Minoo demonstrated a dessert made with phyllo dough in the South Arm Community Kitchen. It was an eye opener for some of the members of the South Arm Community Kitchen as they have never use a phyllo dough before. The dessert Minoo made is called Phyllo Cup.
The Phyllo Cup can be filled with various fillings. Minoo choosed to fill the Phyllo Cup with honey filling with berries. Other alternatives are lemon cheesecake filling and espresso coconut macadamia filings.
The Phyllo Cup is very crunchy and light. You really need a plate to eat this Phyllo Cup as the crumbs keep falling off the Phyllo Cup when you bite into it and you can hear the crunch every bite.
Ingredients
- 8 sheets frozen Phyllo dough, thawed
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- butter & milk to brush on the dough or you may just use Pam spray
Filling
- 3 oz softened cream cheese
- 2 to 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- one teaspoon vanilla extract
- fresh strawberries or other berries
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Instructions for other filings:
Lemon Cheesecake Fillings:
In a bowl, beat one 8 oz package softened cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in 3 tablespoons store-bought lemon curd. Spoon into Phyllo cups. Garnish Phyllo Cups with lemon peel twists.
Espresso Coconut Macadamia Fillings:
In a bowl, beat one 8 oz package softened cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder. Add 1/2 cup whipping cream. Beat until stiff peaks form. Stir in 1/4 cup finely chopped Macadamia nuts and 1/2 cup toasted coconut. Spoon into Phyllo Cups. Garnish with additional nuts and toasted coconut.
Minoo, thank you for sharing this pretty Phyllo Cup dessert.
Another good phyllo recipe is to fill the dough with brie cheese, seal the tops of the dough so they look like little bags and bake until just slightly browned.