Name: Matcha-coconut pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800 ml coconut milk; 100 gm tapioca pearls; 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped; 60 gm coconut sugar; 1½ tsp matcha; Coconut cream, sliced banana and shaved coconut, to serve

Matcha-coconut pudding

If you love bubble tea, you're in for a treat with this chilled pudding dotted with pearls of tapioca.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

The slippery texture of tapioca makes for an ideal hot-weather dessert. Ours is spiked with matcha to give not only a beautiful colour, but unexpected flavour, too.

Ingredients

800 ml coconut milk

100 gm tapioca pearls

1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped

60 gm coconut sugar

1½ tsp matcha

Coconut cream, sliced banana and shaved coconut, to serve

Method

1.Place coconut milk, tapioca, vanilla bean and seeds, and 200ml water in a saucepan and leave to soak for 30 minutes.

2.Add sugar and a pinch of salt to pan, bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until tapioca is tender (10-12 minutes). Whisk matcha and 2 tbsp hot water in a small bowl until smooth, then strain into tapioca mixture and stir to combine. Divide among small serving bowls or cups and refrigerate to chill completely (2-3 hours). Serve drizzled with a little coconut cream and topped with sliced banana and shaved coconut.