Chocolate Almond Tapioca Pudding Slow Cooker Recipe
Tapioca pudding is the ultimate in comfort food. I made it the "normal" way during my 2008 challenge, and have used that recipe LOTS to wow the neighborhood kids during playdates. Its easy, it makes a TON, and keeps really well in the fridge. You can make a batch on the weekend and nibble all throughout the week. I wanted to kick the normal recipe up a notch for the new cookbook, and after opening and closing the pantry doors a bunch of times (you do that too, right? you stare at your pantry waiting for something to pop out?) I zereoed in on the cocoa powder I was given at the BlogHer Food conference. This is Scharfen Berger---its delicious, smooth, and kind of expensive. Its not something Id buy on my own, especially after learning that its owned by Hershey (might as well just buy the regular stuff!) dude. Anyway, I combined some of the cocoa powder with some almond extract because I was trying to recreate that yummy chocolate almond biscotti flavor. In tapioca. because why...