Mock Baklava -- Kataifi

Submitted by Molly53

"Posted in response to a recipe request."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 3⁄4 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
• 6 shredded wheat biscuits, split diagonally
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• whipped cream, for garnish

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a saucepan.
3. Gently boil for 15 minutes or until syrupy.
4. Place shredded wheat halves in a single layer in a shallow baking pan; drizzle with butter or margarine.
5. Bake in oven 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once.
6. Sprinkle half of the nuts over the bottom halves of the biscuits & drizzle with half of the warm syrup.
7. Replace top halves & drizzle with the remaining syrup.
8. Spoon excess syrup over biscuits until absorbed.
9. Top with remaining nuts.
10. Serve warm topped with whipped cream.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

I had this dessert I a restaurant a few weeks ago and I LOVED it! I was so happy to find this recipe so I could recreate it at home. Although this recipe didn't quite look like what I had in the restaurant, it tasted just like it; maybe even a little better! It's very sweet, but not too sweet. I used a mix of walnuts and pistachios for the walnuts. Thanx for sharing!