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A couple of years ago, while on a trip to Israel, we tried a popular Middle Eastern dessert called Knafeh (also spelled Kunafa). It is made with layers of thin, shredded pastry dough (called Kataifi), a delicious sweet cheese (called Nabulsi or Akkawi), honey or simple syrup, and pistachios. We were sitting in Jericho, the waiter brought us a complimentary piece of this, and the rest is history! I spent far too long reading up on the history of the dessert, finding a local store that sells the ingredients, and making it! (I also specifically visit middle eastern restaurants, looking for this. It\u2019s THAT good!) <\/p>\n

Earlier this week, I was thinking about Knafeh and began to wonder if cream cheese, in the form of a cheesecake, would be a good addition to this dessert, and this recipe was born! <\/p>\n

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Usually, the thin pastry (Kataifi) is wrapped around the cheese, baked or fried, topped with simple syrup and pistachios. So I made the crust of the Kataifi, added my very favorite cheesecake on top, and then topped the cheesecake with a giant pile of crunchy Kataifi, simple syrup and pistachios. YUM! <\/p>\n

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Want to try this? Here is the recipe: (printable recipe here<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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For the crust:<\/strong><\/p>\n