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Can you believe that tapioca parfait was made in the pressure cooker? It was! And even better it’s also vegan and gluten-free! I know, it never dawned on me that you can make tapioca in a pressure cooker. If I had known this, there would have been a lot more tapioca in my life!
Well we can thank Jill Nusinow and her fabulous new cookbook Vegan Under Pressure. This cookbook is packed with fantastic recipes that can be made quickly and easily in the pressure cooker (hello Instant Pot!). Seriously, I am so excited about this book. Jill shows us how to make just about everything in the pressure cooker, from soups, stews and grains to curry, squash, greens, potatoes, beets, Garlic Parsley Mashed Potatoes, shepherd’s pie, Cauliflower and Chickpea Burgers (there’s a whole chapter on veggie burgers), sauces, chutneys, yogurt, and dessert! Hello Pumpkin Ginger Cheezecake and Moist Chocolate Cake! Yes, Jill shows us how to make everything in the pressure cooker, from soup to nuts. Plus the majority of the recipes appear to be mostly gluten-free. You are going to love this book!
Lucky for all of you, Jill and her publisher are letting me do a giveaway (for US and Canada), and share that amazing recipe for the Tapioca Berry Parfait! Simply leave a comment below about your favorite recipe to make in the pressure cooker (and a way to reach you should you win). I will pick a winner via the random number generator next Wednesday. So hurry up and enter to win this fabulous book! And if you don’t have a pressure cooker yet, I seriously encourage you to get one: ) Here’s a link to a few of my favorite ones on Amazon (Instant Pot and Kuhn Rikon).
Good luck!
xo Julie
Tapioca Berry Parfait
- Yield: Serves 4
Description
Making dessert doesn’t get much easier than this. Be sure to use a 6-quart (or larger) cooker as this gets very foamy, which can clog the vent or cause spewing liquid in a smaller pot. Make a double batch if you have enough room; it’s that good.
Ingredients
- ½ cup small pearl (not instant) tapioca
- 2 cups almond or any nondairy milk
- Pinch of salt, optional
- ¼ cup organic sugar or blonde coconut palm sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 cups fresh berries of your choice, sliced as needed
- Fresh mint, for garnish
Instructions
- Place the tapioca pearls in a fine mesh strainer and rinse under running water for 30 seconds.
- Add the milk to a pressure cooker. Add the tapioca and salt, if using, and stir. Lock on the lid. Bring to high pressure; cook for 4 minutes. Let the pressure come down naturally. Quick release any remaining pressure after 20 minutes. Open the lid carefully, tilting it away from you.
- Stir in the sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest.
- Spoon 2 tablespoons berries into the bottom of 4 pretty bowls or parfait glasses. Add about ¼ cup tapioca, then 3 tablespoons berries. Add another ¼ cup tapioca and top with berries. Garnish with mint.
Notes
- Variation: If stone fruits are in season, substitute chopped stone fruit for the berries.
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I’m too freaked out by my pressure cooker to use it! (More afraid of burning myself or not releasing the pressure properly than anything.) A copy of Jill’s book would definitely help me get over that. Thank you both for the giveaway!
I mostly use my Instant Pot for making rice or beans.
No pressure cooker yet, but waiting for. Great excuse to buy the instapot!
Cool…what a nice giveaway. Thanks ! I really need that book. I have a pessure cooker but still insecure in trying recipes. I only cooked beans so far but I want to do moooooooore recipes.
I make dog food, batch beans, batch rice, soups, and potatoes in my pressure cooker. Would be great to have some recipes!
Rissotto is a dream to make in the pressure cooker! No stirring and done in just 6 minutes… so wonderful!
I make veggie soups, yummy smokey beans, and even steel cut oats! Love my instapot!
I got a pressure cooker for Xmas, and it has been an amazing addition to my kitchen! I don’t have many recipes to go on, but I’ve been loving Kittee’s creamy bean recipes. I should probably order a copy of this book!
Pressure cookers are great for cooking beans! Looking forward to learning more…
It’s been way too long since I last had tapioca. This quick and easy pressure cooker version sounds great!
I don’t yet own a pressure cooker, but I’ve been promised one as a gift a couple of Christmases ago (I’ll spare you the long and boring story why it’s not yet in my kitchen…). I’ve never really seen anyone around me using a pressure cooker, so it’s never been part of my kitchen tools repertoire. Consequently, seeing great vegan pressure cooker cookbooks being published is really awesome for me, as I have to learn from scratch what all I can do with that tool. I would thus love to have that one – who knows, it might help get the promised pressure cooker into my kitchen for real!
I sadly do not know how to use a pressure cooker, but really want to learn. If I knew how to use it, I would probably make lots of beans to save time.
Wow, this is a game-changer! I would have thought that tapioca pearls would just blow apart under the pressure, but they certainly look perfect and luscious in that featured photo. I’m definitely trying it out ASAP.
Ok this recipe and the promise of more great vegan recipes is all it takes for me. I’m off to Amazon to buy an Instant Pot.
I’ve been tempted to buy an Instant Pot lately, I’ve never owned a pressure cooker. This is definitely swaying me towards buying a pressure cooker. Tapioca is one of my favorite things! Mmmmm. I can’t wait to read more about your favorite Instant Pot recipes!
I don’t have a favourite recipe yet but if I won the prize then I would
Have a good reason to invest! At a guess I would make lots of soups with it as I’m a soup addict!
Oh my gosh, this looks so good!
I have never used a pressure cooker, so probably my first recipe would be my favorite. I am thinking about getting one, though, so this cookbook would be perfect. And I have no idea why this wants to all be in italics.
I like to make a minestrone soup in the pressure cooker.