Pastelitos de Guayaba y Queso! Cuban guava and cheese pastries are made with storebought puff pastry and then filled with guava paste and softened cream cheese. Just 4 ingredients! You and your family will fall in love with these easy-to-make sweet, tart guava cheese turnovers. Enjoy them for breakfast or as a delicious snack.
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Thaw the puff pastry according to package directions, usually about 20-30 minutes. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Cut guava into thin slices. If using cream cheese, cut the block into slices too. Unfold one of the pastry sheets and place it on the cookie sheet.
Place 6 slices of guava per pastry sheet fold about 1-2 inches apart (you'll have 18 slices total on the entire package - from BOTH pastry sheets). Add cream cheese over guava paste slices (optional).
Unfold the second pastry sheet and place it over the other one that now has the guava paste slices.
Cut into 9 squares and score the tops of each one. No need to divide the squares. Leave everything intact. Brush egg wash on each one to get that flaky crust.
Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Adapted from my friend, Marta Darby, at My Big, Fat, Cuban Family.—*These pastries are best served right out of the oven. You can place them in an airtight container and reheat them for 10 seconds in the microwave. Be careful, the guava can get really hot and burn your tongue.**To make these pastries vegan, you can substitute cream cheese for vegan cream cheese and egg wash for almond milk.***The nutritional facts listed are a rough estimate since this recipe varies in the amount of guava and cream cheese added to each pastry. Use your best judgment.