Very Popular Bubble Tea

17 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 1 hr 30 min

“Bubble tea is very popular, especially to Asians, but now, more and more people from different backgrounds like the taste of it. I'm no expert at this, but I do know how to make it. It's simple but some of the ingredients may be a little tough to find. Just be patient and look for them in Chinese grocery stores. It is worth the trouble!” - by skybaby

Ingredients

1 teaspoon white sugar
1/3 cup pearl tapioca
1 cup brewed black tea
2 tablespoons milk
4 teaspoons white sugar
1 cup ice cubes

Hide Checklist

Adjust Servings

Adjust

Metric US

Original recipe yields 1 serving

Directions

In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Stir in 1 teaspoon sugar until it dissolves. Toss in the pearl tapioca. Cook for about 20 minutes. Rinse, drain, and refrigerate until chilled.
Pour tea, milk, and 4 teaspoons sugar into a cocktail shaker. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and the milk is well mixed in. Add the ice cubes, and shake so the whole drink can get cold. Pour into a glass, and add tapioca.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (1 total)

Calories
280 cal
14%

Fat
0.6 g
< 1%

Carbs
67.9 g
22%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Share It

Reviews (17)

Rate This Recipe

118

iheartnitz

Jan. 9, 2004

"This recipe works fairly well. However, I would recommend cooking your tapioca pearls for longer... 30 minutes or more. After the said 20 minutes, just watch the pearls until they are cooked to your p..." See morereference. Also, when storing your pearls, coat them with honey or sugar syrup so they do not stick together. If you want flavoured bubble tea, simply add frozen juice concentrate in the flavour of your choice. Keep adding it tsp at a time until it is flavourful enough. Chocolate syrup is also quite good."

janeping

Apr. 9, 2010

"The general problem of US bubble tea is the pearls do not have the chewness we have in Taiwan. When I make it at home, I would cook the pearls then move the pearls into rice cooker and cook for anoth..." See moreer 15 minutes until the middle is completely cook. The pearls aren't fully cook if it still shows a little white dot in the middle. Once that's done. Run cold water through it 3 times. You'll have the most chewy pearls you'll ever taste. Definitely leave them in honey or syrup so they don't stick together."

TRACIC08

Jun. 25, 2004

"Definitely cook the tapioca at least 35-40 minutes. I run a bubble tea shop in Corpus Christi, TX 7314 SPID, and we use Choobees because you don't have to cook them...much easier! No cooking required!..." See more!"

More Reviews