Authentic Laos Tapioca Pudding with Bananas
This dessert builds tapioca and banana into a satisfying meal you can have ready in about 60 minutes. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
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Diet: not verified. We could not confirm tapioca from the ingredient list, so we make no dietary claim for this recipe.
Contains: none of the major allergens we track from the ingredients listed.
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How to make it
- In a bowl of warm water, add tapioca pearls and allow them to soak for 20 minutes.
- Prepare bananas by peeling them and cutting them into ½ inch slices. Set the slices aside
- On a stove, pour in 4 cups of water and bring it to a boil. Add in the banana slices.
- After 20 minutes, drain the tapioca pearls in cold water to allow the pearls to separate from each other.
- Add the tapioca pearls into the the pot. Allow to simmer for 3 minutes or until the tapioca pearls turn clear.
- Next, add in sugar and pour in the coconut cream. Stir the ingredients gently for 3 minutes to incorporate the flavors.
- Add salt to taste.
You'll use: Large pot · Saucepan
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Ingredient substitutions
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Authentic Laos Tapioca Pudding with Bananas take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of milk?
Try any unsweetened plant milk. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Authentic Laos Tapioca Pudding with Bananas suitable for my diet?
We make no dietary claim for this recipe: at least one ingredient could not be resolved to a definite plant or animal source, so labelling it either way would be a guess. The full ingredient list is above.
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