Phyllo desserts and appetizers of phyllo cups are shoe-ins for New Year’s Eve parties. This is all for good reason! Frozen sheets of phyllo dough, when defrosted can easily encase savory fillings for noshes to enjoy with cocktails. Discover the magic of using full sheets of phyllo as the crust for full-sized desserts as an alternative to all-butter crusts.
Before we ring in the New Year, bring friends and families together one final time—and this fabulous combo of phyllo and figs. Find ideas below for appetizers centered on phyllo dough and a few sweet endings, all featuring our premium California-grown Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid Figs.
Phyllo Cup Appetizers & Other Ideas
Bacon Fig Phyllo Cups
Herbaceous savory cream cheese, fig and bacon phyllo cup appetizers.
Fig Feta Phyllo Pockets
Flaky golden phyllo dough pockets filled with tangy labneh cream cheese with Golden Figs and herbs.
Phyllo Dessert Ideas
Fruitcake Phyllo Dessert
Warming winter spices, dried figs and nuts baked into a crust of many-layered sheets of phyllo dough, baked until crispy and golden.
Phyllo Fig Baklava Bites
Golden flaky phyllo dough with honeyed Golden Figs, spices and nuts tucked inside.
California Fig Honey Nests
Toasted nuts, tender dried figs, drizzled with honey and baked into crunchy phyllo tart shells.