Pastelitos

guava paste

🥗Healthier: fresh guava

💰Cheaper: apple or pear paste

Fresh guava offers a lighter option, while apple or pear paste is often more affordable.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides a similar texture with fewer calories, and cottage cheese is often less expensive.

Cream the cream cheese until it reaches room temperature.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, and 1/3 cup of powdered sugar to the cream cheese and mix well.

Transfer the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag.

Chop the guava paste into roughly quarter inch strips, using about a third of the container.

Roll out the thawed store bought puff pastry to approximately an eighth of an inch thick.

Cut the rolled pastry into squares or rectangles using a pizza cutter.

Prepare an egg wash by mixing 1 egg with a teaspoon of cream until thoroughly mixed.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay out the pastry pieces.

Pipe the cream cheese filling onto each pastry piece, then add guava strips on top.

Fold the pastry over to create a pocket and seal the edges.

Brush the tops with the egg wash and sprinkle with sugar if desired.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown.

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