Ingredients

  • 12 cup small pearl tapioca
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 3 cups milk
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 14 cup cocoa powder
  • 14 cup sucanat
  • 1 cup chopped strawberry (frozen or fresh)
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 12 teaspoon powdered stevia
  • 12 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • raw whipped cream (for garnish)

Method

  • Briefly pulse the tapioca in a blender or coffee grinder until broken into smaller pieces (optional).
  • Soak tapioca in hot water, in a pan, for a few minutes, while you chop the strawberries and assemble the rest of the ingredients.
  • Add strawberries, sucanat, cocoa powder, salt and milk to the pan with the tapioca and bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Separate eggs, slowly add in a bit of the hot tapioca to the egg yolks to temper then add back to the pan, turning off heat.
  • Whip egg whites until glossy, then fold into tapioca with stevia and vanilla.
  • Let cool completely before transferring to refrigerator to set.