Avocado Sago
Avocado sago is a Filipino avocado dessert, creamy and delicious. If you have ever had avocado with condensed milk, this recipe is the elevation! Sweet coconut milk, tapioca pearls, and lots of crushed ice bring this avocado delight all together.
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Servings: people
Calories: 410kcal
Equipment
- pot to boil tapioca
- saucepan for coconut milk sauce
- small bowl to place cooked tapioca and set aside
- Big Bowl
- Pairing Knife
- fork
- mixing spoon
- ladle
Ingredients
- 5 whole Large Ripe Avocados Choose perfectly ripe avocados. Organic, Hass, or your highest quality avocados will be very tasty and flavorful for this recipe. Slice them in half, scour square cuts, and use a spoon to remove the fruit.
- 1/2 cup Uncooked Tapioca Pearls You can use BIG or SMALL sago/tapioca pearls. Cook per package instructions until translucent.
- 1 can 14 oz of Regular Coconut Milk
- 1 can 14 oz of Condensed Milk To make this recipe vegan choose coconut condensed milk.
- 1 cup Milk Use milk of choice. Evaporated milk is the most indulgent and creamy. For vegan use plant-based milk such as almond, oat, or more coconut milk.
- 6 cups Crushed Ice
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 6 cups Water to boil tapioca
Instructions
Cook the Tapioca Pearls
- The water must be at a rolling boil. Use 10:1 ratio for the water. Add the uncooked tapioca to the boiling water.6 cups Water, 1/2 cup Uncooked Tapioca Pearls
- Boil until they are right about translucent.
- Then cover the pot with a lid, remove from heat, and steep the tapioca pearls until totally clear throughout.
- Strain, rinse with cold water, and place the tapioca pearls in a small bowl. Set aside in refrigerator.
Make Coconut Milk Sauce
- Heat the coconut milk, condensed milk, and vanilla extract in a saucepan until smooth for about five minutes.1 can 14 oz of Regular Coconut Milk, 1 can 14 oz of Condensed Milk, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Assemble
- Cut the avocado into small pieces and place in the big bowl. Smush down the half of the avocado so it is still chunky, but creamy as to blend it into the sago drink. Do not totally smush everything.5 whole Large Ripe Avocados
- Add the ice, then add in the tapioca pearls.6 cups Crushed Ice
- Then pour in the coconut and condensed milk mixture, and add the milk of choice.1 cup Milk
- Mix and serve right away, in big glasses with tall spoons, very chilled. Add a topping of some cut avocado. Enjoy avocado sago!
Notes
Below are some additional tips and variations for preparing avocado sago that can make or break this recipe. Here you go:
- Cook the tapioca pearls to package instructions and let them become completely translucent.
- It takes time, so be patient.
- Be sure to rinse them with cold water as soon as they are ready, so they do not overcook.
- Use enough avocados and do not smush them all.
- The avocados should be the star of the show so you can't go wrong with a lot of avocado.
- Choose perfectly ripe fruit and you will want half to be smushed so it blends into the milks, but also chunks for texture and flavor.
- If you do not have condensed milk you can easily combine avocado with milk and sugar for the same amazing flavor.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Avocado Sago
Amount per Serving
Calories
410
% Daily Value*
Fat
21
g
32
%
Saturated Fat
16
g
100
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Cholesterol
27
mg
9
%
Sodium
131
mg
6
%
Potassium
452
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
51
g
17
%
Fiber
0.2
g
1
%
Sugar
38
g
42
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
243
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
266
mg
27
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.