Sweet Cheese Baklava Recipe

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Combine nuts, sugar and spices. Beat cream cheese, eggs, vanilla and 1/4 cup honey in large bowl with mixer until blended.

Step 3

Layer phyllo sheets in 13x9-inch pan, brushing each phyllo sheet with butter and sprinkling 1 rounded tablespoonful nut mixture evenly over every other phyllo sheet. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture over top of phyllo stack.

Step 4

Bake 25 to 30 min. or until cream cheese mixture is firm.

Step 5

Heat remaining honey; drizzle over baklava. Cool to room temperature before cutting to serve.