Guava Pancakes

For the sauce:

In a small heavy duty saucepan, heat the cubed guava paste, water, and vanilla on medium/low heat, whisking constantly until the guava paste melts and all the ingredients are combined. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

For the pancakes:

In a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Whisk in the sugar and set aside.

In a food processor or blender, add the finely diced guava paste, guava nectar, milk, oil, and eggs. Continuously pulse or blend until well combined, 2-5 minutes. You may still have some guava paste bits in the blended mixture and that is fine. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and whisk until most of the lumps are out.

Heat a griddle on low heat. Spray with cooking spray and pour a 3-1/2 to 4-inch round onto the griddle. Flip the pancake when the surface of the pancake becomes somewhat dry and when most of the air bubbles have risen, about 2-1/2 to 4 minutes on each side.

Makes 15 or so pancakes.

To plate, spread butter over the hot pancakes (if desired), then add a dollop of whipped cream and drizzle the prepared guava sauce over the pancakes.

Enjoy!