Rose Bubble Milk Tea - Boba
Easy rose bubble milk tea with tapioca (boba) pearls and a hint of aromatic rose water!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup tea (black or green)
- ½ cup quick-cooking tapioca pearls
- 2 tbsp sugar (white sugar, granulated sugar, etc)
- 4 tsp rose water
- 1 cup milk (I used unsweetened oat milk)
- 1 handful ice cubes (for serving)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare tea by adding 1 tea bag (or 2 tsp of loose leaf tea) to 1 cup (235ml) of boiled water.
- 2
Steep for 5 minutes & let cool down completely.
- 3
Then add tapioca pearls to a pan full of boiling hot water.
- 4
Simmer for 5-6 minutes. Important - Read the instructions on your boba packaging. Cooking times vary per brand!
- 5
Reserve 3 tbsp of boiling water from the boba pan. Then remove pearls from heat and strain.
- 6
Cover the pearls with the reserved water & sugar. Stir well & set aside.
- 7
To serve, add tapioca balls to a large glass. Then fill the glass with ice cubes (optional, but highly recommended).
- 8
Add (cooled down) tea. Then add rose water & cold milk.
- 9
Stir well & adjust to taste. You can add more sugar, milk, tea etc.
- 10
Add optional toppings like whipped cream, rose petals, syrups, sprinkles, etc.