Che Chuoi Banana and Coconut Pudding

Name: Che Chuoi Banana and Coconut Pudding
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 60g small tapioca pearls; 4 ripe bananas, sliced thickly; 400ml coconut milk; 300ml water; 60g caster sugar; 0.25 tsp salt; 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Warm bananas in sweet coconut sauce with tapioca pearls, finished with toasted sesame seeds.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.47 a head

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 gsmall tapioca pearls
4ripe bananassliced thickly
400 mlcoconut milk
300 mlwater
60 gcaster sugar
¼ tspsalt
2 tbsptoasted sesame seeds

Method

1
Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the tapioca for 12 minutes, stirring now and then, until the pearls are mostly clear. Drain and rinse.
12 min
2
Heat the coconut milk, water, sugar and salt in a pan until the sugar dissolves.
3
Add the bananas and simmer gently for 5 minutes until just soft but not falling apart.
5 min
4
Stir in the tapioca and warm through for 2 minutes.
2 min
5
Spoon into bowls and scatter with toasted sesame seeds. Serve warm or chilled.

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