and citrus syrup.

- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g mascarpone
- 200 g cream cheese
- 200 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 100 g Greek yogurt
- 50 g 00 flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10 phyllo dough sheets
- 100 g chopped hazelnuts
- 30 g granulated pistachios
- 50 g melted butter
- 118 g water
- 50 g sugar
- 70 g honey
- 0.5 lemon juice
- 1 slice lemon peel
- 1 slice orange peel

## Instructions

1. Line a 20 cm mold with baking paper.
2. Mix the mascarpone, cheese and yogurt in a bowl and mix well.
3. Add the beaten eggs and sugar.
4. Add the flour and vanilla. Put in the fridge.
5. Fry the nuts, add a piece of butter, stir and cool.
6. Place a filo sheet on a baking sheet, overlapping the edges. Cover with another filo sheet until the entire baking sheet is covered.
7. Spread butter over the entire surface. Sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts and pistachios.
8. Cover with 2 filo sheets. Spread it with butter. Sprinkle the hazelnuts and pistachios again.
9. Repeat this process 2 more times.
10. Cover with another 2 filo sheets.
11. Pour the cream cheese inside.
12. Cut the protruding leaves so that they are 1-2 cm above the cream.
13. Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown.

## Equipment

- oven
- 20 cm baking pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFlUOcuoRT7/?igsh=MTgxbml3amVqeWt6NQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/910fb23b-54b7-40cf-aae8-5e4d155aa48e
- Extracted: 2025-06-06

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