Espumillas or guava meringue cream

Name: Espumillas or guava meringue cream
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 ripe guavas or guayabas; 1 - 1 ½ cups sugar; 2 egg whites; Arrope or berry syrup; Sprinkles and/or coconut flakes

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Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings
6 to 8 servings
Course
Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine
South American, Ecuadorian

Espumillas or guava meringue cream

Iris Warren

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Espumillas are a a popular street food in Ecuador, this dessert is a meringue cream made with fruit pulp, typically guava or guayaba, egg whites and sugar.

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Ingredients

Servings

8 ripe guavas or guayabas – if you can’t find fresh guavas you can get them frozen in Latin grocery stores and defrost them
1 - 1 ½ cups sugar adjust based on your preference, you can start with 1 cup and then taste and add more if needed
2 egg whites

Garnishes:

Arrope or berry syrup
Sprinkles and/or coconut flakes

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Instructions

Peel the guavas -they should be very soft and ripe- with a vegetable peeler. Remove the seeds and just keep the meaty flesh parts. Put the guava pieces in a large bowl and mix it with sugar until everything is pureed. You can use a fork or a vegetable masher for this part.
The alternative method is to cut the guavas in halves, place them in the blender (no water), and blend until you have a puree. Then strain the puree and use an electric blender to mix in the sugar.
Add the egg whites to the guava and sugar puree, mix using the electric mixer until you have stiff creamy texture. As mentioned the texture will be coarser if you made the guava puree by hand and smoother if it was done in the blender.
Serve immediately in ice cream bowls or ice cream cones, drizzle with the arrope or berry sauce and sprinkles or coconut flakes.