Guava Paste with Jelly La Cubanita. 16 oz Pack of 2
La Cubanita's guava paste with jelly is the softer, more spreadable cousin of the firm guava blocks — closer to a thick preserve than a sliceable bar. It's the version you reach for when you want to spoon it, not cube it.
Two 16-ounce containers of bright pink guava cooked down with sugar to a jammy, glossy consistency. Sweet, fruity, mildly tart, with the unmistakable perfume of ripe guayaba.
Common Uses: spread on toasted Cuban bread with cream cheese for breakfast, folded into pastelitos de guayaba, layered over queso blanco for the classic guava-and-cheese plate, swirled into yogurt, or spooned straight from the jar during the afternoon merienda.
Cultural Context: guava and cream cheese is the Cuban flavor pairing — the one most diaspora kids grew up eating before school, the one that shows up at every cafecito break, the one that defines the pastelito case at every Miami bakery. The jellied format makes it easier for kids and for anyone who wants the flavor without slicing through a firm block.
Pairs With: Philadelphia cream cheese, queso blanco, Cuban bread, puff pastry, Café La Llave, and Marquesitas or María cookies for a quick merienda.
A pantry staple in Cuban-American households and increasingly hard to source outside South Florida grocery stores. Ships nationwide.