Perfect Home Made Boba | How to make Bubble Tea and Tapioca Bingfen

tapioca pearls

🥗Healthier: grass jelly

💰Cheaper: sago

Grass jelly offers a lower-calorie option with a similar texture.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk reduces calories and is lactose-free.

flavoring syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: simple syrup

Honey provides natural sweetness with fewer additives.

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whipped topping

Coconut cream adds richness while being dairy-free.

Measure out 400 grams of tapioca flour, 270 grams of water, and 100 grams of brown sugar.

In a saucepan, combine the brown sugar and water, and bring to a slight boil.

Once you see the first bubbles, add the tapioca flour and mix quickly until no liquid remains.

Dump the mixture onto a mixing board and knead the dough while it is still hot, being careful as it will burn your hands.

Knead the dough until it sticks to itself more than to your hands or the board, then let it rest for 5 minutes.

Roll out the dough to the thickness of a typical tapioca ball, cut it into strips, and then roll each strip into a round cylinder before cutting them into small pieces.

Roll each piece into small tapioca balls, dust them in tapioca flour, and shake off the excess in a colander.

Boil the tapioca balls in brown sugar water for about 10 minutes, then cover and let sit for another 10 minutes to soak in the sweet juices.

For the tea, crush 10 grams of black tea and a small pinch of green tea until the size of kosher salt grains.

Use an aeropress to brew the tea by adding the crushed tea and 40 to 50 milliliters of water, pressing gently to extract the liquid, and repeating this twice.

Fill the aeropress with water and let the tea brew for 5-6 minutes before pressing all the way down to extract the tea.

In a cup, combine 30 to 40 grams of sweet condensed milk with the brewed tea and mix thoroughly while warm.

Add the cooked tapioca balls and any additional brown sugar mixture to adjust sweetness, then add ice to complete the drink.

For the dessert, add clear bean fin to a bowl, then mix in the tapioca and the sugars from cooking, and top with crushed nuts, fresh fruits, or dry fruits.

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