Ambrosia Tapioca Pudding

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.

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.