Clementine Tapioca Recipe

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Made from the cassava plant, which is a staple food source in Africa, tapioca can be found in your grocery store's baking section. Because tapioca doesn't have a lot of flavor on it's own, the other tasty ingredients in this recipe really shine.

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Clementine Tapioca Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 4 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

2 cups fat-free milk
1/4 cup quick-cooking tapioca
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup clementine juice (about 5 clementines)
1/2 cup reduced-fat whipped topping
2 clementines, peeled and sectioned

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the milk, tapioca and sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a full boil. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in vanilla and nutmeg. Cool for 20 minutes. Stir in clementine juice; cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into four dessert dishes, 2/3 cup in each. Top with clementine segments. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 176 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 64 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Clementine Tapioca in Light & Tasty December/January 2008, p41