Big Pearl Tapioca Pudding Food

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.

LARGE PEARL TAPIOCA PUDDING (AKA EYEBALL PUDDING)

Steps:

• Bring milk to a boil in a double boiler over simmering water.
• Add salt and tapioca to milk.
• Stirring constantly, cook tapioca in double boiler for 1 hour or until tapioca is clear and milk is thickened.
• Beat egg whites with 1/2 cup sugar until firm peaks, set aside.
• Beat yolks with remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
• Temper yolks with some of the hot custard.
• Stir tempered yolks into hot custard, cook over double boiler an additional 15 minutes.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Remove from heat and gently fold in egg whites.
• Pour tapioca into a serving bowl, cover and chill.

PEARL TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• In crock-pot combine tapioca (large round kind, no substitutes) and water and soak overnight. Add brown sugar and salt; cover and cook for 12 hours on low.
• Stir gently once in a while. Chill.
• Add walnuts and vanilla.
• Pour in a deep glass dish and cover with sweetened whipped cream.
• This is easy to do in crock-pot and takes no watching.
• Serves 8.
• Recipe may be doubled.
• Variation: Add the juice from 1 can crushed pineapple to the water to make 3 cups.
• Fold in the pineapple before cooling.
• Just before serving, you may wish to add fresh chopped peanuts.