Vegan Mango Tapioca Dessert Recipe

This is a recipe for my favorite dessert. I have to admit, I stole the idea from a restaurant called Gobo but I did invent the recipe as shown below. It is deliciously tart, both creamy and crunchy, a little bit exotic, and decadent yet vegan. Just like the woman of your dreams! Bon appetit!

The Vegan Tapioca:

Ingredients
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
   extract
• 3 cups almond milk
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup large pearl
   tapioca

Method
• Boil water and add
   tapioca
• Reduce heat and let
   simmer 15 minutes
• Bring almond milk and
   vanilla to a boil and add to tapioca
• Simmer about an hour or until a little thicker than egg whites
• Stir frequently
• Remove from heat
• Chill until more solid
• Pour into empty glass and chill again

The Vegan Mango Pudding:

Ingredients
• 6 grams agar-agar powder
• 250 milliliters water
• 30 grams sugar or to taste
• 250 milliliters fresh soy milk or coconut milk
• 300 grams fresh mango puree
• Yellow food coloring (optional)

Method
• Dissolve agar-agar powder in 250 milliliters of water in a pot
• Add the sugar and bring to a boil
• Remove pot from heat, stir in the soy milk, mango puree and mix
   well
• Pour mango pudding mixture into the glass on top of the tapioca
   and leave to cool
• refrigerate until chilled

The Caramelized Almonds:

Ingredients
• sliced almonds
• sugar and water

Method
• Make light caramel
• Add Almonds and stir until medium caramel
• Pour out onto silpat
• Let cool and break apart as desired
• Sprinkle generously on top of mango pudding topped tapioca