<Li> Baklava: A dessert made with thin layers of phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and soaked in honey or syrup . </Li> <Li> Halva: A Middle Eastern confection made from sesame flour and milk mixed with other ingredients, typically made with pistachio . </Li> <Li> Knafeh: A cheese pastry of shredded phyllo soaked in sugar - based syrup . </Li> <Li> Qatayef: A sweet dumpling stuffed with cream and pistachios . Consumed during the month of Ramadan . </Li>

Chickpeas are a major ingredient in many levantine foods