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Try this quick and easy boba tea recipe.
Ingredients
Units Scale
- 200ml milk
- 2 tea bags of your choice
- 50g caster sugar
- Ice
- 50g quick cook tapioca balls
- 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
For the syrup
- 50g dark brown sugar
Instructions
- First, allow the tea bags to brew for 10 – 15 minutes in 100 ml of boiling water. Throw the tea bags away and let the tea cool down to room temperature. For the clear sugar syrup, over medium heat, place the caster sugar in a small pot with 60 ml of water and bring it to a boil while stirring. Next, remove it from the heat and allow it to cool.
- In a small pot over medium heat, add 500 ml of water and bring it to a boil. Add the tapioca balls, stir, and make sure the balls do not stick to the side of the pan. Allow it to reach a rolling boil for 2 minutes, then turn off the heat. Put a lid on the pot and leave it on the stove for 2 minutes.
- Next, drain the balls into a sieve and run them under cold tap water until cooled. Use a spatula to mix the balls around so they do not stick together. Once cool to the touch, put them in a mixing bowl and add 1 teaspoon of dark brown sugar, then mix again.
- Using the same pan over medium heat, add 60 ml of water and 50 g of brown sugar to make the sugar syrup. It will make about 80 ml of syrup (2 ½ servings). Allow it to come to a boil and stir slowly until all the sugar has dissolved. Remove it from the heat; it will thicken as it cools down. If you have any leftover brown syrup, you can keep it in an airtight jar for a month.
- Now to put the tea together. If you are making two servings, put half of the balls into each glass. Or if you are making one large tea, place all the balls in a 500 ml glass. Next, to create a marble effect on the glass, whirl the balls around.
- Place the tea and 1 tablespoon of clear sugar syrup in the glass. Then add ½ cup of ice and stir gently, being careful not to remove the sticky marble effect from the glass. Add 200 ml of cold milk and serve with a thick straw. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cuisine: Taiwanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 250ml
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 70g
- Sodium: 0.3g
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 115
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 7g