Easy Coconut Milk Tapioca Dessert
This easy coconut milk tapioca pudding is one of the easiest desserts you'll ever make, with just six ingredients and a few minutes on the stovetop. Smooth, creamy and mildly sweet, it can be garnished with your fruit of choice!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup large pearl tapioca
- 1 can 13.5 ounces full-fat coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or honey; or 2 tablespoons unrefined cane sugar
- pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract optional but delicious
- 1-2 tablespoonfuls of fruit per serving Bananas, berries, etc.
Instructions
- Combine water and large-pearl tapioca in a 2-quart saucepan and allow to soak for at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours. Tapioca pearls will partly fall apart.
- Stir in coconut milk and salt. Bring to a simmer and heat for about 10 minutes or until the liquid is thickened and the tapioca pearls are translucent.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.
- Stir in the sweetener and the vanilla and mix well.
- At this point you need to decide if you want to serve fruit on the side or mixed in. If you want to mix it in, fold it in gently now.
- Spoon into serving-size dishes.
- Serve warm or cold. Garnish with additional fruit if desired.