How to Thicken Pudding Without Flour or Cornstarch
One of the simplest and quickest desserts that you can make is pudding. A basic pudding recipe includes a thickener along with the other ingredients like eggs, milk and flavorings. Common thickeners for puddings include cornstarch and flour. However, flour can add an off-taste to pudding, and you may not have cornstarch in your pantry. In those cases, there are a number of substitutions that you can use instead of cornstarch or flour, such as tapioca.
Things You'll Need
- Tapioca pearls
- Food processor or coffee grinder
- Egg
- Milk
- Sugar
- Flavoring
- Salt
Instructions
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Place the tapioca pearls into a food processor or coffee grinder. Grind the tapioca until it is a fine powder.
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Make the pudding following your recipe as directed, substituting the powdered tapioca in equal amounts for the cornstarch as the recipe calls for it. If substituting for flour, use 1 tablespoon for every 1 1/2 tablespoon of flour. Mix the tapioca powder with the milk to create a slurry prior to adding to the pudding recipe. Use 1 tablespoon tapioca for every 1 tablespoon of milk to create the slurry.
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Continue making the pudding as directed. Store the unused tapioca powder in a sealed container.
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