Guava Paste

Turkey Meatballs with Guava Sauce (Albóndigas de Pavo con Salsa de Guayaba)

9 comments November 4, 2011

Because I love meatballs and have been cooking with ground turkey a lot lately, a couple of weeks ago I decided to make these turkey meatballs for my son. I served them with guava sauce on the side and absolutely loved the combination of the sweet guava sauce with the turkey. These turkey meatballs are [...]

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Pudin de Pan y Guayaba (Guava Bread Pudding)

8 comments September 1, 2011

Not only is this Guava Bread Pudding sweet, golden and delicious, but it’s versatile too. You can have it for breakfast, a mid-afternoon snack, or as a dessert. This bread pudding turned out fantastic and it is best served warm. If you can’t serve it right away, heat it up before you do. It is [...]

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Paletas de Coco con Bocadillo (Coconut and Guava Paste Popsicles)

30 comments June 28, 2010

One of my favorites paletas or popsicles are Paletas de Coco con Bocadillo. I loved to eat them when I was growing up in Colombia. Now I love to make popsicles during the summer for my family. And to me, homemade popsicles are not only refreshing and easy to make, but they are absolutely delicious. [...]

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Pastel Gloria (Guava, Dulce de Leche and Cheese Pastry)

36 comments June 4, 2010

Today I would like to introduce one of my favorite traditional Colombian desserts. Which, conveniently, is also ridiculously easy to make. I have no idea how Pastel Gloria got its name, but it is a popular dessert in my country. It is essentially a puff pastry filled with dulce de leche, guava paste and cheese. [...]

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Bocadillo con Queso (Guava Paste with Cheese)

35 comments June 1, 2010

Bocadillo con Queso is a simple and easy to make Colombian dessert. If you are thinking that this is not a dish, but rather a couple of ingredients on a plate, you’d be right! A slice of white cheese with a slice of guava paste, but the combination of salty cheese and sweet guava paste [...]

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Guava and Cheese Flan (Flan de Guayaba y Queso)

35 comments November 17, 2009

Today is my birthday, so I feel like posting something sweet to celebrate. As you know flan is one of my favorite desserts because lends itself to an endless number of variations. This guava and cheese version is delicious. The guava paste gives this flan a fantastic flavor and the cream cheese gives it a [...]

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Arequipe and Guava Quesadillas (Quesadilla Gloria)

17 comments July 24, 2009

The combination of crisp grilled tortilla, mozzarella, cream cheese, sweet guava paste and arequipe makes for a deliciously simple dessert. This quesadilla was inspired by a traditional Colombian pastry called “Pastel Gloria” which is basically a pie crust filled with guava paste, dulce de leche or arequipe and white cheese. I don’t know where the [...]

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