Tapioca Rice Pudding Recipes

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 RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Soak the tapioca pearls in milk overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine the tapioca, milk, and rice in a large pan over medium heat. Stir in the eggs, sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 15 minutes. Do not bring to a boil. Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish, and stir in raisins. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, but stir in the vanilla after 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold.

TAPIOCA PUDDING (USING MINUTE TAPIOCA)

Steps:

• Mix sugar, tapioca, milk and egg in a saucepan, let set 5 minutes.
• Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, til mixture comes to a full boil.
• Remove from heat, then stir in vanilla.
• Cool 20 minutes, then stir.
• Serve warm or cold.

RICE COOKER TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Place the tapioca in the rice cooker bowl.
• In a 4-cup measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, sugar, and salt.
• Pour the milk mixture over the tapioca; stir to combine.
• Close the cover and set for the Porridge cycle or approxiamately 20 minutes.
• When the machine switches to the Keep Warm cycle, remove the bowl from the cooker and stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the pudding into a large bowl or individual dessert dishes.
• Let cool.
• Serve warm, if desired, or refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap.

COCONUT TAPIOCA PUDDING (RICE COOKER)

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except vanilla in bowl of 6-cup rice cooker. Stir to combine. Close the cover and set for Porridge cycle.
• Open the cover and stir briefly every 20 minutes, then close cover.
• At end of cycle, carefully remove bowl from cooker. Stir in the vanilla. Pour into a large serving bowl or individual serving dishes.
• Let cool. Serve warm, or refrigerate covered with plastic wrap.
• Note: small pearl tapioca is about the size of sesame seeds; anything larger will take longer and require more liquid.