I was in Cairo recently, and all of the street vendors had crates and crates of guavas ready for the buying. Guavas are similar to pears but have a much grainier texture and a very unique, quite strong, flavor.

In Egypt, a popular way to use guavas is to blend them with sugar and water and make guava juice. You can find this an almost every streetside café along with fresh mango juice and sugar cane juice (they grind the sugar cane right there and then for you!)

When I got home I wanted to make something slightly more substantial with guavas so I opted for a breakfast yoghurt parfait-type thing.

The recipe below is a rough guideline. You may want to substitute some ingredients or quantities based on your personal taste. Enjoy!

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