Old-Fashioned Tapioca Pudding
Old-Fashioned Tapioca Pudding might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 209 calories, 7g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. A mixture of eggs, pearl tapioca, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine 3/4 cup water and tapioca in a medium saucepan; let stand 30 minutes.
Add milk and salt to tapioca mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until mixture thickens, stirring frequently.
Combine sugar and eggs, stirring well with a whisk. Gradually stir about 1/2 cup hot tapioca mixture into egg mixture. Return tapioca mixture to pan. Cook 4 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Spoon pudding into a bowl.
Place bowl in a large ice-filled bowl; let stand 15 minutes or until pudding is cool, stirring occasionally. Cover surface of pudding with plastic wrap. Chill.
Garnish with grated nutmeg, if desired.