I am so excited to share how I make bubble tea at home! This trendy drink is surprisingly easy to recreate and customize in your own kitchen with low cost ingredients. Keep reading to see how it's done!
Ingredients:
- Water
- 2 bags of black tea
- 1 cup of dry boba pearls
- 1/4 cup brown sugar or more to taste
- 1/4 cup milk
- Ice, optional
Directions:
1. Boil 1 and 3/4 cups of water in any method you prefer. I like to heat it in a glass measuring cup in the microwave for 2-3 minutes.
2. Add your tea bags to the water to brew your tea. Once the tea cools to room temperature, you can add a small amount of ice and place it in the fridge or freezer. A note on tea flavor: I prefer to use either earl grey or lady grey, but any black tea is fine. Green and fruit teas are also very popular choices, but do not often have as strong of a flavor as black tea.
3. Once your tea is almost completely chilled, begin preparing the boba pearls. These can be purchased online or at east Asian grocery stores. Fill a small pot about 2/3 of the way with water and boil. Cook the pearls according to the instructions on the package. Typically this should take about 8 minutes, but be sure to test the pearls before finishing cooking to ensure they are soft enough for you. Drain the pearls.
4. In a small bowl, add your brown sugar and pearls. The residual heat from the cooked pearls will begin to melt the brown sugar and create a syrup.
5. To assemble the tea, evenly spit the pearls and syrup between two drinking glasses. Clear, plain glasses are best so that you can see the beautiful tea components!
6. Next, split the chilled tea between the glasses, reserving a few inches of space at the top in each.
7. Finally, fill the glasses the rest of the way with milk. At this point, you can add crushed ice or ice cubes to further cool the drink.
8. Stir with a thick boba or smoothie straw or a spoon and enjoy!
I hope you liked this recipe! Remember to test it out and tell me how it goes!
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