Guava Paste-Guayabate

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"This recipe is posted by request and was found on the net. No name was attached."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Yields: 2 pounds

ingredients

• 2 lbs guavas, peeled
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 4 cups sugar (more or less)

directions

1. Cut guavas in half and scoop out the seeds.
2. Soak the seeds in 1 cup of the water.
3. Place the guavas in a saucepan with the remaining water.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the guavas are very soft.
5. Stir often to prevent scorching and sticking to the pot.
6. Strain the water from the seeds-it will be slightly mucilaginous-and add to the cooked guavas.
7. Discard seeds.
8. Grind the guavas through a food mill and measure pulp.
9. Add an equal amount of sugar.
10. Mix well and place in a large heavy saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture is thick and a little jelly tested on an ice cube can be lifted off in one piece.
11. Remove from heat and beat with a wooden spoon for 10 minutes or until the mixture forms a heavy paste.
12. Turn out into a loaf pan lined with wax paper or a square casserole pan lined with wax paper.
13. Set in a cool place for 24 hours.
14. To store, turn the paste out of the pan and wrap it securely in foil.
15. *Fora dried consistency, place the cooked paste on wax paper on a wooden board, cover with cheesecloth and set in the sun for two days.
16. Turn the paste occasionally to expost all surfaces to the sun.

Reviews

[Favyd]

Very tasty, not bad for homemade paste.

 

[Leahs Kitchen]

Great recipe! I wasn't able to find g.paste at our local grocery store so I decided to look it up here. I was a little unsure about it at first since I have never made guava paste before but it was easy and simple and turned out very tasty- I find myself snacking on it now and then.;) I used it to make my Recipe #373650 and still have quite a bit leftover. I used frozen guavas(letting them defrost first). Thank you for sharing this recipe!

 

[Rebecca M.]

This recipe was perfect! I made this to use for a guava pastry and OMG ?? This paste was so easy to make too. Yum

 

[Jostlori]

I remember my great grandma making this when I was a little kid, and it was always so good! We always ate it with slices of white cheese. Such memories! Well, this was a good first (but not last!) attempt for me. Probably overcooked it a bit because it set rather hard. But still VERY tasty! Made for Susie's World Tour, Team Incredibles.

 

[eliuli]

Don't know what I did wrong; it turned out like soup. I did double the recipe as my tree went nuts this year, but there was way too much water ( 3 cups) and it did not reduce down. So, I can do guava gazpacho? too sweet....