Easy Guava Cheese Recipe

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness with fewer calories.

gelatin

🥗Healthier: agar-agar

💰Cheaper: carrageenan

Agar-agar is plant-based and suitable for vegetarians.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice offers a similar acidity with a different flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla essence is a budget-friendly alternative.

Wash the guavas and cut off the flowers, discarding them.

Slice the guavas and add them to a pot of water.

Bring the guavas to a boil and allow them to cook.

Drain the guava water into a separate bowl and set it aside.

Place a sieve over a clean bowl and add the drained pulp into the sieve bit by bit, pressing it using a wooden spoon.

Measure the pureed pulp and add an equal amount of white sugar, then stir to combine.

Pour the sweetened pulp into a thick bottom pot and cook on medium heat, continuously stirring with a wooden spoon until it starts to bubble.

Continue stirring until the guava pulp leaves the sides of the pot and thickens slightly, then pour it into an ungreased Pyrex dish and smooth out the top.

Allow the guava cheese to cool, then slice and enjoy.

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