Eggnog Tapioca

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup pearl tapioca
• 3 cups water
• 2 1/2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 2 cups prepared eggnog
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 6 hrs 30 mins


• place the tapioca pearls into a bowl and soak in the water for 6 hours to overnight.
• using a strainer, drain excess water from the soaked tapioca.
• mix the milk and eggnog in a large saucepan over medium-low heat and heat until barely warm; stir in salt and soaked tapioca. cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture barely simmers. cover the pan, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• beat eggs in a bowl. temper the eggs by whisking about 2 tablespoons of the hot tapioca mixture into them. continue whisking small amounts of tapioca into the eggs until the egg mixture is about half tapioca.
• whisk the egg mixture into the saucepan of tapioca and turn heat up to medium-low. simmer the pudding until thickened, about 15 minutes. do not allow to boil. serve warm or cold.