Guava Bars Recipe

• servings: 24 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

16 tablespoons (1 cup) unsalted butter

1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups (about 10 ounces) all purpose flour

16 ounces guava paste, sliced to 1/4 inch thick slices

1 cup old fashioned oats

8 tablespoons (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, diced

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 cup (about 5 ounces) all-purpose flour

Directions

Grease a 9- by 13-inch baking pan with butter. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).

For the Crust : In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or with a hand-held mixer, beat butter and sugar together until fluffy, about 3 minutes, then add salt and flour and beat until dough comes together. Press dough evenly into prepared pan. Cover dough with slices of guava paste.

For the Topping : In the bowl of a food processor, combine oats, butter, salt, and sugar. Pulse 10 times. Add flour and pulse until mixture resembles wet sand. Sprinkle evenly over top of pan. Bake until top is golden, about 45 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting into bars.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: makes 24 small or 12 lar
• Calories: 222 kcal
• Total Fat: 12 g
• Saturated Fat: 7 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 31 mg
• Sodium: 136 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 26 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 10 g
• Protein: 3 g