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Coconut tapioca pudding with cardamom and caramelized bananas

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Coconut tapioca pudding with cardamom and caramelized bananas

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by MaryMaryCulinary

Coconut tapioca pudding with cardamom and caramelized bananas

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by MaryMaryCulinary

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Cardamom
    This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Pudding
  • kristen miglore's Testing Notes: It turns out tapioca pudding, beloved childhood treat, is really easy to make at home (no more pudding cups!). It also goes really well with cardamom and coconut milk, and caramelized bananas...

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    MaryMaryCulinary's Notes: I love tapioca pudding of all kinds. It's got such an interesting texture, but you've got to admit that it doesn't have much flavour. Here, instead of vanilla, I've used cardamom pods, which...

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Serves 3-4

  1. Bring water, cardamom and salt to a boil in a medium pot.

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  2. Add tapioca, and bring back to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to keep mixture at a gentle boil.

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  3. Cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring frequently as it tends to stick. Tapioca is ready when it turns clear, without a white dot in the centre.

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  4. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add thick coconut milk and stir in. It will thicken as it cools, so add more water now if you want to make it thinner. Divide amongst dessert bowls and let stand while you prepare the bananas. Serve slightly warm.

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  1. Heat butter in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add bananas, cut side down. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Turn when browned and brown other side.

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  2. Place bananas atop tapioca and drizzle with pan juices and/or extra coconut milk to serve.

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Img_1958 Reply

Coconut tapioca with banana might be one of my all-time favorite desserts. Mostly I've enjoyed this at my favorite Thai restaurant, and the banana is definitely not caramelized. But to add caramelized banana! YUM!! I cannot wait to try this. Thank you for the recipe!!

Dscn2828 Reply

I was working on a coconut tapioca pudding too, but couldn't get it just right.
Will have to try yours.

Summer_2010_1048 Reply

What a gorgeous photo and yum!

Dscn3372 Reply

Thanks! You two are quick! Antonia, this is so delicious in summer when mangos are ripe and delicious. I looked at them today, but they were so sad and hard, and so was the pineapple, so bananas it was!

Sara-at-castagna Reply

You had me at coconut tapioca pudding!

New_years_kitchen_hlc_only Reply

Me, too. Really like the mango/pineapple alternatives. Am really looking forward to trying this one! ;o)

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