Easy Boba Tea
Learn how to make bubble tea at home that is fruity and milky perfection - just like your favorite boba milk tea shop!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 2 tea bags of your choice – such as black tea, lapsang souchong, Ceylon or green tea
- 1 cup boiling water
- ¼ cup tapioca pearls
- 2-3 tablespoons soy milk or unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tablespoons – or more – simple syrup (recipe below), stevia or honey
- Ice cubes
- 3 tablespoons bubble tea powder mix (I’m using honeydew melon flavor)
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup tapioca pearls
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Steep 2 to 3 tea bags in 1 cup of boiling-hot water for about 15 minutes. Remove the tea bag and let the tea cool to room temperature.
- 2
Make the tapioca pearls (refer to the instructions below for regular and quick-cook tapioca pearls).
- 3
Make the sugar syrup by mixing ½ cup water and 1/2 cup sugar into a small saucepan. Cook on low and keep stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside and let the syrup cool to room temperature.
- 4
It’s time to assemble the bubble tea! Add the the tapioca pearls to a tall glass and add a few ice cubes. Pour the tea into the glass and a 2 to 3 tablespoons of milk. Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons of sugar syrup (or more, depending on how sweet you like your bubble tea) and serve.
- 5
Cook the tapioca pearls by following the steps above.
- 6
Mix 3 tablespoons bubble tea powder mix with water.
- 7
Add tapioca pearls to a tall glass along with a few ice cubes and pour in the tea mixture. Stir and serve.