PASTELITOS DE GUAYABA + QUESO {GUAVA CHEESE PASTRIES!}
These pastelitos are Cuban puff pastries filled with guava and cheese. Just 4 ingredients make these Guava Cheese Pastries come to life! Say hello to your soon-to-be favorite dessert!
The mix of tart guava paste and savory cream cheese sandwiched between buttery layers of puff pastry make these dessert pastries a real crod pleaser! I’ve made this recipe several times now and I can personally guarantee that your pastelitos will rival those found in the the most Cuban of Cuban bakeries straight off of Calle
Ocho!
Guava paste is commonly found in South American, Caribbean, and Cuban recipes, both sweet and savory. This specialty ingredient is brilliant in dark red color and shines through in recipes with sweet and bright guava flavor. It’s texture is much like a fruit roll-up, except that it comes in a dense brick or slab form instead of a thin sheet.
Ingredients:
1 package puff pastry sheets
1 package guava paste
1 package cream cheese optional
1 egg whisked
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Thaw the puff pastry according to package directions, usually about 30 minutes.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and unfold one of the pastry sheets.
Cut guava into thin slices. Place 6 slices per pastry sheet fold about 1-2 inches apart (you'll have 18 slices total on the entire pastry sheet).
Add cream cheese over guava paste slices (optional).
Unfold the second pastry sheet and place it over the other one that now has the guava paste slices.
Cut into 9 squares and score the tops of each one. No need to divide the squares. Leave everything intact.
Brush egg wash on each one to get that flaky crust. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve and enjoy!