Chocolate and Maple Baklava

Ingredients

• 1/2 (8 ounce) package frozen phyllo dough, thawed

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350. Place one sheet of dough in a 9x13" pan and brush with oil. Place another sheet on top and brush with oil; repeat until half the sheets have been used (about five).

2. 2

   Sprinkle on walnuts, chocolate chips, and 2 tsps brown sugar.

3. 3

   Place the rest of the dough sheets on top, layering each with oil. Press down around edges and, with a knife, make five evenly-spaced length-wise incisions so that you wind up with six long strips. Make diagonal cuts every 1.5", so that your six long strips become diamond-shaped pastries. (Feel free to cut squares, instead.).

4. 4

   Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until puffy and golden-brown.

5. 5

   Combine the rest of the ingredients except the maple flavor in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until boiling (stirring constantly). Remove from heat and stir in maple flavor; refrigerate until baklava is ready.

6. 6

   Pour cooled syrup over baklava and let cool.