Tapioca pudding is a sweet treat made from cassava starch that often contains a large number of calories from its sugar content. However, if you substitute Splenda for the sugar, you shave upward of half of the pudding’s total calories. Tapioca pudding with Splenda has nearly the same delectable consistency and flavor, allowing you to indulge guilt-free.
Recipe
Combine 2-3/4 cups of skim milk, 3-1/2 tbsp of quick-cooking tapioca, 1/2 cup of Splenda and two lightly beaten egg whites in a saucepan. Allow the contents of the saucepan to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes. Place the saucepan over medium heat and begin whisking the tapioca pudding. Continue whisking the pudding constantly until it boils, and then remove it from the heat. Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract to the pudding, whisk it in and allow the tapioca pudding to cool for 30 minutes. Divide the tapioca pudding into six servings and cover them with a sheet of plastic wrap. Refrigerate the tapioca pudding for 4 hours, or until you are ready to serve it.
Calories and Carbohydrates
One serving of tapioca pudding with Splenda contains about 68 calories. That is just over 3 percent of an average daily intake of 2,000 calories. In comparison, a tapioca pudding made with white sugar has 143 calories per serving, or 7 percent of an average daily intake. The carbohydrate content of one serving of tapioca pudding with Splenda is 11 g, or 5 percent of an average daily intake of 225 g.
Protein
There are approximately 5 g of protein in one serving of tapioca pudding. That makes up 10 percent of a daily recommended intake of 50 g. While 5 g is not a significant amount, tapioca pudding made with Splenda provides just as much protein as a variety made with white sugar.
Fat and Sodium
A single serving of tapioca pudding with Splenda contains no fat. In comparison, a serving of tapioca pudding made with white sugar contains just over 4 g of fat. The sodium content of one serving of tapioca with Splenda is 68 mg, or slightly under 3 percent of a daily recommended limit of 2,300 mg.
Vitamins and Minerals
One serving of tapioca pudding with Splenda contains about 150 mg of calcium, 12 mg of magnesium and 180 mg of potassium. In addition, provided the milk you select is fortified, tapioca pudding with Splenda contains small amounts of vitamin A and D in each serving.
Considerations
The exact nutritional value of your tapioca pudding with Splenda varies on the brands of ingredients you use. The brand of milk and quick cooking tapioca add the widest variance. To determine the exact nutrients in tapioca pudding with Splenda, write down the nutritional value of the precise amount of each ingredient used. Add these numbers to find the nutrients in the entire batch of tapioca pudding with Splenda. Divide the pudding into your desired number of servings. Divide the total nutrients by this number to find the value of each serving.
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