HOW TO MAKE BUBBLE TEA

INGREDIENTS
• 12g Black tea (any brand)
• 4 cups just boiled water
• 3/4 cup boba baba tapioca pearls
• whole milk to serve (or your choice of milk)
• simple syrup to serve (or your choice of sweetener)
For the Simple Syrup
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Prepare the tea: Steep the tea powder with 4 cups of just boiled water. Let the
tea sit until it reaches room temperature. There’s no need to remove the tea powder
from the water as the tea is steeping. You can stick the tea in the fridge to speed up the
cooling process.
2. Prepare the simple syrup (if using): Add the water to a saucepan and heat the
water until it starts to simmer. Add the sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove
the saucepan from heat and let the simple syrup cool before transferring to a jar.
3. Cook the tapioca pearls: Bring about 4 cups of water to boil and add the tapioca
pearls. Stir the pearls and let them cook for about 5 minutes. The pearls should have
floated to the top by now. Drain and rinse the pearls under cold water. Transfer them to
a bowl.
4. Assemble the drinks: Divide the cooked tapioca pearls into 4 large glasses. Next,
add a few ice cubes to each glass. Pour 1 cup of the tea into each glass. Add 1 1/2
tablespoons of milk and 1 1/2 tablespoons of simple syrup into each glass. Stir and
taste the milk tea. Add more milk or simple syrup to your taste. If you are serving the
beverage to guests, have a small pitcher of milk and jar of simple syrup ready so that
they can adjust the drink to their taste. The drink is usually served with large boba
straws (large enough for the tapioca pearls to go through). If you don’t have the straws
on hand, you can use spoons to scoop out the tapioca pearls.