Irish Crock Pot Chocolate Tapioca Pudding Recipes

IRISH CROCK POT CHOCOLATE TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Large (minimum 5 quart oval slow cooker.
• Lightly greased 6-cup baking dish. (1.5 L).
• In a bowl, combine tapioca pearls with water to cover. Stir well and set aside for 20 minutes. Drain, discarding liquid. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat 1 cup of the milk over low heat just until simmering. (Do not boil.) Remove from heat. Add chocolate and stir until melted. Pour into prepared baking dish and stir to combine.
• In blender, combine eggs, sugar, remaining 1 1/2 cups of the milk, liqueur and vanilla. Blend until smooth. Add to prepared baking dish and stir well. Cover with foil and secure with string. Place dish in slow cooker stoneware and add enough boiling water to come 1 inch up the sides of dish. Cover and cook on High for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until a knife inserted in the pudding comes out clean. Stir well. Serve warm or cover and chill overnight. Top with a dollop of whipped cream. Serves 6.
• 175 Essential Slow Cooker Classics F. Finlayson.

CROCKPOT TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine the milk, sugar, and tapioca pearls in crockpot (4 quart size or larger). Stir thoroughly, cover and cook on high for approximately 3.5 hours, or until the tapioca is soft but the mixture is still runny.
• Mix the eggs with the vanilla in a separate bowl. In order to avoid having scrambled eggs in your pudding by adding the eggs directly into the hot pudding mixture, "temper" the eggs by gradually whisking a total of 2 cups of the hot milk and tapioca mixture into the bowl containing the eggs. This brings the eggs up to temperate slowly. Once the eggs have been tempered in this fashion, pour them into the slow cooker and whisk the whole mixture thoroughly.
• Cover and cook on high for another 45 minutes, or until the tapioca is pudding-like in consistency. Turn off slow cooker and let it sit for 1 hour to cool. Spoon into dishes and chill thoroughly in the refrigerator before serving. I love serving it while it's still warm during the wintertime. Sprinkle a little cinnamon and/or nutmeg on top, if desired. Enjoy!