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    Casquitos de Guayaba (Guava Shells in Syrup)

    Casquitos de guayaba (guava shells in syrup)

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    Casquitos de guayaba (guava shells in syrup) is a very light and easy to prepare dessert that even the novice cook will not find difficult to master.

    Casquitos de Guayaba (Guava in Syrup)

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    1. Why we ❤️ it
    2. Guava recipes
    3. Origin
    4. About this recipe
    5. Recipe

    Why we ❤️ it

    How can something so simple be so delicious? Guava shells in syrup are a very light and easy to prepare dessert that even the most inexperienced cook can master. It is perfect for the end of a summer meal.

    If you are lucky enough to find fresh guavas (what I would give to have one of those guava trees that give them red and very sweet), then you have the dessert already solved.

    Guava recipes

    After guava paste and guava jam, guava casquitos are the best thing you can make with this fruit (although there is competition with guava juice). With dulce de guayaba I also made a delicious guava BBQ sauce that you will love.

    Another of my favorite guava recipes is a guava and ricotta cheese pie that is a hit every time I make it.

    Casquitos de guayaba (guava shells in syrup)

    Guava Shells in Syrup

    Origin

    Guava casquitos are also a popular dish among Cubans and Puerto Ricans as well. Guava is a pre-Columbian fruit [1] that was already known to the Tainos (who inhabited the three islands), so this is not surprising at all.

    About this recipe

    There are some variations on how to serve it, and many recipes for cascos de guayaba. Maybe even from house to house. In some, it is just sugar and guava (and water to make the syrup), in others more ingredients and spices are added, even served with queso blanco (queso de freír in the Dominican Republic).

    This dish may not be fancy, or sophisticated, but you will hardly find a Dominican who will dislike it. I love the choice of spices I made for it, and I think they work very well with the guava.

    This recipe serves 4 servings.

    Buen provecho!

    Tia Clara

    Recipe

    Casquitos de Guayaba (Guava in Syrup)
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    [Recipe] Casquitos de Guayaba (Guava Shells in Syrup)

    By: Clara Gonzalez
    [Recipe] Casquitos de Guayaba (Guava Shells in Syrup)
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 160 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 9 ripe guavas, about 2.5 pounds or 1 kilogram
    • 2 cinnamon sticks
    • 6 cloves
    • 2 star anise, optional
    • ⅓ cup sugar (white, granulated)
    • A pinch salt
    • 6 prunes, optional
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions
     

    • Peel and chop: Using a potato peeler, or sharp paring knife, peel the guavas making sure to only remove the thin skin covering it. Discard the skins.
      Cut the guavas in halves and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. Reserve the pulp for use in a later step.
    • Boil seeds: In a saucepan, add the seeds, cinnamon, cloves, and anise plus 6 cups of water.
      Boil for ten minutes over medium heat, or until the seeds separate, and the water turns a caramel color.
      Strain the liquid and discard the seeds, but extract as much as you can of the mass between the seeds. Return the liquid to the pot.
    • Boil the pulp: Add the peeled guavas you had saved to the pot with the liquid, and add sugar, plums, and vanilla, and heat over low heat. Boil until the guava halves are soft, adding water if necessary to keep them from drying out.
      Once the pulp is soft, and you obtain a slightly thick syrup, remove it from heat and cool to room temperature.
    • Serve: Chill in the refrigerator before serving.

    Tips and Notes

    If you are watching your weight, add less sugar and just enjoy the natural sweetness of this delicious fruit.
    Prunes are not part of the traditional recipe, they are my addition, I just like them in this dish, but you can leave them out if you wish.
    Another way in which I have seen these shells served is with diced raw "queso de freír", if you don't have any, halloumi makes an acceptable substitute.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 605mgFiber: 8gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 875IUVitamin C: 291.1mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 0.6mg

    Nutritional information is calculated automatically based on ingredients listed. Please consult your doctor if you need precise nutritional information.

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    References

    1. Historiadores primitivos de Indias. Don Enrique de Vedia. Imprenta y Estereotipía de M. Rivadeneyra. Tome 1. Page 500, 1852

    Published Mar 8, 2011, and last revised May 4, 2022

    Edited: May 4, 2022 | Publish: Mar 8, 2011

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    Keila Castellanos
    May 3, 2011 2:48 PM

    I absolutely love, love this website!! I enjoy cooking to the max, and I am also Dominican!! I just made Casquitos de Guayaba, and they turned out absolutely delicious!!!! I found this website by one of my friends of Face Book!!!

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    Jeff Rodier
    March 8, 2011 11:02 AM

    You know I think you may be on to something. High quality pictures with unique and interesting content. I really think you got this one down pat! Now to slowly work my blog towards that!!!

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