# Pistachio Cheesecake Baklava

This pistachio cheesecake with a crunchy phyllo dough base is inspired by the traditional Middle Eastern dessert, Baklava.

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

## Ingredients

- 8 sheets phyllo dough
- 50 gr melted butter
- 150 gr pistachios (toasted, unsalted and shelled)
- 30 gr melted butter
- 20 gr powdered sugar
- 3 eggs
- 50 gr white sugar
- 15 gr all purpose flour
- 75 ml liquid cream (for desserts, 30% fat)
- 450 gr cream cheese (or mascarpone)
- 120 ml water
- 50 gr white sugar
- 50 gr honey
- pistachios (crushed)

## Instructions

1. Brush phyllo dough with melted butter.
2. Place the phyllo dough in a baking pan.
3. Cut the excess phyllo dough with scissors.
4. Mix the pistachios, melted butter and sugar in a food processor.
5. Place the pistachio filling over the phyllo dough.
6. Mix the eggs, sugar, flour, cream and cream cheese in a bowl.
7. Place the cream cheese filling over the pistachio filling.
8. Mix the water, sugar and honey in a saucepan to make the syrup.
9. Bake in the oven.
10. Add crushed pistachios on top.

## Equipment

- brush
- baking pan
- scissors
- food processor
- spoon
- bowl
- mixer
- saucepan
- spatula
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdhqhupB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/99c3a048-5f60-43de-b8df-3b3d1cee01f1
- Extracted: 2025-05-23

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