Tapioca pearls with apricot jelly and peach granita
makes
4
“I love a make-ahead dessert like this that you can just whip out of the fridge when you’re ready to serve.” – Lucy Nunes. You'll need to start this recipe at least 6 hours ahead.
Ingredients (10)
- 2 yellow peaches, peeled, chopped, plus 1 extra, cut into wedges, to serve
- ⅓ cup (75g) caster sugar, plus 1 tbs extra
- 2 tbs lemon juice
- ¼ cup (50g) tapioca pearls
- 1¾ cups (430ml) milk
- ½ tsp vanilla bean paste
Apricot jelly
- 4 (430g total) apricots, chopped
- ½ cup (110g) caster sugar
- Juice of 1 orange
- 4 platinum-strength gelatine leaves
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1.For the granita, place the peaches, ⅓ cup (75g) caster sugar and lemon juice in a food processor and whiz until smooth. Pour into a loaf pan and freeze for 2-3 hours. Once frozen, scrape with a fork until small crystals form, then return to freezer, covered with plastic wrap, until ready to serve.
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2.Place tapioca in a small bowl and cover with water. Set aside to soak for 2 hours.
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3.For the jelly, place apricot, sugar and juice in a medium saucepan with 2 cups (500ml) water. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 35 minutes until apricots have broken down and liquid has reduced to 2 cups (500ml). Strain into a jug through a fine sieve lined with muslin (do not press down on apricots or jelly will be cloudy). Reserve compote for another use (see notes). Soak gelatine leaves in a small bowl of cold water for 5 minutes to soften. Squeeze moisture from gelatine, add to apricot liquid and stir until gelatine melts. Divide between 4 x 1½-cup (325ml) capacity glasses. Chill for 3 hours until set.
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4.Drain tapioca and place in a saucepan with the milk, extra 1 tbs sugar and vanilla. Cook, stirring often, over medium-low heat for 10 minutes or until tapioca is soft. Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, poking a few holes in wrap with a skewer, then set aside to cool.
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5.To assemble, divide tapioca between glasses. Top with granita and sliced peach, and serve immediately.
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