Guava Paste is the Key to this Puerto Rican Dessert | Jacques Pépin' Cooking at Home | KQED

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • Jacques Pépin celebrates his late wife's Puerto Rican heritage with this pretty and delicious guava paste dessert recipe. Don't skip the mint leaves as it's part of the flavor combination, not just garnish.
    What you'll need:
    3 slices of pound cake, guava paste, whipped cream cheese, mint leaves
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 76

  • @joannaedwards6325
    @joannaedwards6325 Рік тому +20

    Usually I dislike mint in recipes BUT that flavor really FITS WELL in this dish.
    Let's all visualize Chef cooking & teaching many more healthy years❤

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +6

      💆

    • @hu_b
      @hu_b Рік тому +1

      @@kqed When was this episode filmed? Is Jacques still making these home cooking videos?

  • @MrJacksonstudios
    @MrJacksonstudios Рік тому +13

    This man is a national treasure. How did we get so lucky to have him?

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +4

      Things we ask ourselves daily.

  • @wendyhutchins945
    @wendyhutchins945 Рік тому +6

    I LOVE guava paste. Excellent with an aged cheddar. Delicious!

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +2

      Oh that does sound good.

  • @artfulcookingwithdawn9000
    @artfulcookingwithdawn9000 Рік тому +2

    cheddar should be the appropriate cheese- grew up in St. Thomas, and learned about this snack from my Puerto Rican Math teacher!!! Epic

  • @pauloamw
    @pauloamw Рік тому +11

    Any Brazilian would love that dessert as it is a popular treat in some states. Jacques is the best.
    Ps: melted guava paste is also great on top of cheesecake.
    PS:

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +5

      Ooh. That's a great tip!

    • @annalockwood3021
      @annalockwood3021 Рік тому +3

      Guava swirled cheesecake is my favorite, but you can just make a syrupy topping to spoon over slices of cheesecake instead if you're planning a cheesecake bar for a gathering. My next experiment will be some cream cheese thumbprint cookies with some guava paste.

    • @pauloamw
      @pauloamw Рік тому

      @@annalockwood3021 all ideas sounds divine, will def have to try!

  • @Cloudyqueso
    @Cloudyqueso Рік тому +4

    Knowing one of my biggest kitchen inspirations is still cooking amazing food warms my small little culinary heart. Ive finally made it into a kitchen, and Jaques and many others guided me to where i am! Much love!

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Amazing! Happy cooking.

  • @miaokuancha2447
    @miaokuancha2447 Рік тому +7

    Such a gentle spirit. Happy cooking to you, too, Chef Pepin.

  • @c.jeanne8980
    @c.jeanne8980 Рік тому +2

    Thanks Chef Pépin! Looks delicious! 🌿

  • @distortedfeatures
    @distortedfeatures Рік тому +5

    It looks delicious! I've never tried guava paste - but knowing the flavour of guava - I think it would blend well with the pond cake and cream cheese. Thank you, guys.

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Yum, those are some fun recipe ideas.

  • @FlyingSnoopy
    @FlyingSnoopy Рік тому +11

    I remember eating this. Guava is really used quite a bit in Puerto Rico and as a Puerto Rican I love this❤️❤️❤️

  • @MsAure
    @MsAure Рік тому +3

    My old time favorite.🎉Best cook. 👌

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      He's the best!

  • @jimmyp6443
    @jimmyp6443 Рік тому +2

    Yes chef

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      👨🏻‍🍳

  • @Starfish56
    @Starfish56 Рік тому +4

    No matter looks good. ❤

  • @F1Supremo1
    @F1Supremo1 Рік тому +2

    I love this guy...so many good memories enjoying his shows on TV in the old day...

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching.

  • @harrymooshegian1785
    @harrymooshegian1785 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful and fast all the best dishes are. You know Jacques my friend when I started learning to cook one of the first cook books I bought was Jacque Pepin's Table in the 90 s i would watch you on TV it was a beautiful book with such great recipes and at first I though boy am I'm over my head but I kept trying and it payed off. I and am looking at it right now and boy what lovely dishes and beautifully illustrations, thank you.

