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White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding Recipe

04/10/2017 Updated: 04/02/2022 By Karrie 12 Comments

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This White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding recipe is just like the creamy classic, but with a hint of green tea and sweetened with decadent white chocolate. This make ahead dessert is sure to become a family favorite!    

Matcha Tapioca Pudding next to bowl of whipped cream and chopped pistachios

How to make the best tapioca pudding recipe

I wish I could say this tapioca pudding recipe is based on an old family recipe and how it was one of my favorite desserts growing up, but it's not. 

My family never ate tapioca pudding, instead we indulged in fresh fruit picked off the trees in our backyard. 

That's how we used to roll in tropical south Florida.

I updated this classic dessert my way by turning it into a decadent White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding. 

Adding the white chocolate totally takes this simple dessert to a higher level of deliciousness. 

Makes me wish I grew up in a house where we ate tapioca pudding every Sunday night after dinner. 

Maybe I need to make it a new tradition in my house.

4 bowls of White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding with whipped cream on top

What is Matcha

Matcha is a finely ground green tea powder and it's one of my favorite ingredients to use in desserts (like last year when I made these matcha snickerdoodle blondies). 

Lately, I've been jumping at the chance to make a tapioca pudding as an Easter dessert recipe and also think it's an ideal way to highlight the matcha.

Matcha is a green tea powerhouse because the whole leaves are consumed, as opposed to just seeping the dried leaves and drinking the liquid. 

It's loaded with all sorts of antioxidants and other health benefits. 

It helps to lower inflammation and blood pressure, alleviates depression, and even aids in weight loss. 

So it's PERFECT in a dessert!

Clear cup of Tapioca Pudding with a spoon full of Matcha tea powder next to it

Matcha does contain caffeine, so it you may not want to eat this dessert too close to bedtime. 

Tapioca pudding is sometimes eaten as a breakfast (no joke).  After all, it does has whole eggs and milk in it and that sounds like a morning meal to me. 

I also make mine with organic milk, farm fresh eggs and an organic matcha green tea powder.

If that's not a legit breakfast, then I don't know what is.

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A different kind of chocolate pudding recipe

But what about the white chocolate?  I use a high quality Valrhona chocolate and substituted a small amount of it for the white sugar typically in a traditional tapioca pudding. 

White chocolate may not have as many health benefits as my favorite dark, but it does have a few, so it's not a total zero.

Love that this recipe is getting healthier and healthier by the minute...YAY to easy healthy desserts!  (DISCLAIMER:  I am not a doctor...obviously) 

Creamy Tapioca Pudding on a spoon ready to eat

How to choose the right tapioca balls

I feel as if this is one of my best easy dessert recipes, but it's also because I love tapioca balls!  I'm pretty addicted to bubble tea and love the large boba balls. 

These are the same, just smaller.  I found out bubble tea was created by a woman, who worked as a brand manager for a tea house in Taiwan, mixed her Fen Yuan dessert (a Taiwanese tapioca pudding) into her iced tea. 

Guess now it's kind of full circle with adding green tea to this tapioca pudding recipe.

Bob's Red Mill Small Pearl Tapioca is the only one I use because it's all natural.

Matcha Tapioca Pudding recipe in four clear bowls on a grey background

Make this White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding as an Easter recipe this weekend or whenever the family wants a comforting, homemade dessert.  Not a matcha fan?  Leave it out for a white chocolate tapioca pudding!

White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding with whipped cream on top in glass bowls

White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding

White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding is just like the creamy classic dessert but with a hint of green tea and sweetened with decadent white chocolate. This make ahead dessert is sure to become a family favorite!
5 from 6 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Karrie | Tasty Ever After

Ingredients

  • ½ cup small pearl tapioca
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 ½ cups whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons organic matcha green tea powder
  • 3 ounces white chocolate chips or chopped
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 eggs separate yolks from the whites
  • 1 recipe whipped cream (for topping pudding)

optional topping: chopped pistachios

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    Instructions

    • Place ½ cup heavy cream, ½ cup whole milk, and ½ cup tapioca pearls in a medium saucepan and stir well. Let the pearls soak at room temperature for 1 hour to soften.
    • Add the remaining 2 cups of milk to the tapioca mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Heat over medium heat and cook, while stirring frequently for about 10 minutes, or until mixture starts to simmer. Be careful and don't allow the mixture to boil.
    • Once mixture simmers, reduce heat to low and whisk in the 2 teaspoons matcha powder. Add 3 ounces white chocolate, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, and ¼ teaspoon salt and mix until chocolate is melted..
    • Whisk the 2 egg yolks in a medium sized bowl until smooth, about a minute. Temper the yolks by slowly whisking in a little of the hot milk tapioca mixture. Stir the tempered egg yolks into the tapioca mixture and cook uncovered, stirring frequently for about 15-20 minutes, or until the tapioca pearls have softened and the mixture thickens. Remove pan from the heat.
    • Whisk the 2 egg whites in a medium bowl until soft peaks form and gently fold them into the pudding while it's still hot.
    • Cool pudding to room temperature (mixture will thicken once cooled). Top with whipped cream and chopped pistachios (optional), and serve immediately.
    • For chilled pudding: put mixture in a bowl or individual containers, cover, and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

    Recipe Notes & Tips:

    • Store leftovers covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
    Nutrition Facts
    White Chocolate Matcha Tapioca Pudding
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 278 Calories from Fat 144
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 16g25%
    Saturated Fat 9g45%
    Cholesterol 94mg31%
    Sodium 181mg8%
    Potassium 209mg6%
    Carbohydrates 25g8%
    Sugar 14g16%
    Protein 6g12%
    Vitamin A 600IU12%
    Calcium 167mg17%
    Iron 0.8mg4%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Ruby & Cake

      April 13, 2017 at 11:11 pm

      I always ate sago/tapioca as a kid - we ate it a lot when my parents travelled through malaysia and just sort of carried on always with lots of mango and lychees. I Loved this post so much good information on matcha that I had no idea about. Also the flavour in these puds has me drooling into my keyboard again. great post, thanks for sharing lovely x

      Reply
    2. Mary

      April 13, 2017 at 4:27 pm

      5 stars
      I’m not the biggest fan of white chocolate but I still devour it every chance I get, hoping to train my taste buds to love it My family never ate tapioca pudding either, I wonder why. Matcha is crazy healthy and delicious when used in desserts. This is a great dessert for Easter, thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    3. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary

      April 13, 2017 at 11:18 am

      5 stars
      Tapioca pudding will ALWAYS make me think of my dad. He used to freggin' LOVE that stuff. I'm talking, he could have made a meal out of just tapioca pudding. Obviously he would have raved over yours! I mean, this is some FANCY tapioca pudding!! Matcha AND white chocolate?! WHOA now! I could totally eat a few vats of this stuff! Thanks for all the 411 too... are you sure you aren't a doctor??! Cheers, girl! xo

      Reply
    4. Supriya Kutty

      April 13, 2017 at 7:03 am

      5 stars
      LOVE this go-to recipe!!! so simple, this is seriously perfect for the workweek grind. Great one Keep sharing more this kind of recipes. Thank you Karrie for this one.

      Reply
    5. GiGi Eats

      April 12, 2017 at 8:59 pm

      5 stars
      No but seriously, I need to figure out a way to have white chocolate! I MUST EAT IT! IT IS SO TASTY!!!!!!! I just dunno how to get it in my face cause I can't eat sugar or dairy and I feel like, that's exactly what it is! hahaha!

      Reply
    6. Heather Wells

      April 12, 2017 at 6:45 pm

      I shouldn't read this stuff while drinking a damn V8.

      Reply
    7. Ben Maclain

      April 12, 2017 at 1:59 pm

      5 stars
      I've never tried tapioca/tapioca pudding in my life, Karrie! Is its texture resembles a chia pudding? And this combo of white chocolate and green tea is quite amazing. I've made donuts with both these ingredients, but I have a subtle feeling it's not as healthy as this pudding:)

      Reply
    8. Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks

      April 12, 2017 at 11:18 am

      Yes, please! I would love to start my day with some match white chocolate pudding! I can't say that I grew up with this kind of dessert either, but it's never too late for yummy new things, right? Especially when you top it with whipped cream and pistachios!

      Reply
    9. Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop

      April 12, 2017 at 8:09 am

      5 stars
      Rice pudding and tapioca puddings were one of my favorites growing up. I've never once made them as an adult though! Time to change that, starting with your tapioca pudding! It looks super tasty!

      Reply
    10. AZ@...And A Dash of Cinnamon

      April 11, 2017 at 5:03 pm

      I haven't had tapioca pudding since I was a kid ha! However, I do remember being the only kid to like it at the time haha. I like the white chocolate take on it!

      Reply
    11. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen

      April 11, 2017 at 4:04 pm

      Wow! This looks delicious! Thank you for giving me a reason to eat pudding for breakfast :). I've never made tapioca from scratch but I think I just added it to my must-try list!

      Reply
    12. Dawn - Girl Heart Food

      April 11, 2017 at 9:19 am

      Whoa girl...this post is loaded with all kinds of info! Way to kick start the freakin' day! I actually love tapioca pudding (though, I've never made it from scrath ma self). Some people don't like those little pearls, but I do! I say this is a breakfast. I mean some people eat muffins for b fast and this is so much better, in my opinion. Throw some berries on there and way to go - oh and coffee - lots and lots of coffee. Speaking of which, we have been watching Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Crackle again lately - you know, the one with Jerry Seinfeld? And ever since then I've been obsessed with drinking coffee. though, I'm usually always pretty obsessed with coffee, but now even more so. Anywho......kick ass dessert - love the matcha and white chocolate and I'm going to make this soon. We'll see how the hubby like this compared to your triple chocolate one. Stay tuned sweets! XO

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