Tapioca Passion Fruit Parfaits Recipes

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.

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.

ORANGE TAPIOCA AND CRANBERRY PARFAITS

Steps:

• In a 2-quart saucepan whisk together milk, egg, zest, tapioca, and 3 tablespoons sugar until egg is incorporated and let stand 5 minutes. Bring tapioca mixture to a full boil over moderate heat, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool tapioca mixture, uncovered, 20 minutes. In a food processor pulse cranberries until finely chopped and transfer to a small saucepan. Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is completely dissolved. Transfer cranberry mixture to a bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and cool, stirring occasionally, until cold.
• Transfer tapioca mixture to another bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and cool, stirring occasionally, until cold.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon cranberry mixture for garnish. Beginning with cranberry mixture and ending with tapioca mixture, alternately layer mixtures in each of 2 parfait glasses. (Parfaits may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.)
• Garnish parfaits with reserved cranberry mixture.

FRUITY TAPIOCA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the water, sugar and tapioca; let stand for 5 minutes. Bring to a full rolling boil. Remove from the heat; stir in orange juice concentrate. Cool for 20 minutes. , Stir in the peaches and oranges. Transfer to a serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving.