Tapioca Pudding With Dried Fruit Compote Recipes

TAPIOCA PUDDING WITH DRIED FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Cut up large pieces of fruit and combine in pot with cider, 1 1/2 tablespoons of the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to a simmer, and cook for 30 minutes. Drain.
• Beat egg white until foamy. Gradually beat in 3 tablespoons of sugar, beating until soft peaks form.
• Mix tapioca with remaining sugar, milk and yolk in saucepan, and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Cook and stir tapioca mixture over medium heat until it comes to full boil. Gradually add the egg white mixture, stirring just enough to blend. Stir in vanilla.
• Stir in stewed fruit; cool 20 minutes and serve warm, or refrigerate and serve chilled.

EASY FRUIT JUICE TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix tapioca, salt and fruit juice in a small saucepan.
• Let it stand for 5 minutes.
• Cook on medium heat stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full boil.
• Remove from heat (The pudding thickens as it cools).
• Cool 20 minutes, and stir.
• Top with corn flakes and fresh fruit for a yummy, healthy snack.
• You can have this warm or chilled-- I like it chilled!

FRUIT-ON-THE-BOTTOM TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan. Whisk in tapioca and simmer, uncovered, whisking occasionally, until tapioca is mostly opaque, about 15 minutes. Whisk in cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt and simmer, uncovered, whisking occasionally, until tapioca is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a metal bowl and cool completely in an ice bath, stirring frequently, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, grind fennel seeds in grinder. Pulse strawberries in a food processor with fennel and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until coarsely puréed. Divide among (6-ounce) glasses.
• Spoon tapioca over strawberries. Chill until cold, about 15 minutes.

COCONUT TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the coconut milk, milk, sugar, tapioca, and salt. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add them to the saucepan, then drop in the pod. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula to make sure the mixture isn't scorching on the bottom, until the pudding thickens and the tapioca pearls are completely cooked through and translucent, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Briskly stir the egg yolks into the pudding, incorporating them quickly. Let cool for about 10 minutes. Remove the vanilla pod (it can be rinsed, dried, and used for another purpose; see page 14).
• In a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment (or in a bowl by hand), whisk the egg whites on medium speed until they form soft peaks. Fold the whipped egg whites into the pudding, then stir in the vanilla extract.
• The pudding can be served warm or cold. Spoon it into individual serving dishes and top with toasted coconut.
• A simple compote of fresh tropical fruit, such as cubes of banana, mangoes, papayas, and pineapple, tossed in brown sugar, is a perfect accompaniment to the pudding.
• Tapioca pudding will keep for 3 days in the refrigerator.
• Small pearl tapioca can be found in Asian markets along with Thai coconut milk, which is also available in well-stocked supermarkets.

TAPIOCA FRUIT PUDDING

Steps:

• Soak tapioca overnight in enough water to cover.
• Add or remove water so that there is just enough to cover the tapioca. Cook on low-medium heat on stove until almost all pieces are clear.
• Add sugar; stir until dissolved.
• Remove from heat. Add lemon juice.
• Cool mixture in refrigerator. (This is a good place to store it in the refrigerator, if you are trying get work done ahead. It is fine for at least 2 days; I have never tried longer).
• Stir "gel" so that the individual pieces of tapioca are more separated. Add pineapple and grapes.
• Whip the cream and fold in whipped cream and bananas just before serving.