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Taiwanese Bubble Tea

Name: Taiwanese Bubble Tea
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 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

By Tasty1 hr 20 min2 servings

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!

Instructions

1
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.
2
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.
3
Drain the pearls through a strainer.
4
Set the strainer with the pearls over a medium bowl. Add the brown sugar to the strainer and pour the hot water over.
5
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.
6
Assemble the tea: Divide the pearls and ice between 2 glasses, then add the brown sugar syrup, tea, and half and half.
7
Stir with a wide-opening straw, then serve.
8
Enjoy!