Tapioca Pudding made with tapioca pearls that are soaked overnight in a creamy, light vanilla pudding.
Ingredients
1 cup tapioca pearls
water to soak
To make the pudding
drained tapioca
3 cups whole milk
2/3 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
dash salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Topping
2 egg whites
1/3 cup sugar
Instructions
Cover the tapioca pearls with cold water. Let soak overnight or until doubled in size.
Drain well and add to the top of a double boiler.
Put water in bottom pan. Bring to a boil. Turn down slightly.
Add the milk, salt and sugar to the tapioca in double boiler. Stir to combine. Let cook for about 20 minutes or until you see the tapioca pearls start to get translucent.
Separate the eggs. Add the egg yolks to a small bowl. Beat with a fork. Add a little of the hot tapioca a tablespoon at a time to temper the egg yolks. Stir into the tapioca mixture. Stir the tapioca over the boiling water for about 5 minutes while it thickens.
Whip egg whites until stiff with the sugar. Fold 1/3 into the tapioca while warm. Fold in remaining egg whites leaving some white clumps. (It will cook the egg whites.)
Stir in vanilla. Pour into an serving dish. Serve warm or refrigerate.
Recipe by Recipes Food and Cooking at https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2018/08/29/tapioca-pudding/