Middle Eastern · Dessert

Fried Nut Pastry Triangles

Name: Fried Nut Pastry Triangles
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6 · About 28 triangles
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 4 sheets fillo pastry; 750 ml neutral oil, for deep-frying; 40 g raw cashews, coarsely ground; 25 g walnuts, coarsely ground; 45 g caster sugar; ¼ tsp ground cardamom, plus a little more to taste; 1 tsp cold water

Crisp, flaky little pastry triangles packed with cashew, walnut and cardamom. They fry in minutes and stay crunchy for days, so they suit a make-ahead sweet plate.

YieldServes 6 · About 28 triangles
Hands-on45 min
Total1 h 5 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

4 sheetsfillo pastry
750 mlneutral oil, for deep-frying

Nut filling

40 graw cashews, coarsely ground
25 gwalnuts, coarsely ground
45 gcaster sugar
¼ tspground cardamom, plus a little more to taste
1 tspcold water

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Tree nuts
Cashew
Walnut
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Cabbage family (any)
Cardamom

Taste

Sweet
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop
Deep fryer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Nut filling

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