This Baklava Cheesecake is a delicious dessert recipe that makes a beautiful centerpiece to any holiday meal. Flaky phyllo envelops a luscious orange-scented ricotta cheesecake filling that is finished with honey and pistachios! It’s the cake recipe you’ll be making all season long! #cheesecake #cheesecakerecipes #cakerecipe #cake #dessert #dessertrecipe
For the phyllo crust
▢Extra virgin olive oil
▢1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
▢1/3 cup pistachios, chopped
▢2 tablespoons sugar
▢1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
▢10 sheets phyllo dough, thawed
For the cheesecake batter
▢3 pounds whole milk ricotta cheese, strained and room temperature
▢8 large eggs, room temperature
▢1 ¼ cup sugar
▢1 teaspoon vanilla extract
▢Zest of 2 large oranges, divided
For garnish
▢¼ to ⅓ cup honey, warmed
▢More chopped walnuts and pistachios

11 Comments
Looks good ❤
Yummy 😋
Sounds amazing 😍 excited to try!
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WOW! 🤤
This looks like a showstopper
Oh, Suzy you have never lied. This cake is got to be out of the world. As cheesecake, because yes, ricotta does bring it and cream cheese. Just weighs it down girl. You are a dream in the kitchen. Loves, this just made fellow doe the other day? So yes, this is gonna work perfectly. Thank you. I see, this is my New Year's cake cheesecake surprise 🎉🎉🎉
You took two of my favorite desserts and combined them! Wow!! ❤
The dough is also sometimes called puff pastry.
Where can we get the recipe from please? This looks amazing 😊
Where is this recipe?
Strudel is related to the Ottoman Empire's pastry baklava, which came to Austria from Turkish via Hungarian cuisine. Strudel is most often associated with the Austrian cuisine, but is also a traditional pastry in the whole area formerly belonging to the Austro-Hungarian empire