11 years ago

Stout Choklava
[Vegan]

AM By: Aileen Metcalf

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Diamond-cut pieces of golden-brown vegan Stout Choklava, glistening with a dark maple stout syrup and topped with raw cacao nibs, served on a white plate.

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Ingredients You Need for Stout Choklava [Vegan]

Filling Ingredients:

1 c. walnuts
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 T. unsweetened cocoa powder, or carob powder

Layers:

1/2 c. coconut oil, melted
30 sheets of phyllo dough, cut to size

Stout Syrup:

2 T. (heaping) of unsweetened cocoa powder, or carob powder
1/4 c. vegan stout, or other dark beer
1/2 c. pure maple syrup
1/4 c. organic cane sugar

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How to Prepare Stout Choklava [Vegan]

Preheat the oven to 350°. Line the bottom of a pan with parchment paper.
You can decide which size to make it; I chose 8x8, but some phyllo dough will fit a 9x12 pan. I cut mine to fit my pan. It's important to keep the phyllo dough covered with a damp towel so it doesn't dry out.
In a food processor, combine the nuts, cinnamon, and cocoa and process them. Set aside.
Next, take a sheet of dough and lay it on top of the parchment. With a brush, wipe coconut oil across the sheet. Repeat this 9 times.
Before the next layer, sprinkle about 1/2 of the nut mixture across the dough.
Add 10 more layers, brushing coconut oil between each one. Sprinkle the second 1/2 of the nut mixture on the layer. Add the last 10 layers.
Brush coconut oil on top of the final layer of phyllo. With a sharp knife, cut the dough into a grid, slicing the baklava in a diagonal pattern through the grid lines. I was lazy on this batch; I made the pieces much larger!
Bake it in the oven for about 20 minutes.
In the mean time, combine the stout syrup ingredients in a small sauce pan. Bring it to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer until the mixture coats a spoon. This can take anywhere from 10-20 minutes.
When the baklava is done, pour the syrup on top. You might need to take your brush and distribute the syrup as evenly as possible. Mine dried very evenly.
I topped mine with raw cacao nibs - what an amazing combination!