This chocolate baklava is a version of the traditional Greek dessert. It's a cinch to make but looks like you've slaved for hours. It is very impressive and tastes delicious.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 25 mins
Total Time
1 hr 55 mins
Calories
201 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 10x14-inch baking pan with butter.
Step 2
Mix pecans, dark chocolate, 3/4 cup sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.
Step 3
Trim phyllo dough to fit prepared baking pan. Layer 8 sheets of phyllo dough in prepared baking pan, brushing each sheet with melted butter; sprinkle with 2 cups pecan mixture. Spread butter on 4 more sheets of phyllo and layer over pecans; sprinkle with 2 more cups pecans. Repeat layers with 4 more sheets of phyllo and remaining pecans. Pour any leftover butter over baklava.
Step 4
Cut through the top few layers of phyllo lengthwise, leaving bottom layer intact, to create 4 long rows. Make evenly-spaced zigzag cuts along each row to create 48 small triangles, again leaving bottom layer of phyllo intact.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until phyllo dough is golden brown and flaky, about 1 hour; immediately finish cutting through to bottom layer of baklava.
Step 6
Bring orange juice, honey, water, 1/2 cup sugar, and lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to medium and simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes. Pour sauce over baklava.
Step 7
Melt remaining 2 ounces semisweet chocolate and 1 teaspoon butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
Step 8
Drizzle chocolate over baklava. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Ingredients
½ cup white sugar
¾ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ cup water
1 teaspoon butter
½ cup honey
¾ cup orange juice
2 ounces semisweet chocolate
1 pound pecans, finely chopped
8 ounces dark chocolate (such as Callebaut®), finely chopped
