Guava seems to be everywhere! (Honolulu: eat, kitchen, tree)

[JoDan]

How is Guava used? I've seen jellies, are there other uses?

[Honolulu21]

Guava is also used in jams, pies like guava chiffon pie, cakes, cake frosting, and to marinade and glaze bbq chicken, etc., etc..

My father uses guava wood with kiawe wood to smoke the thanksgiving turkey in a Japanese Kamado (ceramic bbq cooker), and its really ono!

[JoDan]

Originally Posted by Honolulu21

Guava is also used in jams, pies like guava chiffon pie, cakes, cake frosting, and to marinade and glaze bbq chicken, etc., etc..

My father uses guava wood with kiawe wood to smoke the thanksgiving turkey in a Japanese Kamado (ceramic bbq cooker), and its really ono!

So, I assume it's not edible without some other preparation? Too many seeds I guess?

[AlohaHuey]

Much like passion fruit, you gotta get the seeds out, yes.

[mokeanne]

you can eat it with seeds, right off the tree

[Vaedrem]

Yes, it's edible as-is (though common guava isn't that appetizing); I swallow the lilikoi seeds too. You would be better off not eating any from the side of the road though, as they may have been (repeatedly) sprayed with herbicides.

[hotzcatz]

Juice is good although I generally puree them and then use that to make jam, ice cream, smoothies, daiquiris, etc. About once every three years I'll make a lot of jam and can it. 'Bout time to make jam again.

[Cartoonemon]

Guave seeds are edible as well as watermelon seeds. Many people like eating guava seeds, but I don't.

[hotzcatz]

Usually when it is processed, that gets the seeds out. I usually cut the guavas in half, put them in a big pot and stew them lightly then mash them through this old kitchen implement called a "ricer". It's a big cone on legs which has pukas all over it and a big wooden roller which mashes the guava through the pukas. Makes something which looks like applesauce except it's pink and tastes like guava. That can be slowly baked into guava "leather" or add sugar and bake/simmer until it's thick enough for jam or freeze with cream and sugar into ice cream, or it can be thinned with water and drank as guava juice, used as a sauce or just about anything.

[Cartoonemon]

Originally Posted by hotzcatz

Usually when it is processed, that gets the seeds out. I usually cut the guavas in half, put them in a big pot and stew them lightly then mash them through this old kitchen implement called a "ricer". It's a big cone on legs which has pukas all over it and a big wooden roller which mashes the guava through the pukas. Makes something which looks like applesauce except it's pink and tastes like guava. That can be slowly baked into guava "leather" or add sugar and bake/simmer until it's thick enough for jam or freeze with cream and sugar into ice cream, or it can be thinned with water and drank as guava juice, used as a sauce or just about anything.

The more process, the less nutritional benefit. Just eat it fresh!