- 1 cup pearl tapioca
- 5 1/2 cups water
- 3 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- Stir the tapioca into the water in a bowl, and allow to soak 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
- Mix the soaked tapioca, brown sugar, dates, walnuts, butter, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl; transfer to the prepared baking dish.
- Bake until set, about 1 hour. Serve warm.