A Maldon Salt Collaboration with Meliz Berg & AEG Kitchen Appliances
When it comes to creating memorable desserts, balance is everything. Sweet, tangy, creamy, crunchy – and, crucially, just the right amount of salt. These Creamy Cherry Filo Puffs with Sweet and Salty Pistachios celebrate contrast and balance, using Maldon Original Sea Salt flakes to elevate every layer of flavour and texture and AEG Kitchen Appliances for precision and performance.
Created in collaboration with Meliz Berg, and baked to perfection using AEG Kitchen Appliances, this recipe proves that a ‘pinch’ of the right sea salt can transform a sweet dish from good to unforgettable.
Why Maldon Salt is Important for Filo Puffs
Salt plays a vital role in sweet cooking, enhancing flavours rather than overpowering them – and Maldon Sea Salt is uniquely suited to the task. Its light, pyramid-shaped flakes dissolve gently, delivering clean salinity exactly where it’s needed.
In this recipe, Maldon Salt:
- Enhances the natural sweetness of cherries and honey
- Balances the richness of butter, filo and tahini yoghurt
- Adds a subtle crunch and flavour contrast when used as a finishing touch
From the filo layers to the sweet-and-salty pistachios, Maldon Sea Salt ensures every bite is perfectly balanced, never flat or overly sweet.
Cooking with AEG Kitchen Appliances
For over a century, AEG has been the forefront of kitchen innovation, designing appliances that empower people to cooking with confidence. Rooted in German engineering and driven by passion for taste, AEG focuses on intelligent technology that supporting creativity rather than complicating it – from ovens that enhance flavour and texture to intuitive controls that give you precision without stress.
To bring every element of this recipe to life, Meliz cooked using premium AEG Kitchen Appliances, including the AEG 7000 MealAssist Oven with SteamCrisp, featured throughout the cooking videos.
This innovative oven uses a combination of 25% steam and 75% heat for perfectly even cooking – ideal for slow-roasting vegetables with crisp, caramelised edges while keeping meats tender and juicy. With its CookSmart Touch Display, telescopic runners and pyrolytic self-cleaning, it offers precision, ease and outstanding performance.
Also used in the kitchen set up are the AEG 8000 MealAssist Combination Oven & Microwave, known for it’s energy-saving residual heat cooking, and the sleek AEG 6000 Gas on Glass 90cm Hob, completing a modern workspace designed for flavour, efficiency and fuss-free cooking.
How to Make Cream Cherry Filo Puffs with Sweet and Salty Pistachios
Step 1 – Tahini Yogurt:
- Mix all the ingredients until thick and smooth. Cover and chill until needed
Step 2 – Cherries
- Simmer cherries over medium heat until juices release.
- Add orange juice and reduce until thickened, then stir in the honey and orange blossom water. Cool completely.
Step 3 – Sweet & Salty Pistachios
- Melt butter in an ovenproof pan, add pistachios, sugar and Maldon Salt.
- Stir well and bake at 180c fan for 10 minutes. Cool
Step 4 – Filo Puffs
- Brush filo pastry with butter, sprinkle with sugar and a pinch of Maldon Sea Salt, fold into layers, and press into a muffin tray.
- Bake for 15 minutes until golden and crisp. Cool fully.
Step 5 – Assemble
- Swirl the cherries through the tahini yoghurt, spoon into filo cups, top with pistachios and finish with a final pinch of Maldon Sea Salt flakes.
Top Tips
- Prepare all components in advance and assemble just before serving
- Store filo cases and pistachios in airtight containers
- Always finish sweet desserts with a light pinch of Maldon Sea Salt for balance
Have You Tried It?
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