WS #28: Tapioca Pearls with Coconut Cream
My daughter has loved tapioca pearls from the very first time she tasted them. So yesterday, I decided to finally make something out of the tapioca pearls I’ve been keeping in the pantry for several weeks already.
This is the semi-finished product. It is good enough to be eaten as is. But adding fruit bits gives it an extra umph.
See what I mean? Abby preferred the fruitless version. Hubby, on the other hand, requested I top his with fruits. Good thing there was one last cup of Del-Monte peaches in the fridge! I also loved the added flavor diced fruits bring to this dessert. It’s a refreshing Thai dessert which I will nevertheless not mind having while vacationing in one of those Mykonos villa rentals.
This is very easy to make. You just have to give an allowance for the chilling time.
Ingredients:
3 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
16 oz (1 pack) small tapioca pearls (1 mm in size)
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
diced fruit of choice (mango, peach, cantaloupe, honeydew, etc.)
Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a medium sized pot. Turn the heat to low, when the water starts to boil. Stir in the milk. When the mixture returns to a boil, turn off the heat. Stir in the coconut milk. Let cool at room temperature and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
Soak the tapioca pearls in cold water for 20 minutes. You’ll notice that the pearls will expand, become sticky and turn bright white. Drain. Bring water to a boil in a medium pot than turn off the heat. Add the drained tapioca pearls and stir continuously for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Then drain at once using a fine mesh sieve. Run cold water through the sieve to stop the tapioca pearls from cooking further. Combine the pearls with the coconut mixture and continue to chill in the fridge.
To serve, ladle the tapioca with coconut into a bowl and top with diced fruits.
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The recipe I used as reference for this calls for 1 cup milk and 2 cups coconut milk. But since I had only 1 can of coconut milk which was equivalent to 1 1/2 cups, I decided to increase the amount of milk. The original recipe also calls for on 2/3 cups of tapioca pearls. However, for us tapioca lovers, you could barely taste and feel the presence of the tapioca in what was a more than generous amount of coconut cream. So add or decrease the amount of tapioca pearls you will use according to your preference.
Have a great week ahead!
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Bridalveil Falls is featured in my other Weekend Snapshot entry. 
Desserts/Sweets/Baked Goodies, Weekend Snapshot | munchkinmommy | September 28, 2008
yum yum yum nga! never done this before…and so i must! haha! i’m sure the kids will like it!:) ginatan nga kumakain:)
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Wow i guess i will try this. But i don’t know what is tapioca…hheheh Happy WS….
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i have to try it one of these days.
FickleMindeds last blog post..WS: Lake Erie
I hope I can try this:) I just buy the ready to eat Tapioca’s in the grocery! hehe
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Yummy!!!!!My entries are Titled Sweet and Pretty and Naughty, respectively. Be sure to visit both entries to see the variation. The sweet & pretty is here while the Naughty entry is here
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My hubby and I love eating tapioca and the tapioca pearls are our favourite dessert.
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love this! what a great weekend! here’s mine:
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aaaw yummy! Thank you for sharing. we have a long holiday coming up next week so this will be a great snack. Happy Monday too! my WS entry is here http://kcelebration.blogspot.com/search/label/weekend%20snapshot
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Can I have some please?!?! It looks refreshing to have with the humid weather I’m stuck in now
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yum yum sure looks so yummy sis! happy wS!
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Oh la la, sarap naman dessert ni little Abby
gusto ko din ng sago..lembot lembot 
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Incredible dessert! I’m going to have to have my wife visit your site, she’s the chef.
Thank you for sharing this.
Looks very good!
A refreshing dessert - ideal for hot weather in SG.
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That looks delicious.
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Hmmm…yummy-nam-nam!
Reminds me of the dessert in the Mongolian Barbecue resto in Mile Long in Manila - but I’m sure yours is more delicious! Save some for us, ok? 
Pinkys last blog post..LP #26: Itim at Puti
Nice dessert.
Can I have some?
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my goodness another yummy entry
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Type!
Mango would be a nice topping but you used it for Ma’am’s smoothie
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I love Tapioca!
Happy WS!
yummy…that seem delicious
it really looks yummy! pahingi!
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have not eaten tapioca for ages…got a reason to check the Filipino shop later on
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fyi, i’m making this right now!:)water sugar and milk about to boil!hehe..then ‘m making ginataang mais na rin since i divided your recipe into a third lang so sayang ang coconut milk:)
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