Coconut chia-tapioca pudding

Ingredients
½ cup large pearl tapioca (not instant or quick-cooking)
1 tablespoon white chia seeds
2 13.5-ounce cans unsweetened coconut milk
½ teaspoon kosher salt
⅓ cup light agave nectar, plus more for serving
1 cup chopped fresh coconut meat
½ cup chopped fresh pineapple, plus more for serving
Sliced mango and toasted unsweetened shredded coconut (for serving)

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Steps
Combine tapioca and 2 cups water in a medium bowl. Combine chia seeds and ½ cup coconut milk in a small bowl. Cover both bowls with plastic wrap and chill overnight. Pour remaining coconut milk in open can into an airtight container or another small bowl; cover and chill until ready to use.

Drain tapioca pearls. Combine reserved coconut milk and coconut milk from remaining can in a medium saucepan; add salt and ⅓ cup agave. Bring to a boil over medium, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring constantly, until reduced by one-quarter, about 5 minutes. Add tapioca and cook, stirring constantly, until tapioca is translucent and tender but still chewy in the center, about 5 minutes. Set saucepan in a bowl of ice water and let cool, stirring occasionally.

Stir soaked chia seeds, coconut meat, and ½ cup pineapple into pudding and scrape into a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing directly onto surface, and chill until thickened and cold, at least 2 hours.

To serve, stir pudding well and divide among bowls. Top with mango, shredded coconut, and more pineapple and drizzle with some agave.

Keep chilled