This is a simple and easy recipe requiring only 4 ingredients - ripe guavas, cane sugar, water and a whole cinnamon stick. I don't remove the seeds before cooking, becuase I blend in a high powered blender and put it through a sieve. Watch the video above to see how easy it is to make this jam.
Course Breakfast, jam, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Caribbean, Indian, Mexican
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 28 oz bottles
Calories 328kcal
Ingredients
1lbguavas(extra ripe and yellow)
1.5 cupcane sugar
4cupswater
1cinnamon stick(large whole stick)
Instructions
Wash guavas and remove the ends. Slice in half and place in a large saucepan. To this add cane sugar, water and 1 cinnamon stick, bring to boil. Simmer for 15 minutes or so. When you notice the guavas are soft and can be mashed. Remove from heat. Let cool slghtly.
Blend boiled guavas in a high powered blender (I'm using a Vitamix), untill it is smooth.
Pour the blended guavas into a seive (does not have to be fine). Press out all the guava pulp. You will be left with about 1 tablespoon of seeds. Discard the seeds.
Pour the strained guava pulp back into the saucepan and add the same cinnamon stick to the pulp.
Place the saucepan back on low heat and cook for about 30 minutes or so, stirring frequently. When you notice the guava pulp getting a bit thick and you can see the bottom of the saucepan, you know your jam is ready.
Spoon your hot jam into your clean jars. Close the lid tightly and place a tea towel on top of your jar to absorb any moisture, while its cooling. When you hear the lid pop, it's sealed. Wait till the jam is cooled completely to store in your pantry for up to 6 months. But lasts in my house for less than 3 days ;)