Tapioca Pudding Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED TAPIOCA

Steps:

• In a 4- to 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the milk, tapioca, sugar and salt. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours., In a large bowl, beat the eggs; stir in a small amount of hot tapioca mixture. Return all to the slow cooker, stirring to combine. Cover and cook 30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°. Stir in vanilla., Serve with strawberries and whipped cream if desired.

VANILLA TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Soak tapioca in cold water overnight or for at least 3 hours.
• Heat milk until it is steaming, not boiling.
• Drain excess water from tapioca and add to the hot milk, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom with a wide flat utensil until it is steaming again--do not boil.
• Immediately reduce heat to very low, lower than the setting for cooking white rice, just hot enough to see a few vapors.
• Stir often the first few minutes then add the sugar and salt; and additional milk if needed.
• Check and stir the bottom of the mixture about every 5 minutes and add milk as needed to maintain a consistency similar to oatmeal cooking.
• Cook for about 45 minutes or until the tapioca pearls are translucent (no white specks in the center) and the mixture is sufficiently thickened.
• (Notes: One may thicken the hot sweetened milk and tapioca in a double boiler although a heavy saucepan is fine if given careful attention--this pudding will scorch easily if you're distracted! Should problems appear, immediately transfer to another pan; avoid and discard anything caramel or brown colored).
• When thickened and the pearls are translucent, stir in vanilla and transfer to a bowl or individual pudding cups.
• Cover and chill--serve with whipped cream and cinnamon or fruit.
• (Note: The pudding will thicken more as it chills).

CREAMY TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a bowl, soak tapioca in 2 cups of room temperature water overnight.
• Drain water.
• In double boiler, heat milk just until no longer cold.
• Add salt and tapioca.
• Continue heating until small bubbles appear at sides of pan.
• Cover, turn heat to very low and cook for one hour.
• Make sure that milk mixture does not simmer or boil.
• Separate egg whites from yolks.
• Beat egg yolks and sugar toether until light yellow in color.
• Add a little of the hot mixture to the egg yolks and blend thoroughly.
• Then add the egg yolk mixture to the hot milk mixture, stirring constantly.
• Place the double boiler over medium heat and cook until tapioca mixture is very thick, about 15 minutes.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• Slowly fold the hot tapioca mixture into the egg whites.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm or chilled.

SLOW COOKER TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Stir together the milk, sugar, tapioca, and eggs in a slow cooker. Cover, and cook on Medium for 3 hours, or on Low for 6 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve warm.

CLASSIC TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Stir together the milk, tapioca, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 5 minutes longer.
• Whisk 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into the beaten eggs, 2 tablespoons at a time until incorporated. Stir the egg mixture back into the tapioca until well mixed. Bring the pudding to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer until the pudding becomes thick enough to evenly coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. The pudding may be served hot or poured into serving dishes and refrigerated several hours until cold.

TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Place tapioca in a medium mixing bowl along with the water, cover, and let stand overnight.
• Drain water from tapioca. Place the tapioca into a slow cooker along with the milk, heavy cream, and salt. Cook on high for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolk and sugar. Temper small amounts of the tapioca into the egg mixture until you have added at least 1 cup. Then add this back into the remaining tapioca in the slow cooker. Add the lemon zest and stir to combine. Cook for an additional 15 minutes, stirring at least once. Transfer the pudding to a bowl and cover the surface with plastic wrap. Allow to cool at room temperature for 1 hour and then place in the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled.