Description
Creamy coconut tapioca pudding blends tropical flavors from Southeast Asia with delicate pearl textures. Milky sweet dessert rewards palates with gentle coconut essence and silky smooth satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup white tapioca pearls or mini sago pearls (uncooked)
- 1 can (13.5 oz/400 mL) coconut milk
- 6 cups water
- 1 ripe mango (peeled and diced)
- 2–3 tbsps sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Boiling Preparation: Ignite a medium saucepan with water, bringing it to a vigorous boil, preparing the liquid stage for sago’s transformation.
- Pearl Introduction: Delicately immerse sago pearls into the bubbling water, immediately reducing heat to a gentle simmer, allowing gradual cooking without agitation.
- Pearl Transformation: Tenderly stir pearls throughout 30-40 minutes, observing their gradual transition from opaque to translucent, ensuring they remain independent and avoid clumping at the pan’s base.
- Resting Phase: Remove from heat, letting pearls absorb remaining liquid and achieve complete transparency through residual warmth, creating a delicate, soft texture.
- Cooling and Draining: Rinse pearls under cool running water, thoroughly draining excess moisture, then transfer to a mixing bowl for final preparation.
- Flavor Infusion: Incorporate coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla, gently folding ingredients to create a harmonious, creamy mixture that envelops each pearlescent sphere.
- Chilling Finale: Refrigerate the pudding for minimum 2 hours, allowing flavors to meld and texture to set, transforming the mixture into a luxurious, refreshing dessert.
Notes
- Stir Constantly: Prevent sago pearls from sticking to the pan’s bottom by gently stirring throughout cooking to ensure even heat distribution and perfect pearl texture.
- Watch Pearl Transparency: Look for a subtle white core during initial cooking, which signals the pearls are transforming perfectly and not overcooked.
- Rinse Thoroughly: Cool water rinse is crucial to stop cooking process and remove excess starch, ensuring tapioca pearls remain separate and glossy.
- Temperature Matters: Maintain a gentle simmer, not a vigorous boil, to achieve delicate, translucent pearls without breaking or becoming mushy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg