70 g pistachios*
150 g almonds
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
100 g dark chocolate
150 g apricots
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp rum
150 g butter
150 g honey
*If you have salted pistachios, soak them in warm water for about 10 minutes. The salt will be removed and you can easy peal the pistachios.
Chop almonds, pistachios and apricots. Grate chocolate. In a bowl mix almonds, cinnamon, chocolate, sugar, rum, ginger and pistachios (minus 2 tsp you’ll use later for garnish).
Melt butter. Take one phyllo sheet and cut it like on the picture below.

Take one phyllo rectangle, spread some butter with a brush over, place another on top, spread butter again. Place about one spoon of filling, and roll. Continue until you spend all the filling.
Bake in a preheated oven on 180°C until rolls get slightly brown.
Melt honey and pour it over the rolls while they’re still hot. Cover with a damp cloth for about 15 minutes (skip this step if you want your rolls crispy). Sprinkle with the remaining pistachios.
Note: This is my entry for this month’s Royal Foodie Joust, event created by Jenn – The Left Over Queen.








26 comments
Vida says:
Jun 25, 2008
I think I could eat that WHOLE plate, yum! Vida x
vibi says:
Jun 25, 2008
Mmmmm… those rolls look absolutely delicious!Soaked, drenched in honey… just like baklavas!! That surely grabs my attention!Just for the heck of eating more than one… I’d pick the last at the bottom and get ready for the rest to follow right in my tummy!
Y says:
Jun 26, 2008
Those look great. I like your choice of ingredients for the filling – ginger, chocolate, pistachios.. fabulous!
Dhanggit says:
Jun 26, 2008
this is what i call the spring roll baklava!! very creative and delicious :-) superb entry for royal food joust! i still need to think what i’ll send up :-)
Ginny says:
Jun 26, 2008
Delicious! What a fabulous idea!!!
toontz says:
Jun 26, 2008
Oh, wow, those looks absolutely delicious. I think after this entry, I will just have to bow out. Great job!
Imma says:
Jun 26, 2008
What a wonderful recipe!
Grace says:
Jun 26, 2008
what a delicious way-too-easy-to-eat treat! i would probably need to be physically removed from the room to keep from eating every morsel.
Memories in the Baking says:
Jun 26, 2008
What a delicious treat! Thank you.
JennDZ - The Leftover Queen says:
Jun 26, 2008
I am with everyone else – those just look so very edible, dangerously so!
Best of luck in The Joust!
Olga Berman says:
Jun 26, 2008
LOVE the mini diagram. These look fabulous!
Evelin says:
Jun 26, 2008
Mmm, yum! The part with pouring the honey over the rolls is what really gets me drooling!:)
bagel says:
Jun 26, 2008
Absolutely beautiful! Everything about is sounds delicious. In the autumn I make something similar with apples and cinnamon instead of apricots and chocolate, but I think the apricots, ginger and chocolate absolutely make this rock. Great entry for the joust!
GirlCanBake says:
Jun 26, 2008
These look amazing! Like nothing I’ve ever tried before! Lovely.
Becky says:
Jun 26, 2008
wow. pretty and very similar to baklava, at least filling wise. and i bet they taste amaaaazing.
Kevin says:
Jun 26, 2008
Those look good and sound great! I like the sound of the apricot, chocolate and nut combo.
Medena says:
Jun 27, 2008
What a combo of flavor, and in phyllo!!! Great recipe!
farida says:
Jun 27, 2008
They are so perfectly rolled! Wow, wow. Must be delicious too. You never fail to amaze me, Marija!
Syrie says:
Jun 28, 2008
Marija, these look absolutely heavenly. I wish I could have one!
maybelles parents says:
Jun 28, 2008
lovely, lovely. I adore phyllo and thought of doing bistilla for the RFJ. I would love to eat these right now.
Rachel@fairycakeheaven says:
Jun 29, 2008
I’ve been thinking about these since I saw the on oodgawker last week, heavenly!!!
chriesi says:
Jun 29, 2008
These are amazing!
Vera says:
Jun 29, 2008
Baklava in less messy way! The filling you’ve chosen is absolutely delicious.
Sophie says:
Jun 30, 2008
Just wanted to drop you a note saying I nominated your blog for an award today :D. Congrats!
My Personal Finance Blog says:
Jul 1, 2008
that looks yummy…… i like the ROLLS.
Peter M says:
Jul 7, 2008
Marija, you really did a wonderful job with the phyllo and in the RFJ…congrats on a wonderful and I’m sure you’ll win a Joust soon!