Name: Baklava Cheesecake Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 8 oz Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent; 16 oz cream cheese; 1½ cups sugar; ½ tsp lemon peel; 2 cups Walnuts; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ cup honey; 1 tsp lemon juice

Baklava Cheesecake Recipe

How To Make Baklava Cheesecake

Add a new twist to a sweet classic with our nutty, baklava cheesecake recipe! It’s rich, flaky, and perfect to serve at a dinner party to impress guests.

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Chill and Cool Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

Total: 4 hours 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8ozPillsbury™ refrigerated crescent,2 cans
16ozcream cheese,softened
1½cupssugar
½tsplemon peel,grated
2cupswalnuts,finely chopped
½tspground cinnamon
¼cuphoney
1tsplemon juice,fresh

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Unroll 1 can of crescent dough, then place it into an ungreased 9 x 13-inch pan.
Beat the cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar and lemon peel on medium speed until fluffy.
Spread the mixture over prepared dough and set aside.
Combine the walnuts, remaining ½ cup of sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
Sprinkle them over the cream cheese.
Place the second crescent dough sheet over the first, covering the filling.
Combine the lemon juice and honey in a small bowl, then brush them over the dough.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool for 20 minutes.
Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Serve, and enjoy!