{"id":335052,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T00:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/old-fashioned-tapioca\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T22:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T03:09:35","slug":"old-fashioned-tapioca","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/old-fashioned-tapioca\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapioca Pudding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people have fond childhood memories of devouring a bowl of tapioca pudding, a sweet and luscious treat with loads of vanilla flavor and texture from tapioca pearls. The idea of making pudding from scratch<\/a> like our mothers and grandmothers seems daunting, but this recipe has the perfect solution: a slow cooker. Instead of stirring hot pudding at the stove for an hour or more, a slow cooker gently cooks the mixture to the perfect consistency.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to make homemade tapioca pudding with a slow cooker\u2014and how to put a personal spin on the recipe.<\/p>\n

What is tapioca pudding?<\/h2>\n

Tapioca pudding is a creamy pudding made by cooking milk and sugar with tapioca pearls<\/a>. The softened pearls are visible in the finished pudding and give it a bubble-like texture.<\/p>\n

Tapioca pearls are made from a starchy root called cassava or yuca. (Yuca root is not the same as the spiky-leaved yucca plant.) The root is dried and ground to make tapioca flour, which is mixed with water to create a sticky dough. The dough is shaped into balls called pearls, which are then dried. These are the same balls found in boba or bubble tea<\/a> (boba is a Chinese word for tapioca pearls), although they’re larger and often infused with color and flavors.<\/p>\n

Ingredients for Tapioca Pudding<\/h2>\n