Caramel Pecan Baklava

Directions

  1. 1Grease a baking tray with butter.
  2. 2Lay sheets of phyllo pastry on the greased tray.
  3. 3Brush the phyllo pastry with butter.
  4. 4Chop pecan nuts in a food processor.
  5. 5Spread the chopped pecan nuts over the phyllo pastry.
  6. 6Unwrap Werther's Original Soft Caramels and place them in a saucepan.
  7. 7Melt the caramels in the saucepan to create a sauce.
  8. 8Drizzle the melted caramel sauce over the pecan nuts.
  9. 9Cover the pecan and caramel layer with more phyllo pastry sheets.
  10. 10Brush the top layer of phyllo pastry with butter.
  11. 11Score the baklava into individual pieces with a knife.
  12. 12Bake the baklava in the oven.
  13. 13Prepare a simple syrup by boiling water and sugar in a saucepan.
  14. 14Pour the hot syrup over the freshly baked baklava.
  15. 15Garnish with additional chopped pecan nuts.
  16. 16Serve the baklava.

Ingredients

  • butter
  • pecan nuts
  • Werther's Original Soft Caramels
  • water
  • sugar

Equipment

baking traybrushfood processorsaucepanknife