Guava and cream cheese pastelitos or Cuban pastries are one of the foods that I miss most from South Florida. This super easy recipe only requires assembly, baking, and not eating them all while you’re cooking! I love to eat slices of guava and cream cheese while assembling. It’s too good to resist! For only $5.50 make a bunch of these little pastries for dessert (or breakfast) to share!
Serve these for dessert when you make Cuban Steak Sandwiches or Picadillo for a fully Cuban Meal!
I really like these precut parchment paper pan liners.
| Prep Time | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 Minutes |
| Servings |
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- 1 13.2 oz roll Puff Pastry
- 8 oz Cream Cheese 1 bar
- 10 oz Guava Paste
Ingredients
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- Preheat the oven according to puff pastry package directions (I used 400F for convection oven). Roll out the puff pastry on a sheet of parchment paper.
- Slice pastry into squares your desired size (I usually get 25-30 out of my sheet of pastry as I like smaller pastelitos).
- Taking one square at a time stretch the pastry until it is about a 2"x2" square. Slice 1/4" thick slice of cream cheese from the short end of the block and cut it in half so you have an approximately 1" square. Cut a slice of guava paste about the same size and place them onto your pastry dough.
- Fold the dough in half like a triangle and pinch the edges together. Use a fork to make sure the dough is sealed. Repeat until all pastries are filled.
- Brush the tops of the pastries with the egg and bake according to pastry directions, about 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.
Total Recipe Cost: $5.51
These pastries are also good with either just cream cheese or just guava paste. I love all of them! If making different kinds fold them into different shapes (like squares vs triangles) to easily tell them apart.
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