Chilled Coconut Tapioca Pearls
Chewy tapioca pearls soaked in sweet coconut milk with a bright lime kick—the Thai comfort dessert that TikTok can't stop making. Ready in 15 minutes.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 198
Ingredients
- ½ cup small tapioca pearls
- 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk (full-fat canned)
- ¼ cup palm sugar or granulated sugar
- 1 whole lime (juiced + zested)
- 1.5 cups water
- 2 cups ice
Instructions
- 1
Boil water in a small pot. Add tapioca pearls, stir, and cook for 10 minutes until mostly translucent with a tiny white center.
- 2
Drain pearls into a fine-mesh strainer, then rinse under cold water until chilled and no longer sticky.
- 3
Pour coconut milk and sugar into a bowl, stir until sugar dissolves completely, then add lime juice and zest.
- 4
Fold chilled tapioca pearls into the coconut mixture until coated, then divide among serving bowls.
- 5
Fill each bowl with ice, pour extra coconut syrup on top if you like, and serve immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- small pot
- fine-mesh strainer
- mixing bowl
- spoon
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