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Thank you so much for sharing. Happy cooking!

  • @grahamburgess3261
    @grahamburgess3261 Рік тому +2

    What a guy!

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Indeed!

  • @erikschultz6865
    @erikschultz6865 Рік тому +2

    Colors beautiful. Would be nice on X Mas.

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      We didn't even think of the red/green Xmas connotations.

  • @carolhaggard700
    @carolhaggard700 Рік тому +3

    love your recipes

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Happy cooking!

  • @sheltiepeas
    @sheltiepeas Рік тому +3

    This looks so delicious! I love all your videos so much. ❤

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Thank you so much for watching. Happy cooking!

  • @danielaviles5514
    @danielaviles5514 Рік тому +3

    Love it, simple and elegant.

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @mayonnaiseeee
    @mayonnaiseeee Рік тому +4

    Looks delicious. I'd love to try that guava paste sometime, looks like a versatile ingredient. Thanks Jacques!

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +2

      Definitely give it a try.

  • @Nhawk316
    @Nhawk316 Рік тому +4

    Try cheddar cheese squares, with guava paste and an olive. Skewer them with a toothpick. As an apetizer.

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +2

      What a fun recipe. Thanks for sharing.

  • @dwdavis5977
    @dwdavis5977 Рік тому +2

    Cool.

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Happy cooking!

  • @artboxfashion4042
    @artboxfashion4042 Рік тому +3

    Simple to make and lovely! 😊

  • @CliffPanisi
    @CliffPanisi Рік тому

    2024 chefs Jaques pepin

  • @paulwagner688
    @paulwagner688 Рік тому +4

    I can see this with chevre on top rather than the cream cheese. So decadent.

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Oh that's a fun modification.

    • @flarican64
      @flarican64 Рік тому

      I need to try with goat cheese. It should be great.😋

  • @NielPrankus
    @NielPrankus Рік тому +3

    👍

  • @lizbethartemis4886
    @lizbethartemis4886 11 місяців тому

    ❤🌹👍🏼

  • @ericmgarrison
    @ericmgarrison 10 місяців тому

    Can I use membrillo instead? I know it’s a different flavor, but might it work?

  • @MiguelAlvarezRios
    @MiguelAlvarezRios Рік тому +1

    🥰🇵🇷

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      💗

  • @dianejohnson1375
    @dianejohnson1375 Рік тому +2

    Yan can cook the best of China

  • @L.Spencer
    @L.Spencer Рік тому +4

    I should go see if my mint is still alive. If it is, it probably needs water!

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +2

      🌱

  • @madelinedelvalle3666
    @madelinedelvalle3666 Рік тому +10

    That my friend isn't guava paste! That is guava jell. Real guava paste is gritty, but the jell is smooth and lacks taste. I suggest you make your own. Back in the day it was easily found, but no more.

    • @zhargidabeoulve
      @zhargidabeoulve Рік тому +2

      I love the jell. I find it very flavorful...butmaybe I've never had the real stuff so I don't know any better.

    • @madelinedelvalle3666
      @madelinedelvalle3666 Рік тому +3

      @@zhargidabeoulve I grew up on the real stuff. Imagine the guava flavor but more intense. In cooking, texture matters. So with the sweetness of the pastry/pound cake and maybe some powdered sugar coupled with that grainy guava it's delish.

    • @saber5585
      @saber5585 Рік тому +15

      If Jaques Pepin wants to call it paste who are we to disagree with him?

    • @lionharehart
      @lionharehart Рік тому +18

      I just checked the Internet and he's using Iberia Guava PASTE not jell, "my friend". $13.44 for 14oz on Amazon.

    • @madelinedelvalle3666
      @madelinedelvalle3666 Рік тому +3

      @@lionharehart It say that, but it's actually the jell. You cannot find the true guava paste in stores anymore. You will not find any with the actual guava grit.