Coconut Tapioca
This fruity, mango-filled Coconut Tapioca is a refreshing dessert for those hot summer months!
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup pearl tapioca small
- 2 cups coconut milk full-fat
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- Mango diced, for garnish, fresh
- Toasted coconut flakes optional, for garnish
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, soak the tapioca pearls in coconut milk for 30 minutes.
- Add the sugar and salt to the saucepan and heat over medium heat until the mixture reaches a gentle simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until the tapioca pearls are transparent and the mixture has thickened.
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla extract, and let the mixture cool to room temperature. Then, refrigerate for at least 3 hours, allowing the pudding to set and thicken further.
- Serve the chilled tapioca pudding garnished with fresh diced mango and toasted coconut flakes.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 334kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 160mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 251mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.