Baklava Tartlets

Happy Monday!  

Yes, I feel like I can officially say Happy Monday! We've been in Tennessee for one year now and I can honestly say that the job I have now been at for 3 weeks is MY job! I love my new job and I love that I can be closer to Cole and I don't have to drive to Chattanooga every.single.day. 

Plus with him starting Preschool soon, I wanted to be closer to him and I am working for a company that I already knew about and love that I am working for them know! When I got my offer letter from them, I almost thought all of it was too good to be true but once I had my training and am now working,

I can see that it isn't! 

Anyway... back to the dessert...

Baklava is one of my favorite things. I saw this simple and fun recipe in Food Network Magazine a few months ago and made it quickly thereafter. 

These tartlets are super simple because they start out with a pre-made phyllo pastry shell. The original recipe also calls for pistachios but I went with walnut because I like walnuts better! These would be a great treat to your Memorial Day picnic because they won't melt and are super simple to make!

Baklava Tartlets

recipe adapted from this recipe from Food Network

Ingredients:

5 tbsp. butter

15 mini phyllo shells

1/4 chopped walnuts

1/4 honey

1/4 sugar

1 tsp. lemon juice

1/4 tsp. lemon zest

1/4 tsp. allspice

Pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Melt 5 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat.
2.  Place 15 mini phyllo shells on a baking sheet and brush with 1 tablespoon of the melted butter. 
3. Bake at 350 degrees until just golden, about ten minutes.
4. Add chopped walnuts, honey, and sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, allspice and a pinch of salt to the butter in the skillet; cook, stirring until thick, 5 minutes.
5.  Divide among the phyllo shells and sprinkle with grated chocolate.
6.  Let cool.
7. Enjoy!!