Guava and cheese pastry

Guava pastelitos are a tasty Latin American favorite dessert of mine. These are filled with sweet guava paste and cream cheese filling. You might see these in Latin markets as pastelitos de guayaba y queso and they are so easy to make at home.

I am by no means fluent in Spanish, but in the years since the story below I have traveled to many places in the Caribbean and southern US and I have learned enough to get by in hotels and restaura…

Guava and cream cheese pastelitos are one of my favorite Cuban foods. For only $5.50 make these little pastries for dessert (or breakfast) to share!

Pastelitos de guayaba y queso is a Cuban bakery staple! These quick and easy Cuban pastries are made with puff pastry, guava paste, and cream cheese.

Guava and Cream Cheese Pastries

Guava Quesitos are the perfect treat to make with leftover puff pastry, cream cheese, and guava paste.

These pastries are sold in every Cuban bakery in South Florida, but its easy to make your own and they're awesome straight from the oven!

A Cuban bakery staple, these pastelitos de guayaba con queso are so flaky sweet and delicious. This quick dessert/breakfast food can be made in under 1 hour.

Crispy puff pastry, sweet guava paste, and cream cheese make these authentic Cuban pastries a mouthwatering treat. They're especially great for breakfast with a cafecito!