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Espresso Sambuca Tapioca Pudding

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Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

2

3/4 cups whole milk

1

/3 cup sugar

3

tablespoons instant tapioca

5

teaspoons instant-espresso powder

1

large egg, lightly beaten

1

tablespoon Sambuca or anisette

Accompaniment: lightly sweetened whipped cream

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Stir together milk, sugar, tapioca, espresso powder, and egg in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan and let stand 5 minutes. Heat over moderately low heat, stirring, just until pudding reaches a simmer. Stir in Sambuca and cool pudding, its surface covered directly with wax paper. Serve at room temperature or chilled.