Chocolate Hazelnut Baklava Rolls

Can you see how decadent and delicious these chocolate hazelnut baklava rolls? I bet you wouldn't even believe me when I say these are actually pretty simple to make! They are simple, buttery, crispy phyllo rolls filled with chocolate hazelnut spread and chopped nuts then sweetened with a sweet syrup! So good!!

Plus since this baklava is a roll, it is actually so easy to serve. There is no cutting involved! Just plate these baklava rolls and watch them disappear.

What is baklava made of?

This popular Ottoman Turkish dessert is layered pastry, made of phyllo (or filo) pastry sheets. Chopped nuts are layered between butter sheets of phyllo and then drizzled with a sweet syrup. Baklava is usually prepared in a large rectangular pan, with the sheets of phyllo dough laid flat, separated with melted butter and a mixture of chopped nuts. Pistachios, walnuts, and hazelnuts are the most commonly used nuts. The layered dessert is then cut into diamonds or rectangles and then baked. As soon a it comes out of the oven, the prepared sweet syrup (a simple syrup flavored with honey, rosewater or orange/lemon juice) is drizzled over the entire dish. The syrup soaks into the crisp baklava, which is then served at room temperature.

How do you make a chocolate hazelnut baklava?

The addition of chocolate to baklava is definitely not traditional but adding chocolate to any dessert certainly is! Since chopped hazelnuts are common in baklava, adding a layer of chocolate hazelnut spread (like Nutella) seems like a no-brainer!

What ingredients do you need for chocolate hazelnut baklava rolls?

• chocolate hazelnut spread - I used this one and it is delicious! Organic ingredients with no refined sugar
• phyllo dough sheets - I love this brand for phyllo dough sheets, super easy to work with and always light and crisp!
• melted butter - to separate the layer of phyllo dough
• pistachios - chopped, or any combination of mixed nuts
• hazelnuts - chopped, or any combination of mixed nuts
• sugar - sweeten the simple syrup
• water - to make the simple syrup
• orange juice - to cut through the sweetness of the entire dish, you can also use lemon juice

How do you make the syrup for baklava?

Baklava is known for being soaked in sweet syrup. Though it may seem complicated, it is actually just a simple syrup (I mean literally, simple syrup = water + sugar!).

For this recipe it is also flavored with orange juice because chocolate and orange really pair well together. Though there is just a smallest amount of orange juice in the syrup, when everything comes together that orange juice helps to cut through the sweetness!

How do you make baklava rolls?

These baklava rolls definitely do not look like the traditional layered pastry dish (even they do have all of the flavors and more!!) Instead they're roll ups or cigars.

You just take a sheet of phyllo dough, cut it in half horizontal so you have 2 squares. Spread melted butter on one sheet, top that with another phyllo sheet and melted butter on top of that one too. Then add a spoonful of chocolate hazelnut spread towards the bottom of one edge, top with some chopped nuts, fold the sides of the phyllo dough in to cover and enclose the filling. Then just roll up the sheet to form a cylinder. The melted butter that is spread on the entire sheet will help to seal the edge.

Just place each baklava roll up in a baking pan and repeat the filling and rolling step for all of the rolls. Bake and drizzle the syrup over the rolls as soon as they come out of the oven. Top with more chopped nuts if desired!

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📖 Recipe

Chocolate Hazelnut Baklava Rolls

These baklava rolls are buttery, crispy phyllo rolls filled with chocolate hazelnut spread and chopped nuts and drizzled with simple syrup

5 from 19 votes

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Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Middle Eastern

Servings 12 baklava rolls

Calories 330 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 12 phyllo sheets thawed as per the instructions
• 1 cup chocolate hazelnut spread
• ½ cup butter melted
• ½ cup hazelnuts chopped
• ½ cup pistachios chopped

Syrup

• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup water
• 2 tablespoons orange juice lemon juice can also be used

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375°F, prepare a cake pan or sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.

Make Syrup

• ​Combine all of the syrup ingredients into a small saucepan. Mix well and bring to a boil. Cook until the sugar is dissolved.
• Set aside to cool completely.

Make Baklava Rolls

• ​Cut the phyllo sheets in half and stack covered with a slightly damp towel to prevent it from drying out.
• ​Brush a sheet of phyllo with melted butter. Place a second phyllo sheet directly on top and brush butter on the second sheet.
• Place a spoonful of chocolate hazelnut spread and top with some chopped pistachios and hazelnuts.
• ​Fold the sides of the phyllo pastry over the filling and roll up. Set the roll on the baking pan. Repeat the last 2 steps for the remaining phyllo sheets to make 12 rolls.
• Brush the tops of all of the rolls with the remaining melted butter.
• ​Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden all around.
• ​As soon as the baklava rolls come out of the oven, pour the cooled syrup over them. Top with additional chopped nuts if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 330kcal

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