This collection of guava recipes celebrates the sweet, tropical taste of both the fresh fruit and paste to help you bring those delicious flavors home. You’ll find inspiration to use it in both sweet and savory ways.
I’ve recently developed a growing love for the juicy, sweet, and fragrant guava. The tropical flavor and fragrance have inspired me to use both the fruit and guava paste in as many ways as I can.
As it turns out, it’s a popular fruit worldwide! There are tons of really yummy ways to enjoy it as a sweet dessert, savory snack, or to infuse a bit of the tropics into your cooking.
Whether you can find it fresh or have been dying to pick up that exotic block of paste at the market, this guava recipe collection can help you use it in a delicious way.
Guava Tips
Many of these recipes use guava paste, which you can find at most supermarkets. It’s versatile and a wonderful alternative in most recipes for the fresh stuff.
But for those that can find the whole fruit, I have some tips for newcomers who may not be sure how to choose them. My article on how to eat guava has tons more information, but here are the basics.
- Unripe guava (hard and deep green) can be ripened at home on the counter.
- The entire fruit is edible, rind, flesh, and seeds included!
- There are TONS of different varieties, so choose by texture first, then color. They should be somewhat tender when gently squeezed, like an avocado. The rind can be yellow, white, or pinkish-red.
With these handy tips and all of the delicious guava recipes below to inspire you, I hope you’ll discover your own love for this tropical fruit.
1. Guava Smoothie with Strawberries and Banana
Try this refreshing and sweet guava smoothie for a taste of the tropics at home. Just five ingredients and a quick blend is all it takes to make this easy and healthy drink for breakfast or a snack.
Recipe by: Yummy Addiction
2. Homemade Guava Jam
Sweet and tropical guava jam is a delicious way to preserve fresh guava flavor to enjoy as a condiment or spread. This easy stovetop recipe will yield 6 beautiful jars of jam for you to enjoy and share.
Recipe by: Yummy Addiction
3. Homemade Guava Paste
Learning how to make homemade guava paste is a great way to preserve that tropical, sweet fruit flavor in a long-lasting, versatile way. Fresh guava and simple ingredients combine to make a delicious, flavorful pantry staple.
Recipe by: Yummy Addiction
4. Guava BBQ Sauce
The best homemade BBQ sauce! Tangy, smoky, sweet guava bbq sauce made with simple ingredients. Perfect for marinating, cooking, or grilling!
Recipe by: A Sassy Spoon
5. Guava Rugelach
Guava rugelach made with cream cheese based dough and filled with guava jam, cinnamon sugar, and chopped walnuts.
Recipe by: The Little Epicurean
6. Guava and Cream Cheese Dip
This Puerto Rican guava dip combines guava and cream cheese in a velvety, flavorful addition to your first course, cheese board, or potluck spread.
Recipe by: The Noshery
7. Guava Bread Pudding
Delicious guava bread pudding topped with a dark rum caramel sauce.
Recipe by: For the Love of Sazon
8. Guava Cheese Pastries
Cuban pastries made with puff pastry and filled with guava paste and cream cheese. Just 4 ingredients!
Recipe by: A Sassy Spoon
9. Guava White Chocolate Cookies
These cookies are filled with guava paste chunks and white chocolate chunks.
Recipe by: Fat Girl Hedonist
10. Guava Sherbet
Smooth, creamy and refreshing with the tropical note of guava and vanilla.
Recipe by: Garlic & Zest
11. Guava Frosting
Give your cupcakes a fruity, tropical taste with this easy Guava Frosting recipe. It’s pale pink color is all natural and the flavor is perfect with vanilla, chocolate, or coconut cupcakes!
Recipe by: House of Nash Eats
12. Homemade Guava Applesauce
This homemade guava applesauce is one of the most delicious applesauce variations. This recipe takes the classic one up a notch with this guava flavoured applesauce. You will be surprised at how easy it is to make applesauce from scratch!
Recipe by: xoxoBella
13. Panetela (Guava Cake)
Cream cheese coffee cake meets tropical guava pastry in this Puerto Rican guava cake known as Panetela de Guayaba! Buttery crumb cake surrounds the guava and cream cheese filling. This tasty panetela makes an excellent snack cake, dessert or even breakfast!
Recipe by: Kitchen Gidget
14. Guava and Cream Cheese Loaf Cake
This simple guava and cream cheese cake, or bizcocho de guayaba y queso, is a trip to the Caribbean in each bite. Guava and cream cheese is a classic sweet combination from Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands.
Recipe by: Dev Amadeo
15. Guava Swirl Cheesecake
This guava cheesecake is rich and creamy with swirls of guava marmalade on a buttery cookie crust. You and your family won’t get enough!
Recipe by: A Sassy Spoon
16. Guava Salad, Queso Fresco and Candied Pecans
Guava salad topped with vegan queso fresco and candied pecans tossed with balsamic vinaigrette.
Recipe by: Dora’s Table
17. Guava Chutney
Don’t miss to try this guava chutney which is a traditional dish from the Indian cuisine.
Recipe by: Kannamma Cooks
18. Guava Macarons
These guava macarons are filled with a delicious fruity guava buttercream made with guava paste. If you’re a fan of guava, you need to try these!
Recipe by: The Tipsy Macaron
19. Baked Guava Mimosa Glazed Doughnuts
Turn everyone’s favorite brunch drink into a guava glazed doughnuts! Soft, fluffy, baked guava glazed donuts topped with a champagne and guava marmalade glaze!
Recipe by: A Sassy Spoon
20. Peanut Butter and Guava Muffins
These Peanut Butter and Guava Muffins are a real treat! Rich, nutty peanut butter meets the unique taste of sweet, aromatic guava. You’ll adore these bakery-style muffins that are topped with crumbly streusel. So moist, tender, and flavorful!
Recipe by: Butter Be Ready
21. Cinnamon Guava Oatmeal
Creamy and sweet, this cinnamon guava oatmeal will transform your morning routine!
Recipe by: Latina Mom Meals
22. Celeriac Mango and Guava Salad
Who would have thought a knobby, ugly root vegetable, sweet tropical fruits and a nasal clearing infused dressing could be so good? This Guava Salad is no simple flavour combination and you’ll be surprised how fantastic it tastes!
Recipe by: The Devil Wears Salad
23. Guava Coconut Mochi
These cute little mochi are chewy and bursting with guava flavor. As a bonus, these treats are gluten free since they are made with sweet rice flour.
Recipe by: Wild Wild Whisk
24. Guava Curry
Guava Curry is a very unique Rajasthani curry made using ripe guava. This sweet, spicy, and sour curry pairs perfectly with Indian bread or steamed rice.
Recipe by: WhiskAffair
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