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Ambrosia Tapioca Pudding
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- SERVES
- 6
- CHILL TIME
- 2 Hr
- COOK TIME
- 15 Min
You're going to love our recipe for Ambrosia Tapioca Pudding so much, you're going to have a hard time deciding whether to serve this easy pudding recipe as a salad or dessert. Creamy, fruity, and filled with mini marshmallows...how can you go wrong?
What You'll Need
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons tapioca (see Note)
- 2 3/4 cups milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
What to Do
- In a medium-sized saucepan, combine sugar, tapioca, milk, and egg; let stand 5 minutes. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 8 to 10 minutes, or until mixture comes to a rolling boil. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and let cool 20 minutes. Gently stir in oranges, pineapple, and marshmallows.
- Pour into a serving bowl or individual dessert bowls and chill at least 2 hours, or until thoroughly chilled. Serve or cover and keep chilled until ready to serve.
Mr. Food Test Kitchen Tip!
- Just so you know, any type of tapioca, including instant, works well in this easy no-bake dessert!
- For more no-bake desserts, try our Lemon Refrigerator Bites, our Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites, or our Peach Cream Pie.
- Want more pudding favorites? Try our Silky Rice Pudding, or our Very Banana Pudding, or our Chocolate Cookie Pudding!
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charlietoo
Apr 01, 2016
the ingredients are correct. be sure fruit is drained well. br /I use the juice to make a syrup.br /Sounds like you need to cook it more. it must come to a full rolling boil, not just to boiling may take up to 20 min if not using minute tapioca.
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Casitia
Feb 05, 2014
I never have any luck making good tapioca pudding. My husband loves it with pineapple as that is how his mother made it and it always is soupy for me. I do not know what I do incorrectly.
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lala1941jan 4234989
Sep 02, 2012
Try it with Jello Cook and Serve Tapioca,,,, works well.
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martincolette 5068336
Aug 24, 2012
Did anyone tryed to enter 4 tablespoons of tapioca,insted of 3 ???
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ellis25 0656559
Apr 06, 2012
Wow. For some reason it came out soupy. Like there is too much liquid. Are the portions correct?
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