Description
A stone-cold combination of real fruit, tapioca, and coconut milk is made with crystallized ginger and sugar and cooked to white-hot perfection, as it then delivers a fresh, juicy flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon small pearl tapioca
- 1 (14-ounce) can light, unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped crystallized ginger
- ⅓ cup sugar, white only
- 3 firm, ripe bananas
- minced, crystallized ginger
Directions
- In a small bowl, soften the tapioca in warm water to cover for 1 hour.
- While tapioca is soaking, in a small saucepan, cook coconut milk, ginger and sugar over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove the pan from heat and let mixture stand 10 minutes. Drain tapioca.
- Peel bananas and quarter lengthwise. Cut quarters into ½-inch pieces.
- Heat coconut milk mixture over low heat and gently stir in tapioca and bananas.
- Cook the pudding, stirring to be careful not to break up bananas, until thickened slightly and bananas are heated through, about 5 minutes, and cool.
- Divide the pudding among six ramekins and chill, covered, until cold. Garnish puddings with crystallized ginger. Serve warm and plain or with other fruits or desserts.
