Bubble Tea Recipe (Boba Tea) – 3 Easy Ways

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.

Make black tapioca pearls: in a bowl whisk 125g of tapioca starch and 10g cocoa powder. Set aside.

In a small saucepan whisk 5g of tapioca starch, brown sugar and water. Place the saucepan over low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until thickens. Remove from heat and add tapioca-cocoa mixture, mix until dough is formed. Transfer to a clean surface and knead until the dough is smooth.

Divide the dough into 4 parts, roll each part into a log, then cut each log into small pieces. Shape each piece into a ball.

Coat the balls with tapioca starch. The tapioca balls are ready (at this stage you can freeze them for later use).

Cook the tapioca balls: in a saucepan, boil some water. When water is boiling add tapioca pearls and cook for 20 minutes over low-medium heat. Then cover the lid and let sit for 20 minutes.

Make the pearl syrup: Strain the pearls and place them in a medium-sized pan, add water, sugar and bring to a boil reduce the heat to low, and cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.

Make the black boba tea: infuse 1 teaspoon of black tea with 1/2 cup (120ml) of hot water. Set aside for 10 minutes.

Place 1-2 tablespoons of the boba pearl syrup to the bottom of the glass, add ice cubes, black tea and milk to your taste.

Matcha boba tea: in a small bowl whisk 1-2 teaspoons of matcha powder and 1/2 cup (120ml) hot water. Set aside.

Place 1-2 tablespoons of the boba pearl syrup to the bottom of the glass, add ice cubes, matcha tea and milk to your taste.

Mango boba tea: blend mango, water/tea, and milk until smooth.

Place 1-2 tablespoons of the boba pearl syrup to the bottom of the glass, add ice cubes and pour the mango mixture.

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