REFRESHING GUAVA CREAM CHEESE DELIGHT!

REFRESHING GUAVA CREAM CHEESE DELIGHT! image

Provided by Gale Medeiros-Costa

Time 2h15m

Number Of Ingredients 14

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

Steps:

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)