Thai Boba Tea Recipe

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5 from 21 votes

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Asian, Thai

Servings:

Calories: 111kcal

Author: Agnieszka

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ teaspoon Thai loose leaf tea See Note 1
½ cup milk of choice See Note 2
1 teaspoon maple syrup or agave or more as sweetener
1 ½ cup water boiling hot
½ cup ice cubes

Boba (Tapicoca Pearls)

¼ cup dry tapioca pearls See Note 3
3 cups water
1 teaspoon maple syrup or agave

Instructions

To make boba pearls, bring 3 cups of water to boil. Add dry boba pearls and boil for 5 minutes or according to instructions on the package. Drain on a colander and rinse thouroughly under cold water. Transfer to a small bowl or glass, add 1 teaspoon of maple syrup or agave, mix to coat and set aside.
To make the tea, place the tea leaves in a tea infuser or a disposable tea filter bag. Place the infuser or tea bag in a tall glass.
Pour 1 ½ cup of boiling water over and let steep for at least 3 minutes, or longer.
If you want the tea to be sweet, add 1-2 teaspoons of maple syrup or agave and stir.
Place the hot tea in the fridge or leave on the counter to cool to room temperature.
Place ½ cup of prepared tapioca pearls in a 16 oz glass. Pour in the cooled tea, ice cubes and milk.
Give it a taste. If you like sweeter bevarages, add additioal maple syrup or agave.
Enjoy immediately. Use a wide straw to slurp up the boba pearls.

Notes

Note 1: You can but Thai loose leaf tea in Asian markets or on Amazon. It's usually a blend of back tea, red rooibos tea, spices and sweet flavors, such as vanilla.

Note 2: I used the brown sugar flavored boba that I buy on Amazon.

Note 3: Any milk will work. I like 2% lactose free dairy milk in tea but feel free to swap it for whole milk, coconut milk, oat milk, almond milk etc.

Note 4: This recipe makes 1 serving. If you're making more, use the scale (x2, x3, x4) in the recipe card above. In case of more servings, it's better to steep the tea in a larger container, such as a tea kettle.

Note 5: Cooling the tea takes time so I recommend making it ahead of time and storing the cold tea in the fridge until you're ready to assemble your bubble tea.

Note 6: This tea can also be served warm. If that's how you like it, skip the cooling and ice cubes.

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