This creamy homemade tapioca pudding recipe is so quick and easy. It tastes so much better than store bought without any artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade tapioca pudding, how to make tapioca pudding, tapioca pudding recipe, what is tapioca pudding
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Calories 234kcal
Author Beth Pierce
Ingredients
½cupsmall tapioca pearls
1cupcool water
2cups2% milk or whole milk
1cuphalf n half
⅛teaspoonsalt
½cupsugar
2eggs beaten
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Soak the pearl tapioca in cool water for 30-40 minutes. Drain any unabsorbed water from the tapioca.
Combine the tapioca, milk, half and half, and salt. Bring to a low simmer over medium heat stirring almost constantly. Reduce the heat to low and slowly add the sugar stirring constantly. Cook until the pearls are plumped and the pudding has slightly thickened, stirring constantly; approximately 5-7 minutes. Scrape the bottom of the pan.
Remove the tapioca from the heat. Using a large spoon add 2-3 tablespoons of the hot tapioca mixture to the beaten eggs in a small bowl and whisk vigorously to combine. Do this several times to ensure that the beaten eggs warm.
Return the pan to medium-low heat and slowly add the egg mixture. Cook (but do not boil) until thickened to pudding consistency stirring constantly; approximately 3-5 minutes. Scrap the bottom of the pan to prevent anything from burning.
Remove from the heat. Wait 1-2 minutes and stir in the vanilla. Continue to stir frequently while it cools to prevent a skin from forming. Serve warm or cover with plastic wrap to further prevent a skin from forming.