How to make bubble tea
Learn how to make bubble tea, using this formula, you can make your own bubble tea at home.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/4 cup sugar ( ,divided, 2 tablespoons for soaking the peals and 2 tablespoons for milk tea)
- 2 red tea bags ( ,one for each serving)
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup tapioca pearls
- 8 cups water
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (Note1)
- 1 black tea bag
- 200 ml hot water
- 1/2 cup whole milk or half half
- ice cubes
- extra syrup if needed
- 2 tsp. matcha powder
- 100 ml warm water
- 1 tbsp. condensed milk
- 1 cup whole milk or milk of choice
- 2 tbsp. taro powder
- 100 ml warm water
- 1 tbsp. condensed milk
- 1 cup whole milk
- ice cubes
- 1 cup mango nectar
- 1 jasmine tea bag +150ml hot boiling water
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 7 fresh strawberry
- 2 tbsp. white sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- dried crispy strawberries
Instructions
- 1
Bring 8 times of water to a boiling and then place tapioca pearls. Read the instruction on the package (find the required time). It may be 20 minutes or 5 minutes. Cover the lid, turn off the fire and let it rest for another required time.
- 2
Rinse the boba pearls under running water. Then mix the boba pearls with brown sugar.
- 3
Add around ¾ cup of brown sugar in a pot, then place the boba pearls in. No need to add water. Slow down the fire and stir from time to time to avoid being sticky.
- 4
Cook for 3-4 minutes until there are large bubbles and a thick brown syrup is formed. Now our brown sugar boba pearls are ready for all types of bubble tea, milk tea, latte, or even as toppings for desserts.
- 5
If you are using any tea base, place the tea bag in hot boiling water and let it steep for 3-5 minutes. Remove the tea bag and set the liquid aside to cool down.
- 6
add 3 tablespoons of boba pearls with brown sugar syrup in serving cup. Pour in the black tea liquid and then the milk. You can see the strike flower formed.
- 7
Taro milk tea
- 8
Whisk matcha with condensed milk and water in a small cup.
- 9
Add 3 tablespoons of boba pearls with brown sugar syrup in serving cup. Add ice and then pour in milk.
- 10
Top with the matcha mixture.
- 11
Smash strawberries in a sauce pot and then add the white sugar.Cook this strawberry mixture over low heat until it thickens and resembles the same consistency as strawberry jam.
- 12
Grab the cup of your choice and place tapioca pearls down the bottom. We’re using strawberry boba today but you can also use regular tapioca pearls.
- 13
Next, add the strawberry puree. You want to coat the inside of the cup with the puree as much as possible to distribute the flavor.
- 14
Top with ice cubes, milk, and tea (optional). Note1
- 15
Add crispy strawberries as a garnish and decorate with fresh ones if you like. Stir before serving.
- 16
Add taro powder, condensed milk and water in a cup. Mix these ingredients together. A hand-held frother or mixer is the easiest way, but you can also use a whisk or fork. Just make sure the cocoa powder has completely dissolved in the hot water and no granules remain.
- 17
Add around 3 tablespoons of boba pearls. Add ice cubes and then pour milk. Pour the taro powder mixture in. Mix well before serving.
- 18
Add around 3 tablespoons of boba pearls. Place the mango nectar. Then pour in milk and green tea. Mix well before serving.