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Old-Fashioned Tapioca Recipe

My family loves old-fashioned tapioca, but I don't always have the time to make it. That's why I developed this simple recipe that let's us enjoy the comforting dessert without the fuss. —Ruth Peters, Bel Air, Maryland

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Old-Fashioned Tapioca Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 4-1/2 hours

Yield: 18 Servings

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Ingredients

8 cups 2% milk
1 cup pearl tapioca
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Sliced fresh strawberries and whipped cream, optional

Directions

In a 4- to 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the milk, tapioca, sugar and salt. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.
In a large bowl, beat the eggs; stir in a small amount of hot tapioca mixture. Return all to the slow cooker, stirring to combine. Cover and cook 30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 160°. Stir in vanilla.
Serve with strawberries and whipped cream if desired. Yield: 18 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1/2 cup equals 149 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 55 mg cholesterol, 86 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Old-Fashioned Tapioca in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2012, p20