Chocolate-Banana Pudding

SERVES 4

Ingredients

ВЅ cup palm sugar

2ВЅ tablespoons tapioca flour

2 tablespoons cacao powder

в…› teaspoon salt

2 cups coconut milk

1 ripe banana

2 ounces cacao nibs, chopped

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

1.В В Combine palm sugar, tapioca flour, cacao powder, and salt together in bowl. Whisk coconut milk and palm sugar mixture together in a medium saucepan. Mash banana with a fork in a small bowl and add to saucepan. Add cacao nibs, mix well to combine, and bring mixture to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to low and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture becomes thick and glossy (about 3 minutes).

2.В В Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until well chilled (at least four hours, or up to two days). Gently stir pudding before serving.