Make Tapioca Fruit Pudding

A sugarless dessert that is healthy and tasty.

Ingredients

• ½ cup pearl tapioca or sago
• 3 cups water
• ¼ lb. dried apricots, prunes, dates or raisins
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• ½ cup corn syrup

Steps

1. Soak fruit in water 1 hour in a large bowl.
2. Add other ingredients.
3. Place mixture into a heavy-based saucepan.
4. Cook directly for 5 minutes. Shift the mixture to a double boiler and cook over hot water until it becomes clear. This will take about 45 minutes. Stir as needed.
5. Serve in bowls. Drizzle fresh cream or coulis over the top if wished.

Tips

• Nutmeg, chopped nuts, chopped cherries etc. make great additions as a topping to tapioca if wished.

Things You'll Need

• Saucepan (double boiler)
• Large bowl
• Stirring implement

Related Tips and Steps

• How to Cook Tapioca
• How to Make Apple Tapioca
• How to Make Banana Pudding
• How to Make Bread and Butter Pudding
• How to Make Rice Pudding
• How to Make Baked Apple And Almond Pudding

Sources and Citations

• Sourced from C. Houston Goudiss and Alberta M. Goudiss, Foods That Will Win The War And How To Cook Them, (1918) available in the public domain via Project Gutenberg. The eBook used for the source of this article is available for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.