Healthy Phyllo Dough Recipes

Find healthy, delicious phyllo dough recipes. Healthier recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

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Mini Brie & Apple Quiches

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We love the way Brie and apples taste together in these mini quiches. Mini phyllo cups make it swift and simple to create an elegant appetizer.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Muffin-Tin Spanakopita Omelets

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Spinach, onion and feta cheese flavor these Greek-inspired spanakopita omelets with crispy phyllo crusts.
By Carolyn Casner

Mini Berry Cream Pies

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Try this Mini Berry Cream Pies recipe the next time you want to whip up a quick healthy dessert. For this red-white-and-blue dessert, frozen mini phyllo cups work the best. Keep them nestled in their tray for easy transport to a picnic or potluck.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Creamy Chicken Potpie

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An irresistible crisp (but easy) phyllo crust tops these homey individual chicken potpies. Make a double batch and freeze extras to have on hand anytime. Serve with a butterhead lettuce salad with red onion and white-wine vinaigrette.
By David Bonom

Spinach, Apple & Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing & Cheese Crisps

Swap out store-bought for this tangy homemade buttermilk and poppy seed dressing to take this healthy salad recipe to the next level. For an even more impressive meal, make your own crunchy cheese crisps in a snap, using phyllo dough, for a delicious accompaniment to this dinner salad. Make extra dressing to keep on hand for other salads throughout the week.
By Julia Levy

Classic Greek Spanakopita

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This savory Greek "pie" has a creamy spinach and feta cheese filling layered between sheets of crispy phyllo dough. While phyllo dough seems intimidating, it's very easy to work with when you get the hang of it! This recipe would make a welcome addition to any party or potluck.
By Lisa Cassell-Arms

Rustic Mushroom Tart

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Don't let phyllo dough's fussy reputation put you off: our method of brushing olive oil and sprinkling breadcrumbs between the layers makes this tart actually quite simple to assemble, and helps keep it healthy. It can be served as a main course or cut into smaller pieces and enjoyed as an appetizer.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Real-Man Quiche

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We've loaded this meaty pie with a whole pound of turkey sausage and given it a fabulous, flaky phyllo crust. Real men do eat quiche!
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Raspberry Strudel Croissants

Using phyllo dough instead of traditional croissant dough makes these raspberry-filled dessert pastries low in fat and calories. These croissants are diabetes-friendly and just 35 calories each!
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Steak and Mushroom Phyllo Pizza

Phyllo dough comes to life as thin, flaky pizza crust in this tasty pizza topped with red onion, mushrooms, sirloin steak, and mixed fresh herbs.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Phyllo-Wrapped Apple Dumplings with Apple Cider Sauce

In this apple dumpling dessert recipe, apples are sprinkled with raisins, brown sugar and spice then wrapped in lightly buttered phyllo dough before being baked into a gorgeous parcel. For the sauce, apple cider is reduced to create a sensational accompaniment for these crispy apple dumplings.
By Bill Scepansky

Blue Raspberry Phyllo Wedges

Lemony raspberries and blueberries in phyllo dough pockets deliver a fruity punch in each bite!
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Inspiration and Ideas

Tomato Phyllo Tart

Tomato Phyllo Tart

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This colorful tomato tart will surely impress friends; no one has to know how quickly it comes together. Basil adds a fragrant finishing touch.
Strawberry-Rhubarb Strudel

Strawberry-Rhubarb Strudel

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Spring's best combo--strawberries and rhubarb--fill this simple strudel for two.
Salted Caramel Pistachio-Apricot Baklava

Salted Caramel Pistachio-Apricot Baklava

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Fish & Mushroom Casserole with Crispy Phyllo

Fish & Mushroom Casserole with Crispy Phyllo

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Brandied Apple Strudel

Brandied Apple Strudel

Key Lime Phyllo Tarts

Key Lime Phyllo Tarts

Ruffled Phyllo Tart with Spring Fruit

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Strawberries and rhubarb are a familiar seasonal pairing, but adding apricots to the mix takes it to new heights. The day before you plan to bake the tart, thaw the frozen phyllo in the refrigerator.

