Briouat is a Moroccan pastry made from layered warqa dough, almonds, cinnamon, and orange-blossom water.
Sweet briouats are filled with a mixture of ground almonds, sugar, cinnamon, and orange-blossom water. The filling is wrapped in very thin warqa pastry, often folded into triangular shapes, then fried or baked and coated with honey.
Briouat can also be savory. Savory versions may contain meat, seafood, or vegetables and are often served as appetizers. The sweet form is particularly common during Ramadan and at celebrations.
Briouat is sometimes confused with baklava because both can use nuts, thin pastry, and syrup. Baklava generally consists of stacked pastry layers, while briouat is individually folded around a filling.