Baklava sundae: vanilla ice cream scooped into phyllo cups and topped with a sticky-sweet nut sauce that tastes like baklava, but better!
My friend Erin told me that I need to be the queen of no-bake desserts this summer. And I'm like 'challenge accepted.'
And then a baklava craving hit.
I've made a small batch of baklava before, but it was years ago.
Instead of cranking my oven, I decided to get creative with some phyllo shells in my freezer. Also found in my freezer: ice cream that my husband didn't already eat. This baklava sundae was destiny!
You know the syrup for baklava the you drench everything in? Oh, Mama.
It's a sweet honey syrup infused with cinnamon and nuts. If you have orange blossom water or rose water in your fridge, it's great to stir in here. It's not necessary, though, so don't make an extra trip to the store.
I could eat this sticky-sweet nut sauce on top of yogurt, or a plain vanilla sponge cake. It's made up of pecans, walnuts and pistachios, which happen to be all of my favorite nuts!
Let's recap: phyllo tart shells (they come already baked in the freezer section, hooray!), mini scoops of vanilla ice cream (use a cookie dough scoop for this), and a sweet honey-nut sauce on top. Check check check.
Oh wait! The best thing about this baklava sundae dessert is that you actually can make it ahead of time. The tart shells stay crisp for about 12 hours after you scoop the ice cream into them. I honestly don't know how I waited 12 hours to find this out for you, but I persevered.
If you're making this ahead of time, save the honey nut sauce for just before serving. Even better: warm the sauce before serving.
Baklava Sundaes
These baklava sundaes are the perfect dessert for a dinner party.
Ingredients
- 1 1.9-oz package mini fillo shells (pre-baked)
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- ½ cup orange blossom honey
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ½ cup pistachios
- 1 teaspoon orange blossom water (optional)
Instructions
- Defrost the phyllo tart shells. You can crisp them in a hot oven if you like, but mine didn't need it.
- In a small saucepan, combine the honey, ½ cup water, cinnamon stick and pistachios. Bring to a gentle simmer and let bubble for about 20 minutes. Be careful not to let the mixture boil over, because it's um, very sticky.
- Remove the honey syrup from the heat, discard the cinnamon stick, and stir in the orange blossom water (if using).
- To serve, place a mini scoop of vanilla ice cream in each tart shell, and top with the honey-nut syrup.
- *You can pre-fill the tart shells with the ice cream and they'll stay crispy for about a day ahead of time.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 293Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 122mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 3gSugar: 21gProtein: 7g
Erin@WellPlated says
OWN IT GIRLLLLLLLL
Alyssa says
This looks amazing! And I love how simple it is.
I'm hosting a Greek dinner for friends in a couple weeks and was looking for a simple dessert to make (granted, I know Baklava is of Turkish origin rather than Greek but hey...cultures mix!)
Thanks for such wonderful dessert inspiration!
Cheryl says
Just finished sending you a pix of those wonderful raspberry pies. Looks like these are next. They look yummy!
JoAnn says
So dainty! So yummy! Thank you.
Julianne @ Beyond frosting says
These are little bites of heaven!
shawnna griffin says
hey girl these look so delish!
Nicole ~ Cookng for Keeps says
So in love with these! The people that haven't tried the combo of baklava and ice cream, are seriously missing out! Adorable.
Kori says
These look so dainty and delicious! Also, I love how your sass comes through your writing. :) Love your blog and recipe creations!
Monica says
I loooove baklava, and these look so amazing! What a great idea, and I love it when ingredients just match up perfectly with what you want to make. I get excited over silly things like when there is the exact number of eggs, or just enough milk or flour for what I'm baking.It feels like it was meant to be lol!
Mary @ LOVE the secret ingredient says
Oh irresistible and so cute! Perfect little desserts.