Smooth, rich, dreamy, creamy Chocolate Tapioca Pudding is the ideal comfort food. Best of all, it’s a quick stove-top recipe that can be served warm or chilled, plain or topped with fresh berries or whipped cream. You’ll want to keep tapioca in your pantry at all times just for this simple recipe!
Pudding of any kind is a favorite and easy dessert of mine. It is a great comfort food warm or cold. Lately I have been making a lot of tapioca pudding and decided to change it up a bit by making it chocolate.
Both versions taste great, but it is nice to have a smooth, creamy, rich chocolate version.
Why you’ll love this Chocolate Tapioca Pudding Recipe
Quick and easy stovetop recipe you can throw together quickly
Only requires a few staple ingredients
Versatile dessert you can serve warm or chilled
Great with so many different toppings like whipped cream, fresh berries, chopped nuts, and more
Ingredients
Sugar
Instant Tapioca
Milk
Egg
Vanilla bean paste
60% chocolate Ghiradelli chocolate chips
Berries and or whipped cream for garnish
How to Make Chocolate Tapioca Pudding
Mix the sugar, tapioca, milk, and egg in a medium sauce pan and let stand for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full boil.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla bean paste.
Add chocolate chips and stir until melted.
Cool for 20 minutes and then stir.
You can serve warm or chilled.
Garnish with berries and whipped cream if you wish, then sit back and enjoy!
Note: If you would like creamier pudding, be sure to put plastic wrap over the surface of the pudding while it is cooling.
Tips & Variations
Change the flavor. Instead of vanilla, try using almond extract and garnish with cherries, or orange extract and garnish with candied orange peel.
Add a liqueur. Add your favorite liqueur like Amaretto, Frangelico, Bailey’s, or Kirsch.
Drizzle it. Garnish with a chocolate, caramel, or marshmallow creme drizzle.
Storage
Tapioca can be enjoyed when warm and leftovers should be refrigerated for up to 3 days. You can reheat it on the stove or eat it straight out of the fridge.
Smooth, rich, dreamy, creamy Chocolate Tapioca Pudding is the ideal comfort food. Best of all, it's a quick stove-top recipe that can be served warm or chilled, plain or topped with fresh berries or whipped cream. You'll want to keep tapioca in your pantry at all times just for this simple recipe!
