Guava Cuban Pastry (Pastelito de Guayaba)

Our preferred Cuban sweet. Guava cream filling on a flaky crust. merely 4 components! What is your go-to pastry preference?

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 cuban pastries

Ingredients

  1. 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
  2. 1 (8 ounce) jar guava paste
  3. 1 large egg, beaten
  4. sugar (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Cut guava paste into 18 thin slices.
  3. Unroll puff pastry and cut into 18 squares. Place a thin slice of guava paste onto each square and fold pastry piece over to make a triangle. Using a fork, pinch the edges of the triangle together. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar if you like.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 189 kcal
Carbohydrate 22 g
Cholesterol 10 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 2 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 72 mg
Sugars 0 g
Fat 11 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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