Making Homemade Quesitos Guava & Cream Cheese| Easy Puerto Rican Pastry Recipe| Vlogmas Day 10

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Cut guava paste into small pieces.

In a mixing bowl, combine 1 block of cream cheese, 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar, and a splash of vanilla extract.

Use a hand mixer to mix until fluffy and airy.

Roll out the puff pastry on a surface.

Cut the puff pastry into squares or rectangles.

Place a scoop of the cream cheese mixture in the center of each pastry piece.

Top the cream cheese with a piece or two of guava.

Fold the pastry over the filling and seal the edges using scissors.

Grease the baking pan lightly with oil before placing the quesitos on it.

Bake in the oven until golden brown, checking for doneness.

Let cool slightly after baking.

Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

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