Jamaican Tapioca Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup small pearl tapioca
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pinch allspice
• 1 pinch ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 soak tapioca in the water for 30 minutes in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan.
• 2 lightly beat the egg yolks.
• 3 after the 30 minutes; add milk, rum, salt, and egg yolks to the tapioca.
• 4 stir over medium heat until boiling. turn heat down to low.
• 5 simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes; stirring often.
• 6 beat the egg whites with the sugar until soft peaks form.
• 7 after the 15 minutes, fold about 3/4 cup of hot tapioca into the egg whites and then gently fold egg mixture back into your saucepan. stir well over low heat for about 3 more minutes.
• 8 remove from heat and cool for 15 minutes then stir in vanilla, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.
• 9 serve warm or chilled.