Perada Recipe: The Best Guava Cheese
Perada recipe for homemade guava cheese with just a few ingredients—guava, sugar, lime, and butter. It cooks into a soft, firm slab that’s fruity, sweet, and perfect for snacking, gifting, or dessert trays.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 cups guava pulp
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 level tsp lime juice(optional)
- 2 tbsp butter (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Make sure to wash the guavas thoroughly. Peeling the guavas is optional, but if you decide to peel them, make sure that you do so with a knife
- 2
Put the pulp into a strainer and press it with a spoon in order to get rid of some of the liquid contained within
- 3
Add sugar and lime juice
- 4
Stir well occasionally until it becomes cheese-like consistency which may take about 30 minutes depending on your guava quality
- 5
Transfer to a bowl or molds, and let it cool before refrigerating for 2 hours
- 6
If you wish to add butter for better taste, mix them all together just before serving
- 7
The cheese is ready for serving.