Pastelillos de Guayaba are Puerto Rican pastries made with guava paste, cream cheese, and puff pastry. They are super easy to make and only take about 30 minutes. Perfect for serving alongside a cup of cafe con leche!

guava pastelillos on a plate

If you enjoy classic Puerto Rican recipes like Quesitos and these guava cheese empanadas, you will love Pastelillos de Guayaba.

They are the perfect combination of flaky puff pastry dough, fruity guava paste, melted cream cheese, and that signature powdered sugar topping.

Ingredients

ingredients to make pastelillos de guayaba

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Tip: Poke your puff pastry with a fork to help it achieve that perfectly light and fluffy texture.

a guava pastelillo on a baking sheet with egg wash

Storage for Leftovers

Like most pastries, pastelillos de guayaba are best enjoyed fresh.

They should keep when kept refridgerated in an air tight container for up to 3 days.

They can also be frozen for up to 1 month. Pop them in the freezer just after baking and can be thawed and microwaved or toasted to reheat.

guava pastelillos on a plate

Buen provecho,

Salima written in cursive
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guava pastelillos on a plate

Pastelillos de Guayaba (Guava Pastries)

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  • Author: Salima Benkhalti
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 15
  • Total Time: 25
  • Yield: 9 pastries
  • Category: dessert, breakfast, snack
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: Puerto Rican, Caribbean
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Pastelillos de Guayaba are Puerto Rican pastries made with guava paste, cream cheese, and puff pastry. They are super easy to make and only take about 30 minutes. Perfect for serving alongside a cup of cafe con leche!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 8oz (1 block) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed for 15 minutes
  • 1 egg, for the egg wash
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 block guava paste (can also be homemade guava paste)
  • 2 tbsp confectioners sugar to garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep your egg wash by beating your egg in a small bowl with a tablespoon of water plus the granulated sugar. Set aside.
  2. Prep the puff pastry. Lay out both sheets of puff pastry, roll out lightly and poke gently with a fork all around. Using a pastry or pizza cutter, cut each sheet into 9 (3×3) equal sized rectangles.
  3. Prep the filling & assemble. Cut the cream cheese block and guava paste block into 9 slices. Lay one slice of each in the center of half of the puff pastry rectangles.
  4. Egg wash & bake. Top the guava and cheese with the leftover puff pastry rectangles and brush with egg wash. Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet for 15-20 minutes, or until they are golden brown and cooked through. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and enjoy!