Boba Tea
A drink made with black tea bags and black tapioca pearls.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup water
- 3 black tea bags
- ⅞ oz black tapioca pearls
- 7¾ oz brown sugar
- ½ cup hot water
Steps
- Combine the water and tea bags in a medium pot over high heat. 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: Put the pearls and ice, then add the brown sugar syrup, tea
- Stir with a wide-opening straw, then serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 463 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 0.0 g |
| Carbs | 119.0 g |
| Fiber | 0.1 g |
| Sodium | 31 mg |