Tapioca Brûlée Recipes

BAKED TAPIOCA PUDDING WITH CINNAMON SUGAR BRûLéE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees
• In a medium saucepan, bring the milk, cream and cinnamon stick to a simmer. Whisk in the tapioca. Simmer until the pearls are completely tender, about 20 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, granulated sugar and salt. Whisking constantly, pour in a third of the tapioca mixture. Whisk yolk mixture into the pot of tapioca; simmer over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a heat-proof spatula, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer pudding to a buttered 1.5-quart gratin dish. Sprinkle the top with Demerara sugar and cinnamon. Bake, uncovered, until the pudding is firm around the edges and jiggly in the center, about 30 minutes. Put under the broiler until top is bubbling and golden, 3 to 5 minutes. (Watch carefully to make sure it doesn't burn.) Eat warm, or chill and serve cold, removing the cinnamon stick while serving.

TAPIOCA CREME BRULEE

Steps:

• Mix milk, sugar, and tapioca in a small sauce pan.
• Let it sit on stove for 5 minutes.
• Whisk in egg, and bring to a think boil. Cool.
• Divide berries amongst 4 ramekins, pour tapioca over each ramekin. Smooth tops.
• Chill over night, or for at least 3-4 hours.
• Preheat broiler.
• Sprinkle brown sugar over the tapioca ramekins.
• Broil until sugar is bubbling and melted.
• Serve HOT!

TAPIOCA BRûLéE

Steps:

• Combine milk, sugar and tapioca in heavy small saucepan. Let stand 5 minutes. Whisk in egg. Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to boil. Cool.
• Divide raspberries among four 1/2-cup ramekins. Spoon tapioca over berries; smooth tops. Chill overnight.
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle brown sugar over each pudding. Broil until brown sugar melts and bubbles. Serve.

CAPPUCCINO TAPIOCA PUDDING WITH CARDAMOM BRULEE

Steps:

• Pour 1 cup of the milk into a heavy saucepan. Add the tapioca and let soak for at least 30 minutes.
• Pour the remaining 2 cups of milk into a mixing bowl or glass measuring cup, sprinkle the espresso powder over, let it sit for a minute or two, and then stir to dissolve.
• Whisk the espresso-milk mixture into the tapioca mixture, along with the egg yolks, salt, and 1/3 cup of the sugar. Over medium heat, slowly bring the mixture just barely to a boil, stirring constantly; it will take 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce the heat until the mixture is barely simmering, and continue cooking the tapioca, stirring occasionally, until the beads swell up and become almost translucent and the custard thickens, another 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let it cool. Spoon the pudding into 6 individual 1/2-cup ramekins and wrap each in plastic wrap, pressing the plastic directly onto the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled. It will keep it the refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
• When you are ready to eat, unwrap one of the ramekins of pudding (thaw it first if frozen), and sprinkle the top with 1 teaspoon of the remaining sugar and a pinch of cardamom. Use a small culinary blowtorch to caramelize the sugar on top, keeping the torch moving so you deeply brown but don't blacken the sugar, then eat.

BANANA TAPIOCA BRULEE

Steps:

• Beat egg and milk with wire whisk in medium saucepan until well blended. Add granulated sugar and tapioca; stir until well blended. Let stand 5 min.
• Bring to full rolling boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour into shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap, placing wrap directly on surface of pudding. Refrigerate 2 hours or until completely cooled. (Pudding thickens as it cools.)
• Preheat broiler just before serving. Uncover pudding. Arrange banana slices in single layer over pudding. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar. Broil, 3 inches from heat, 2 to 3 min, or until sugar is melted and caramelized.