Baked tapioca pudding

Name: Baked tapioca pudding
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 60g pearl tapioca, seed tapioca; 600ml whole milk; 30g caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 15g butter; 0.25 tsp nutmeg, freshly grated

Nursery style baked pudding with soft pearls, a nutmeg scented skin and a creamy centre.

Time2 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.35 a head
Oven150°C (130°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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60 gpearl tapiocaseed tapioca
600 mlwhole milk
30 gcaster sugar
1 tspvanilla extract
15 gbutter
¼ tspnutmegfreshly grated

Method

1
Soak the tapioca in the milk in a 1 litre ovenproof dish for 30 minutes.
30 min
2
Heat the oven to 150°C (130°C fan). Stir in the sugar and vanilla, dot the butter over the top and grate over the nutmeg.
3
Bake for 30 minutes, then stir gently to mix in the skin.
30 min
4
Bake for a further 1 hour, until the pearls are clear and soft and the top is golden brown.
60 min
5
Rest for 10 minutes, then serve warm, with jam or stewed fruit if you like.

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