Guava Jam [Video+Recipe] Salsa, Dulce y Pasta de Guayaba

Salsa, Dulce y Pasta de Guayaba (Guava Paste, Jam, and Sauce)

Guava Jam [Video+Recipe] Salsa, Dulce y Pasta de Guayaba

Make this Dulce de guayaba into guava paste (pasta de guayaba) to serve as candy, guava jam (mermelada de guayaba) that you can use to fill cakes, and guava sauce (salsa de guayaba) to serve with your favorite sweets. It's a three-in-one recipe!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dominican

Keyword how to make guava jelly from guava paste, how to make guava paste, jalea de guayaba

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 20

Total Time 1 30

Servings servings (1 cup total)

Calories 219kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

8 guavas washed (1½ lb [0.68 kg])
2 cinnamon sticks
2½ cup brown sugar

Instructions

1. Prepare the guavas

Peel the guavas with a potato peeler or paring knife, and discard the peels.
Cut them into halves and scoop out the seeds from the halved guavas. Cut the pulp into wedges. Set the wedges aside.

2. Cooking

Put the seeds in a large heavy saucepan and add the cinnamon sticks plus 6 cups of water [1.5 liters]. Simmer covered over low heat until the seeds separate, and the pulp around the seeds have mostly dissolved, and the water is a light caramel color.
Remove from the heat, discard the cinnamon sticks, and cool to room temperature.
Using a strainer or food mill, strain the liquid and discard the seeds.

3. Boiling

Return this liquid to the pot, and add the sugar and guava halves. Boil until the guava becomes very soft, and the liquid has reduced to about 1½ cups.
Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
Pour the cooked guavas and liquid into the blender vase and blend. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and return to the stow to simmer over low heat. If there are splatters, reduce the heat.

4a. How to make guava sauce (salsa de guayaba)

To make guava sauce, simmer until it has thickened to the consistency of a thick smoothie, and liquid enough to drizzle. Remove from the heat.
Pour into a clean airtight container or jar and keep refrigerated for up to a week. It'll be slightly thicker once it has cooled.

4b. How to make guava jam (dulce de guayaba)

To make it into guava jam, or to be used as a cake filler, simmer until stop when it has thickened to the consistency of yogurt. Remove from the heat.
Remove from the heat. Pour into a clean airtight container or jar and keep refrigerated for up to a week. It'll be slightly thicker once it has cooled.

4c. How to make guava paste (pasta de guayaba)

To make into guava paste, wait until the paste starts lifting from the bottom, and pour it into a small square casserole pan or loaf pan lined with wax paper or parchment paper. Form an even layer.
Cool to room temperature. Once cooled completely, you can cut it into little jelly cubes or sticks.

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