A boiled or steamed rolled dough pudding swirled with ripe guava — the signature dessert of the Black Bahamian-Conch communities of South Florida. A whole-fruit-forward sweet with real nutrition behind the indulgence.
Guava duff is one of the clearest Black Bahamian contributions to South Florida foodways — a Sunday and celebration dessert carried from the islands into the Keys and Miami's Black Bahamian neighborhoods.
Guava itself is extraordinarily nutrient-dense — gram for gram one of the highest vitamin-C fruits, plus fiber, potassium, and (in pink guava) lycopene. While guava duff is a celebration dessert, building it around real guava rather than artificial flavor means the fruit's vitamin C and fiber come along. A version made with whole-grain flour and less sugar keeps the guava's gifts while taming the sweet.
Roll a soft dough around guava paste or fresh guava, then boil or steam it in a cloth or pan until set; serve with a guava-butter or rum sauce. To modernize, use part whole-wheat flour, reduce the sugar (ripe guava is already sweet), and serve a thinner sauce. Fresh guava beats canned for nutrition.
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