Fluffy Tapioca Cream

• 3 tablespoons instant tapioca
• 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1 egg, divided
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Sliced strawberries, for serving (optional)

1. In a medium saucepan, combine tapioca, 3 tablespoons of sugar, egg yolk, and milk. Whisk together and let stand for 5 minutes.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg white until foamy. Slowly add the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar and beat on high until it forms soft peaks.
3. Put the saucepan of tapioca on a burner on medium heat and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla.
4. While the tapioca is still hot, whisk in the beaten egg white. Let the pudding cool-then serve right away or chill and serve cold.
5. A nice optional topping is whipped cream or sliced fresh fruit.

tapioca, sugar, egg, milk, vanilla, strawberries

Taken from food52.com/recipes/35859-fluffy-tapioca-cream (may not work)