Category: Red guava

Guava is sweet with a refreshing fragrance. It’s so sweet that red guava is often the fruit of choice for Latino pastries.

Ripen at room temperature. Guava is ripe when it’s slightly soft to the touch.

Enjoy: Eat like you would an apple. Or enjoy the sweetness of red guava in a:
• Salad: fruit or lettuce
• Drink: smoothie, juice or aqua fresca
• Side dish with veggies
• Dessert
• Jelly or marmalade

Stir-fry tropicals

Instead of pulling out the skillet, grab the wok. A little oil and a little ginger, then toss in some tropical fruit and you've got...

Guava sweet and sour sauce

Hawaiians throw great luaus, and red guava is a popular, appetizing treat like this sauce. It's quick and ready for dipping anything from chips to...

Individual tropical pizzas

A big thank you to my home ec teacher, Mrs. Parker, for teaching us to make individual pizzas. Here's a tropical pizzas that's kid-friendly easy...

Guava and passionfruit shrimp cocktail sauce/dressing

Love shrimp but tired of ketchup-based cocktail sauce? Go guava with a kick of passionfruit. This fruit-based cocktail sauce is great to dip the shrimp...

Poached Guava Delight

Not being a fan of poached eggs, I hesitated to put a guava to the same "test." However, guava came through the test with flying...

Tropical Stir-fry

Pull out the skillet or grab the wok. A little oil and a little ginger, then toss in some tropical fruit and you've got a...

Poached red guava

The author of The Yearling, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, loved guava but you could hear a bit of frustration in her voice when she described the...

Mushrooms and red guava

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Guava java cake

It's coffee cake made fresh and sweet with red guava. Try this recipe or add red guava to your favorite coffee cake recipe. Adjust the...