Old Fashioned Tapioca Pudding
Silky, large‑pearl tapioca pudding cooked low and slow on the stovetop—comfort in a bowl.
Ingredients
- * ½ cup large pearl tapioca soaked 2 hr & drained
- * 4 cups whole milk
- * 1 ½ cups sugar divided
- * 3 large eggs
- * 1 tsp vanilla extract
- * Pinch salt optional
Instructions
- # Soak tapioca in water 2 hr; drain.
- # Simmer milk with ¾ cup sugar. Add tapioca; cook 25–30 min until translucent.
- # Whisk eggs with remaining ¾ cup sugar. Temper with 1 cup hot pudding.
- # Stir tempered eggs into pot; cook 2–3 min until thick.
- # Remove from heat; add vanilla & salt. Pour into dish; cool 15 min and serve warm or chill.
Notes
* Coconut milk swap for dairy‑free.
* Add lemon zest for citrus twist.
* Add lemon zest for citrus twist.
