How to Make Bubble Tea | Easy Boba Tea Recipe
This deliciously sweet, chewy, and milky bubble tea recipe will satisfy all your cravings! In our recipe, we will be preparing boba that is both sweet and milky. Once you master the basics, you can be creative in making your own unique boba drink at home!
Prep: 5min
Total: 15min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 540 kcal, Carbohydrate 133 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 2 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 6 mg, Sodium 91 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 67 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 8 cups water
- ½ cup tapioca pearls
- 2.5 tbsp black tea
- 4 cups water
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1¾ cup brewed tea
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup simple syrup
- ¼ cup ice
- ½ cup tapioca pearls
Instruction:
- Add water and sugar to a saucepan over medium heat. Once the sugar completely dissolves, your simple syrup is ready to use or store in a clean jar.
- In a separate saucepan, cook the tapioca pearls in boiling water for 5 to 8 minutes. Once cooked, remove the pearls from the hot water. Transfer them into a bowl of iced cold water for 2 minutes. Remove your boba from the water and mix in half of the simple syrup.
- Steep the tea leaves in boiled water for about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the tea leaves according to your desired consistency.
- Pour in the ice, simple syrup, tea, and milk into a glass.
- Finally, add your tapioca pearls on top of the drink. Serve your bubble tea with a thick straw and enjoy!
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FAQ
How to make boba tea at home?
The Drink Components™ of bubble tea is made with 4 ingredients:
- Flavor: Flavored powder, flavored syrup, fruit purees or fresh fruit.
- Creamer: Powder creamer, half-n-half, full milk or other creamer.
- Sweetener: Sugar, simple sugar syrup, fructose, or honey. …
- Liquid: Water, tea or milk.
What are the ingredients in bubble tea?
On the eastern side of the US, many people call the drink, bubble tea and not boba whereas people on the western coast of the US prefer to call it Boba. Sure, it can be confusing, but it’s not! They all refer to the same thing.
What’s the difference between boba tea and boba tea?
Bubble tea—in Taiwan, zhenzhu naicha (珍珠奶茶)—can be made with cow’s milk, or oat, soy, coconut or almond milk. Although the classic milk tea drink is made from frothed cow’s milk, paired with crushed ice and a few handfuls of caramelized tapioca pearls, it goes just as well with these dairy-free alternatives.
