Recipe: Coconut Tapioca Pudding and Leftover Queen on Slashfoood!
This is surely a week of leftover food recipes. This is a nice little dessert I made up with a can of leftover shredded coconut from making the Carrot Wedding Cake .
Speaking of Leftover Recipes, if you want to check it out, The Leftover Queen Blog is being featured on Slashfood today with my last post, Caribbean Carrot Salad! Thanks so much Slashfood for featuring this awesome salad! We are truly honored!
Now onto the leftover coconut recipe. The only baking coconut that I can find anymore that does not have propylene glycol in it are the cans of Angel Flake (not the bags). I am going to be looking for organic dessicated coconut at my health food store the next time I go. But I bought the Angel Flake cans for the Cake. I had a half a can of the coconut left. I always have coconut milk on hand, and so I decided to bring the two together to make a pudding. I added some instant tapioca (still have not been lucky in finding tapioca pearls around here) because I really love the texture. This pudding is slice-able once it has been refrigerated for about an hour or two. It has a very nice coconut flavor, and is not too heavy.
Again, for those of you watching your food intake, I have the nutritional information at the bottom of the recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
2 c coconut milk
¾ cup nonfat organic milk
¼ cup 100 % pure maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 TBS instant tapioca
¾ cup Angle Flake (in a can) coconut, shredded
4 TBS non-GMO cornstarch
1 tsp cinnamon
METHOD:
Mix all the liquids in a bowl, and whisk together. In a small bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
Place dry ingredients in a saucepan, and over medium heat slowly pour liquids in a steady stream, while whisking. Cook until pudding begins to bubble. Stir until thick, and transfer to 6 small bowls. Serve hot or cold. Serves 6. Drizzle with chocolate sauce (we used Trader Joe’s Midnight Moo’s) for some added pizazz!
Per Serving: Calories: 278 grams, Carbs: 27grams, Fat: 19 grams, Protein: 3 grams
Jenni - June 17, 2009 at 11:38 am
Sounds absolutely wonderful. Love coconut desserts, and I dig that presentation! Because I’m me, I would add a big healthy pinch of salt and some lime juice:)
Elle - June 17, 2009 at 11:57 am
That looks fabulous! I love coconut. And congrats on your Slashfood mention!
Sue - June 17, 2009 at 1:19 pm
What a purdy cake! I feel dumb not knowing anything about good and bad cornstarch. I’m going to look into that! Slashfood are no dummies. They know what’s good. Congratulations!
The Duo Dishes - June 17, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Congrats on Slashfood! And yummy pudding. Love the cake-like formation.
Rosa - June 17, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Tapioca is so delicious! I love that dessert!
Cheers,
Rosa
girlichef - June 17, 2009 at 2:21 pm
It’s like a macaroon in the form of a pudding…I love it!
lisaiscooking - June 17, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Sounds fantastic! Love the chocolate drizzle too.
nina - June 17, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Sorry Jenn, I have fixed the photo problem and you can now look and not only imagine!!! I LOVE tapioca pudding…brings back fond memories!!!
Jenn - June 17, 2009 at 4:49 pm
I used to hate tapioca. I guess it was when someone told me that there were fish eyes in them, then I found out later that there wasn’t. Kids will be kids.
Looks good!
Peter G - June 17, 2009 at 6:17 pm
You have married some wonderful ingredients in this recipe Jenn! Coconut is a fave…and that pudding is to die for!
Bob - June 17, 2009 at 7:14 pm
That sounds awesome and I’ve never seen a slicable pudding before!
Dragon - June 17, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Gorgeous dessert! Yummmmmm.
pam - June 17, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Congrats on being on Slashfood!
Joan Nova - June 17, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Looks wonderful, more like cake than pudding. You really are the Leftover Queen!
Teresa - June 17, 2009 at 8:31 pm
You sold me with the chocolate drizzle on top. We don’t eat very much coconut here at home. The hubby and the daughter don’t like it much (unless it’s in a Pina Colada!). But I do. I think I’ll make you’re recipe. Sounds delicious.
SuperChef - June 17, 2009 at 9:42 pm
i can die for a slice of that pudding!!!
Bellini Valli - June 17, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Congrats Jenn. Also congrats for being the hostess at the Foodbuzz event as well:D
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie - June 17, 2009 at 10:11 pm
The coconut tapioca pudding looks just heavenly! Congrats on being featured on Slashfood!
Bren - June 17, 2009 at 10:40 pm
i love anything coconut!!! and tapioca! i used to eat pudding all the time! great combo, miss! and congrats on Slashfood!
Eralda - June 18, 2009 at 12:00 am
I love puddings. They are just so yummy and comforting and they take me back to my childhood and make me all teary (in a good way). This one looks so good and beautiful. And I adore coconut.
Congratulations on being featured!
E.
Ivy - June 18, 2009 at 4:13 am
Congrats Jenn for being featured at Slashfood. I don’t think we have tapioca here in Greece but the pudding looks delicious and great click.
Lubna Karim - June 18, 2009 at 8:32 am
Oh wow delectable delicacy…..
Happy Cook - June 18, 2009 at 10:11 am
I love coconut as from wherre i come we had everyday some curry or a dish made form coconut.
This looks so yumm.
There are times when i see a dish and think to myself why i didn’t knwo about all this dish when i was at home.
Adam - June 18, 2009 at 10:28 am
Awesome job my beet buddy! This is a similar method to the haupia you did, but I like what you’ve done with it. Nice and refreshing for a warm day 🙂
Congrats on your Slashfood, and I like how you’re starting to do the nutritional data stuff. Are you going to keep doing it? Great idea…
kat - June 18, 2009 at 11:21 am
Congrats on getting on Slashfood!
Patsyk - June 18, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Great way to use up the rest of that coconut! the photo is stunning!
CurryLeaf - June 18, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Wow.Congrats on the slashfood mention.I know it feels great.The pudding is very new to me never tried tapioca as a thickener in pudding.thgh have heard about it.YUMMilicious the pudding looks
Laurie - June 18, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Ooh.. I love this recipe Jenn. And it looks so beautiful!
Lovliebutterfly - June 18, 2009 at 6:53 pm
I love easy recipes! And anything coconut gets my attention!
elly - June 18, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Mmm this looks fabulous. Put coconut in anything and I’m pretty much sold.
Janet_Gourmet Traveller 88 - June 19, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Congrats on being featured in Slashfood. Love reading your recipes using leftover.
Arlene - June 20, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Love the pictures! Congratualtions on a job well done!
Angela@spinachtiger - June 21, 2009 at 9:15 am
Jenn
I’m behind the times on the problems with coconut. I usually know these things. I LOVE LOVE LOVE coconut, and I love pudding, so this sits well with me. I think it’s a smashing dessert.
arfi - June 21, 2009 at 7:20 pm
AW that is super YUM!! I just love coconut and chocolate. Tasted fresh young coconut flesh in our holiday back to Bali. Can’t wait to go back again hahaha!!!
Cynthia - June 23, 2009 at 3:49 am
You should be featured everywhere 🙂 Congrats on the Slashfood mention and that pudding has been bookmarked!