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refreshing guava cream cheese delight!

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Recipe by
Gale Medeiros-Costa
@galeandaaron
Waianae, HI

This is truly a refreshing dessert! The prep time noted is just an estimate. It is best if chilled for at least a few hours or even overnight but it can be hard to wait that long. I know I couldn't! Come enjoy the flavor of the islands!

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yield serving(s)
prep time 2 Hr
cook time 15 Min
method Refrigerate/Freeze

Ingredients For refreshing guava cream cheese delight!

  • FOR THE CRUST:
  • 2 stick
    butter or margerine
  • 1 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    nuts, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp
    confectioners' sugar
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 2 pkg
    cream cheese (8 oz each), room temperature
  • **4
    tablespoons guava frozen concentrate (or other flavored concentrate) thawed at room temp.
  • 1 1/2 c
    confectioners sugar, sifted
  • 2 c
    whipping cream or 16 oz cool whip
  • FOR THE TOPPING:
  • **1
    12 oz can quava frozen concentrate thawed (or other flavored concentrate), minus 4 tablespoons for the filling
  • 2 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 c
    water

How To Make refreshing guava cream cheese delight!

  • 1
    PREP/CRUST: Grease a 9x13" pan. Mix ingredients for the crust. Bake @ 300 degrees for 15-20 minutes until nice and golden. Cool completely.
  • 2
    FILLING: In a bowl combine cream cheese, 4 T. guava concentrate (thawed) and sifted confectioners sugar.
  • 3
    In another bowl, whip the cream if you're using heavy whipping cream and fold into cream cheese mixture. Spoon into cooled crust and chill for up to an hour.
  • 4
    TOPPING: Prepare topping by bringing guava concentrate to a boil on your stove top. Combine water and cornstarch and stir into guava concentrate. Simmer until thick and clear. Remove from heat source and COOL COMPLETELY.
    Spread over cream cheese mixture, chill till set, at least a couple of hours.
  • 5
    Go ahead and slice, serve and enjoy a delightful dessert! I've made this with frozen passion orange as well as guava...really good! (posted 8.03.13)
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