Large Pearl Tapioca Pudding Aka Eyeball Pudding Food

ALTON BROWN'S 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; 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.

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.

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.