Rice Cooker Tapioca Pudding

This uses the whole pearl tapioca...sometimes hard to find in our local grocery. I have been able to get it at Trader Joes sometimes. This is a wonderful way to make tapioca!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons  small pearl tapioca (not minute or instant tapioca)
• 2  cups milk (lowfat or nonfat is fine)
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  pinch salt
• 1  teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. Place the tapioca in the rice cooker bowl.
2. In a 4-cup measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, sugar, and salt.
3. Pour the milk mixture over the tapioca; stir to combine.
4. Close the cover and set for the Porridge cycle or approxiamately 20 minutes.
5. When the machine switches to the Keep Warm cycle, remove the bowl from the cooker and stir in the vanilla.
6. Pour the pudding into a large bowl or individual dessert dishes.
7. Let cool.
8. Serve warm, if desired, or refrigerate, covered with plastic wrap.