Guava Nut Bars
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3/4 cup guava jam
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Guava Nut Bars
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on December 19, 2018.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Coat an 11-by-7-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and spices together.
- Cut in butter as in making pie crust.
- Add vanilla to egg and combine with flour mixture.
- Spread 2/3 of the flour mixture in 11-by-7-inch pan to form a crust.
- In a small bowl, mix jam and nuts together.
- Spread jam mixture on crust.
- Top with the remaining flour mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Cool in pan.
- Cut into bars.
Makes 24 bars.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per bar: 120 calories, 5 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 20 mg cholesterol, 50 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 1 g protein
