Best Taiwanese Bubble Tea Recipes

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TAIWANESE BUBBLE TEA RECIPE BY TASTY



Taiwanese Bubble Tea Recipe by Tasty image

Craving bubble tea but don't want to keep spending so much money on it? Making your own is really easy - and much more customizable. You can buy tapioca pearls or boba from Walmart or Amazon (or your local Taiwanese store) then make the tea with a blend of your favorite black tea, sweetener, and half and half or non-dairy substitute. Just add ice and a wide straw, and you can have your favorite treat anytime!

Provided by Frank Tiu

Categories     Drinks

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups water
6 black tea bags
½ cup medium black tapioca pearls
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup hot water
½ cup tapioca pearls, cooked
½ cup ice
brown sugar syrup, to taste
1 cup black tea, chilled
¼ cup half & half
2 wide-opening straws

Steps:

  • In a medium pot over high heat, combine the water and tea bags. Bring to a boil, then remove the pan from the heat and let the tea cool to room temperature.
  • Bring a medium pot of water to boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the tapioca pearls and boil until softened, about 20 minutes.
  • Drain the pearls through a strainer.
  • Set the strainer with the pearls over a medium bowl. Add the brown sugar to the strainer and pour the hot water over.
  • Stir to dissolve the brown sugar. Soak the pearls in brown sugar syrup for 30 minutes, then store the bubbles and syrup separately until ready to serve.
  • Assemble the tea: Divide the pearls and ice between 2 glasses, then add the brown sugar syrup, tea, and half and half.
  • Stir with a wide-opening straw, then serve.
  • Enjoy!

TAIWANESE BUBBLE TEA



Taiwanese Bubble Tea image

Make and share this Taiwanese Bubble Tea recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Food.com

Categories     Beverages

Time 40m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup raw tapioca
honey
granulated sugar
2 tablespoons non-dairy coffee creamer
3/4 cup hot black tea
1 cup crushed ice
half-and-half

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the tapioca pearls and return to a boil. Boil, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and let sit for 15 minutes. Drain and rinse the bubbles in a strainer, and then transfer to a container. Stir in honey and sugar to taste and let the bubbles marinate for at least 3 minutes prior to using in drinks.
  • Dissolve the nondairy creamer and 1 tablespoon sugar in the hot tea. Put the tapioca bubbles into a 16-ounce cup. Add the crushed ice, pour in the tea and top it off with some half-and-half. Drink with an oversized straw.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.6, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 0.6, Sodium 31.2, Carbohydrate 37.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 4.7, Protein 0.4

TAIWANESE BUBBLE TEA RECIPE BY TASTY



Taiwanese Bubble Tea Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: water, black tea bag, medium black tapioca pearls, brown sugar, hot water, tapioca pearls, ice, brown sugar syrup, black tea, half & half, wide-opening straw

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups water
6 black tea bags
½ cup medium black tapioca pearls
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup hot water
½ cup cooked tapioca pearls
½ cup ice
Brown sugar syrup, to taste
1 cup black tea, chilled
¼ cup half-and-half
2 wide-opening straws

Steps:

  • In a medium pot over high heat, combine the water and tea bags. Bring to a boil, then remove the pan from the heat and let the tea cool to room temperature.
  • Bring a medium pot of water to boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the tapioca pearls and boil until softened, about 20 minutes.
  • Drain the pearls through a strainer.
  • Set the strainer with the pearls over a medium bowl. Add the brown sugar to the strainer and pour the hot water over.
  • Stir to dissolve the brown sugar. Soak the pearls in brown sugar syrup for 30 minutes, then store the bubbles and syrup separately until ready to serve.
  • Assemble the tea: Divide the pearls and ice between 2 glasses, then add the brown sugar syrup, tea, and half and half.
  • Stir with a wide-opening straw, then serve.
  • Enjoy!

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