Sorry about the really late post, Tuesday was not the best day. So if you have ever had bubble tea, you know how good it is, but at an average of $4.00 for the tea plus if you want the reason why you came to get bubble tea that's gonna be another dollar for the little pearls. So 5 dollars for a drink that costs them roughly 25 cents to make is kinda (steep) for my opinion. So this is why I decided to start making my own! I started by going to my local Asian store. I was trying to look for the boba (if they sold it at all) and I did find it, but 5 dollars for a small pack I was still kinda un sure I still thought I could do better, and after searching google for a good 5 minutes I found a boba recipe I tried out different ways to make the tea/smoothie and make homemade boba yum! So I give you final result!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of tapioca starch.
- 1-3 tablespoons of hot water.
- 1 of your favorite tea bags (I normally use a peach ginger tea by Stash)
- 1 cup of whole milk.
- 1/2 a cup + 3 tablespoons of brown sugar.
Start by measuring the tapioca starch in a small bowl. Add the hot water a little at a time and make sure you don't get a dough that too sticky. I've made this so many times and each time the amount of water varies. Once you mixed the dough take it out of the bowl and kneed until a little tacky, but still not too sticky. Make pea sized balls with the dough. Boil the boba in a medium sized pot full of water and 1/2 cup of brown sugar. the boba will double in size. Once the boba have grown strain the water and rinse the boba. Steep your tea and add the remaining brown sugar. If you don't like it very sweet then don't add as much sugar. Put the desired amount of boba in each glass, evenly pour the tea in each glass and fill the rest of the glass with whole milk. Serves 2! This is a great treat for spring break! I really hope you like it! Enjoy!
Happy Cooking!
Sophie aka SingingFox :3
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