Tropical Tapioca Parfaits Food

TAPIOCA PASSION-FRUIT PARFAITS

Steps:

• Make panna cotta: Bring 1 cup coconut milk and the cream to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Remove from heat, and add ginger. Cover, and let steep 30 minutes. Pour mixture through a fine sieve into a clean medium saucepan; discard ginger.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon gelatin over 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water in a small bowl, and let stand 2 minutes to soften. Whisk gelatin mixture and 1/4 cup sugar into coconut-milk mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until sugar and gelatin have dissolved. Pour 1/2 cup panna cotta into each of six glasses. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Make gelee: Sprinkle remaining 3/4 teaspoon gelatin over passion-fruit juice in a small saucepan; let stand 2 minutes to soften. Whisk in 1 teaspoon sugar. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until gelatin and sugar have dissolved. Pour through a fine sieve into a glass measuring cup; let cool, about 10 minutes. Pour 3 tablespoons gelee into each glass. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, make tapioca: Tie cardamom, peppercorns, and bay leaf in a square of cheesecloth to make a bouquet garni. Bring whole milk and remaining cup coconut milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add bouquet garni, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and the tapioca; bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring. Continue to cook, stirring often, until tapioca pearls are tender, 35 to 40 minutes (consistency will be loose). Discard bouquet garni. Cover tapioca; let cool to room temperature, or refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Just before serving, if you prefer a thinner tapioca, stir in up to 1/2 cup milk. Divide tapioca among glasses over gelee. Halve passion fruits, and spoon pulp and seeds over each parfait.

TROPICAL TAPIOCA PARFAITS

Steps:

• 1. Have five (8 oz.) stemmed glasses ready.
• 2. Put pudding into medium bowl. Stir in reserved pineapple juice, then the coconut.
• 3. Spoon about 1/3 of the pudding mixture into the glasses. Top each with a heaping Tbsp. of pineapple. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining pudding mixture and pineapple.
• 4. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 3 days. Garnish with shredded coconut and mint sprigs, if desired.

TAPIOCA PUDDING PARFAITS

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside.
• Mix the sugar, tapioca, milk and egg yolks together in a medium saucepan.
• Cook on medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a full boil.
• Remove from heat, transfer the pudding to a medium bowl, and set in the ice bath.
• Chill for at least 1 hour or until pudding cools completely.
• To prepare the parfaits: place 3 tablespoons tapioca in a small parfait glass.
• Spread one tablespoon of sauce or preserves over the tapioca.
• Top with 3 more tablespoons tapioca and 1 more tablespoon sauce or preserves.
• Finish with a final layer of 2 tablespoons tapioca.
• Repeat with 5 more parfait dishes and garnish with nuts, candies, chocolate pieces, or a sprinkle of cinnamon, if desired.

STRAWBERRY TAPIOCA PARFAITS

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, combine milk, tapioca, sugar, salt and egg; let stand 5 minutes.
• Over medium heat, bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Let stand 10 minutes to cool and slightly thicken.
• In parfait glasses, alternate layers of pudding with sliced strawberries, ending with pudding.
• Refrigerate until serving.

STRAWBERRY TAPIOCA PUDDING PARFAITS

Steps:

• Beat egg and milk in medium saucepan with wire whisk until well blended. Add tapioca and sugar; mix well. Let stand 5 min.
• Bring to full rolling boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. (Pudding will thicken as it cools.) Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour into medium bowl. Place piece of plastic wrap directly on surface of pudding.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until cooled. Gently stir in whipped topping. Layer tapioca mixture alternately with the strawberries in eight parfait glasses. Serve immediately. Or, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.