Chocolate coconut no-bake baklava bites vanish fast! This quick and easy no-bake dessert is perfect for holidays, parties, and gatherings galore!
I had a lone package of phyllo cups left over from my Jalapeno Popper Phyllo Cups and decided to channel my inner mad scientist. This is standard operating procedure around here. I’m not terribly great at planning for blog recipes ahead of time and they often manifest as a result of a craving-induced crisper/pantry raid.
Not to be confused with a panty raid which I’ve accidentally typed three times already because it’s 5 am and I can barely pull myself out of bed let alone the gutter.
If you’ve ever seen my pantry post you know all about my chocolate drawer and the gravitational pull that thing has on me.
I started with full intentions of making something savory with my Thanksgiving leftovers in my fridge and found myself face-first in the chocolate drawer digging through a sea of chocolate chips, white chocolate bars, and cocoa powder. Once I came up for air, I had the perfect ingredients for a sweet and salty protein-packed treat.
Chocolate Coconut No-Bake Baklava Bites
This easy peasy no-bake phyllo cup dessert is perfect for all your party and potluck needs! Double, triple, or quadruple the recipe as needed for a sweet treat that’s sure to rock your shindig!
Chocolate Coconut No-Bake Baklava Bites
Ingredients
- 15 premade phyllo cups (thawed if frozen)
- ¼ cup walnut halves and pieces
- ¼ cup whole shelled pistachio nuts
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ cup pretzels
- 1 TBSP unsalted butter
- 2 TBSP brown sugar
- 3 TBSP honey plus extra to taste
- ¼ cup quality dark chocolate melts
- 1 tsp coconut oil or to taste
- shredded coconut for topping
Instructions
- First finely chop your nuts and pretzels.
- This can be done in a food processor, with a sharp knife, or even by pouring them into a bag and smashing them with a wine bottle. I’ve employed all three techniques, choose what’s easiest for you!
- Bring a small skillet to medium heat and melt your butter.
- Add brown sugar your chopped nuts and saute for five minutes until they’re nice and toasty and have a light glaze on them. If you have a major sweet tooth I’ll look the other way while you double the glaze. Since I have a heavy hand with the honey I go light on the glaze.
- After about 5 minutes your glazed nut mixture will be ready, toss with a few spoonfuls of honey and spoon into phyllo cups. Top with a little additional honey if you’re positively gaga for super-sticky honey-packed baklava. I won’t tell.
- Fill each phyllo cup to the brim and set aside.
- Next melt your chocolate using a double broiler.
- Bring a small pot or saucepan of water to a light boil and top with a glass pyrex bowl or your favorite heat-safe bowl. Reduce heat to low and add chocolate, stirring constantly.
- In a few minutes you’ll have hot melty goodness. To help my chocolate liquefy faster and to create a faux “magic-shell” coating I add a teaspoon of coconut oil to my chocolate as it starts to melt and continue stirring/whisking until it has melted enough to pour. There are a dozen or so techniques for melting chocolate so feel free to use this one or use your go-to technique!
- Using a whisk, drizzle the melted chocolate over each phyllo cup.
- Top each bite with a sprinkle of flaked coconut and dig in!
Notes
Nutrition
Pile them on a platter, arrange them in a fun shape on your favorite cutting board, or even serve them up in mini muffin tins! No matter how you fancify these perfect party bites, they’re sure to vanish… FAST!
All that’s left to do is lick everything clean!
In all seriousness, you’ve GOT to try these!
They’re especially perfect for Thanksgiving when everyone’s stuffed from dinner but pecking around for just a little something sweet.
Save the heavy pie for later and snag a few of these chocolate-kissed baklava bites to satisfy your sweet tooth for dessert!
Try these chocolate cranberry phyllo cups next:
only one concern will the cups hold up with the fillings in or do we have to worry about them collapsing and how can we prevent that? also can a different flavor oil be used instead of coconut and then maybe with a different topping instead of coconut? just asking as many like coconut and others don’t trying to please many thanks
Hi Jean! You can use avocado oil in place of the coconut oil. This recipe: https://peasandcrayons.com/2015/11/cranberry-bliss-baklava-bites.html is super similar and made without coconut and it’s super tasty! The cups hold up pretty well without collapsing. They’re a great one to make at home and transport to parties and gatherings. xoxo
It looks like there are cranberries in the picture, but there aren’t any in the recipe. It also looks like it was drizzled with white chocolate in the picture, but no mention of white chocolate in the recipe. What gives?
Ahhhh I see where the confusion stems from. The photos before and inside of recipe card are the recipe for this post. No white chocolate or cranberries. The last photo is for a different recipe and I thought it would be okay to say “Try these next!” with the link to a similar recipe and add the photo below that. But I can totally see how that’s confusing and can try to fix it to make the fact that there’s an alternate version on the blog.
I added a more clear description. Hope that helps and thanks for your feedback Jami! xo
These are the perfect little party snack!! But then again, I can totally see myself just sitting down and eating quite a few of them myself… we might not make it to the party! Such a fun baklava alternative 🙂
p.s. I laughed so hard at that Hunger Games meme 🙂
Wow look so cute! I have never seen filo cups though in Australia. Is there any way to make it?
They’re super easy to make! If you google “homemade phyllo cups” there are a dozen or so tutorials that all look pretty easy! xo
Ahhhh!! I want these NOW!!! I can’t even… Ahhh.
These are not going to help my pants fit any better, and yet I still want them; badly. My father makes the best baklava so it has a special place in my heart. I love these.
They’re bite-sized so that means your pants shall still fit! If you share. I didn’t share =)
You are ridiculous. And I say that with pride. I need to make these for Christmas…for myself.
I’m about to go Google what phyllo cups are, but this looks like something I’d eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner on a Tuesday.
After a quick chat with the Goog, these cups look like a great discovery! And they’re carried at my local grocery stores. Win!
P cracked up at your “chat with the Goog” haha =) Love it! Make them right meow!
Yum these would be the perfect party item! Easy to make and I have everything but the phylo cups in the pantry!! I’ll happily help you with that leftover chocolate 🙂
Come on ovahhh! I have extra phyllo cups and everything! =)
What great flavor combinations. Sometimes being a mad scientist pays off!
Killing. Me.
yummm i love chocolate and coconut together! xo jillian
No bake recipes are the best for this time of year. Love your pictures. Pinned!
I love these! Perfect party food. You are the party food queen. 🙂 Saving this one!