••••CALCIUM TIP🍊!!!••••

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••••CALCIUM TIP!!!

••••BANANA TIPS🍌!!!!••••

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••••BANANA TIPS!!!

••••PRAY FOR FRANCE🇫🇷!!!••••

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••••PRAY FOR FRANCE!!!

••••HOMEMADE TAPIOCA PUDDING🍨!!!!••••

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••••HOMEMADE TAPIOCA 

••••PUDDING!!! SO GOOD!!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup medium pearl tapioca (do not use instant varieties)
• 4 cups whole milk
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 3 egg yolks
  

DIRECTIONS

1. 1.

   Place the tapioca in a large bowl with a quart of cold water. Cover and allow the tapioca to soak for at least 12 hours. When ready to use, use a fine mesh strainer to drain off the water and set the soaked pearls aside.

2. 2.

   In a large saucepan, combine the milk, vanilla, 1/2 cup sugar, and the salt and set aside. Place the eggs and yolks in a large bowl and whisk them until they are combined. Slowly add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, a little at a time, whisking constantly, until all of the sugar is added. Whisk until the egg mixture is a very light yellow color, about two minutes, then set aside.

3. 3.

   Place the saucepan with the milk mixture over low heat and bring to a simmer. Once it begins to bubble, remove the pot from heat and temper the eggs with the hot liquid by whisking the eggs constantly as you add the liquid a little at a time. 

4. 4.

   Once the two mixtures are completely combined, pour the custard back into the original pot and and add the tapioca. Whisk constantly over low heat. As you whisk, the mixture will begin to thicken. Watch the pearls, they will become translucent, with just a bit of cloudiness in the centers, indicating that the pudding is done. Do not worry that the pudding looks a bit watery, as extra liquid will be absorbed during the cooling process. Scrape the pudding into a bowl and press plastic wrap directly onto the top surface. Chill in the fridge, at least 2 hours.

   

••••HAPPY TAPIOCA PUDDING DAY🍓🍨🍒!!!••••

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••••HAPPY TAPIOCA PUDDING 

••••DAY!!

••••MY FAVORITE!!!

••••DONUTS FOR DINNER••ICE CREAM FOR DESSERT🍩🍦!!••••

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••••DONUTS FOR DINNER•ICE 

••••CREAM FOR DESSERT!!! 

••••TREAT YOURSELF TODAY🍩🍧

••••MAPLE ICE CREAM🍦🍨!!••••

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••••MAPLE ICE CREAM!!! YUM!!

Maple Ice Cream Recipe

This maple ice cream recipe is a New England summer favorite! Recipe courtesy Mimi of Mimi Avocado.

Servings: 12

Active time: 30 minutes

Total time: varies by ice cream maker

Ingredients

• 1 c pure maple syrup
• 2 c whole milk
• 2 c half and half
• pinch salt
• 5 Safest Choice™ pasteurized egg yolk(s)
• 3/4 c toasted walnuts (optional)
  
  

Preparation

1. Heat maple syrup in small saucepan and let it simmer about 5 minutes until it is reduced to about 3/4 cup. Set aside to cool. 
2. Heat milk, half and half, and salt in medium saucepan over medium-low heat until it just comes to a boil, about 4 minutes. 
3. While milk & cream are heating, whisk egg yolks in medium bowl for 2-3 minutes until lighter in color. 
4. When milk is simmering, remove it from heat and pour 3/4 cup into egg yolks, whisking constantly as you pour. Then pour the egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan with the rest of the milk mixture. Put saucepan back over medium heat and stir constantly for about 5 minutes, until custard thickens and coats the back of a spoon. 
   

   
   
5. Remove custard from heat, and stir in maple syrup. Pour custard through fine-mesh strainer into a mixing bowl. Carefully place bowl into a larger pan half-filled with ice and water. Let custard chill for about 45 minutes. 
6. Cover custard and refrigerate at least 4 hours. 
7. When custard is well-chilled, freeze it in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. 
8. Add optional toasted walnuts when ice cream is almost fully churned and place into freezer until the ice cream is firm.