vegan baklava

A super simple vegan baklava which everyone will love. It's very easy to put together despite the look of the recipe. It follows the authentic Turkish method of making baklava, but with vegan ingredients. Instant pleaser for all dessert lovers.

Vegan Baklava

oz filo pastry

walnuts, chopped

vegan butter, melted

tsp cinnamon, ground

tsp cardamom, ground

tsp salt

water

caster sugar

agave syrup

cinnamon

orange peel

lemon peel

Easy Vegan Baklava

Preheat the oven to

Mixed the well-chopped walnuts

Mixed the well-chopped walnuts with the ground cinnamon, cardamom, and salt. Set aside in a bowl.

Melt the vegan butter

Melt the vegan butter and place in a bowl next to you.

Cut the filo pastry

Cut the filo pastry to fit into your baking tray perfectly. Place 5 layers of filo dough one-by-one on the bottom of a rectangle baking pan*, brushing each lightly with the melted vegan butter.

Spread 1/4 of the

Spread 1/4 of the walnut mixture evenly on top.

Add another 4 layers

Add another 4 layers of filo pastry one-by-one, brushing each with butter, then add another layer of nuts. <br />
My sequence of filo layers was 5 filo layers, 1/4 cups of nuts, 4 filo layers, 1/4 cups of nuts, 4 filo layers, 1/4 cups of nuts, 4 layers, 1/4 cups of nuts,5 filo layers.

Using a sharp knife,

Using a sharp knife, cut the baklava into equal squares.

Bake the baklava for

Bake the baklava for 45 minutes, until golden. If the baklava top starts to darken too quickly, cover with aluminium foil and continue baking until the time is up. Remove from the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes.

While the vegan baklava

While the vegan baklava is cooling down, it's time to make the vegan syrup. Place all syrup ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove the cinnamon stick,

Remove the cinnamon stick, the orange and lemon peel and stir a couple of times. Pour the vegan syrup over the baklava while it's still in the baking tray.

Let the baklava cool

Let the baklava cool at room temperature, uncovered. Enjoy!

How to make Vegan Baklava

Our Baklava Rolls or Baklava Cigars are super simple to make, visually stunning and are perfect for any festive gathering with family and friends. They are made using an authentic Turkish recipe.

Baklava Rolls

cup, chopped walnuts

vegan butter

tsp, cardamom

tbsp pistachio, crushed

Get the filo pastry

Get the filo pastry and using one filo sheet at a time, place it on a worktop and brush it with the melted butter.

Add 2-3 tbsp of

Add 2-3 tbsp of the walnut mixture to the bottom of the filo sheet. Roll the filo over the walnut mixture once, then fold around 1/2 inch of both sides of the filo sheet to seal the sides so the mixture doesn't fall. Continue rolling tightly around the edges. Brush with a little more vegan butter and place in a baking tray.

Repeat until you use

Repeat until you use all the filo sheets.

Using a sharp knife, cut the baklava rolls in half so you have smaller rolls.

Let the baklava cool at room temperature, uncovered!

Serve with crushed pistachio

Serve with crushed pistachio if using. Enjoy!

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