All Healthy Phyllo Dough Recipes

Vidalia Onion Tart

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This simple tart recipe has a sweet and salty filling of caramelized Vidalia onions and feta cheese. The light phyllo crust gives it a rustic, casual feel. The tart can be served warm or even at room temperature as a main course with a salad. Cut into smaller pieces if you'd like to serve it as an appetizer.
By Virginia Willis

Crispy Phyllo Spinach Tartlets

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Frilly layers of phyllo dough surround the festive spinach and sun-dried tomato filling in a dressed-up version of Greek spanakopita. Serve these as a main dish for supper and you're sure to please vegetarians and omnivores alike.
By Ellen Ecker Ogden

Spinach-Feta Rolls

Inspired by the Greek appetizer spanakopitakia, these spinach and feta filled rolls are easy to make for a crowd.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Phyllo-Crusted Crab Pie

Crispy shards of phyllo dough on top of the creamy crab mixture provide an interesting--and tasty--contrast.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Mini Frozen Baklava

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Try this recipe for frozen mini baklava bites using low-fat frozen yogurt the next time you want to whip up a quick dessert. Shelf-stable mini phyllo cups are widely available, but for this recipe the frozen cups are best.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites

Crisp little phyllo dough shells get a creamy pumpkin filling.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Sweet Cheese Strudel

Phyllo dough, low in calories and fat, is a crisp counterpoint to the creamy cheese filling in this luscious strudel.
By Lee Ann Cox

Cranberry Phyllo Cheesecake

Instead of using butter when layering the phyllo dough in this cranberry cheesecake recipe, we use cooking spray which is a great no-fat substitute.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Plum-Pear Phyllo Bundles

We've trimmed the fat in these fruity, honey- and cardamom-flavored dessert bites by using nonstick cooking spray, rather than butter, on the phyllo dough.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Caramel Pears in Phyllo Nests

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Phyllo nests are a delicate, crisp contrast to the tender baked pears and luxurious caramel sauce.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Parmesan Straws

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These crispy Parmesan nibbles are perfect for entertaining because they can be prepared in advance and stored in tins or frozen.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Savory Lamb Triangles

Seasoned with nutmeg, cinnamon, mint and lemon, these lamb-filled phyllo triangles are a tasty addition to your cocktail party or Mediterranean-themed buffet.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Pear & Dried Cranberry Strudel

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All across Wisconsin, Scandinavian and German bakeries start firing up with the onset of crisp, cool autumn days; the lines soon grow long for fresh fall-fruit pastries. For most of us, rich strudel wouldn't be an everyday affair. But with walnut oil (instead of copious amounts of butter) and fresh pears, it can, nevertheless, become a decadence-free indulgence, perfect for your next dinner party. Serve it with frozen nonfat vanilla yogurt or vanilla crème anglaise.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Triple Cherry Pie

Tart, sweet and dried cherries fill a phyllo crust in this pie. Serve with vanilla frozen yogurt.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Phyllo-Crusted Melon Cheesecake

Thin wedges of melon and fresh raspberries make the perfect topper for this creamy cheesecake cradled in a flaky phyllo crust.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Fruit Triangles with Honey Orange Dipping Sauce

Phylllo-filled fruit triangles dipped in an orange- and honey-flavored, yogurt-based sauce--this dessert takes only 40 minutes to prepare.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Chocolate-Almond Topped Cherry Pie

Featuring the favorite flavor combination of chocolate, cherries and almonds, this phyllo-crusted tart has only 148 calories per serving.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Spiced Lamb Triangles

Savory lamb and sweet golden raisins fill these delicious phyllo triangles.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Phyllo Cheese Triangles

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Reminiscent of the ever-popular cheese straws, these savory, flaky cheese bites are a guaranteed hit for any occasion.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Plum Tarts

This dessert recipe is a take on clafouti--a layered, traditional French dessert full of cherries and covered with a thick batter. This version serves up mini tarts full of plums instead of cherries, and a lighter filling made from fat-free milk and light sour cream.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Tyropites (Cheese Triangles)

Combining nonfat yogurt cheese (or low-fat cottage cheese) with crumbled reduces the fat, yet still yields a full-flavored result in these cheese-filled phyllo triangles.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Asparagus in Phyllo Shells with Roasted Shallots

Asparagus and roasted shallots are a delicious filling for herbed phyllo shells.
By Odessa Piper

Pear Mincemeat Strudel

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Pear Mincemeat Strudel
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Plum Ruffle Pie

Phyllo ruffles give an airy look to this plum pie.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen
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