The holidays are here!  Celebrate with Sweet Guava and Pecan Tamales

The holidays are all about family time, making memories and feasting. We like to prepare various batches of tamales to start enjoying during Thanksgiving and continue through December posadas to finish off February 2, for Dia de La Candelaria (Candlemas Day).

Tamales come in all shapes, sizes and flavors.  The traditional, simmered pork in red chile sauce, or chicken in tomatillo sauce are found in practically every Mexican household during the holiday season.  Dessert tamale are sweetened with sugar, honey or piloncillo.  Some are served with rich, fruity sauces or decadent melted chocolate.

For this holiday season, I decided to prepare a masa with sweet guava paste and chopped pecans. To make the masa creamy and sweet, I opted for sweetened condensed milk.  This is an easy recipe and quicker than other tamal recipes.  Because the texture and paste is in the masa, all you have to do is spread, wrap and steam.

Related Recipe: Cheese Potato Poblano Tamales

These tamalitos will delight everyone in at your holiday gatherings.  Serve them with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee and enjoy what the season has to offer.

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