Black Milk Tea
Enjoy classic milk tea at home with those chewy tapioca pearls in just 15 minutes. Classic boba milk tea is a refreshing drink when iced and splendidly enjoyable when hot, too.
Servings: 1 Serving
Calories: 190kcal
Ingredients
Boba Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- ⅓ cup tapioca balls
Classic Milk Tea Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water hot
- 2 tablespoons loose-leaf black tea
- 1 teaspoon cane sugar
- 1/2 cup oat milk
- 1 ½ cup ice
Instructions
- Make The Tapioca Pearls: Add two cups of filtered water to a small saucepan and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, add the tapioca pearls to the saucepan and boil for five minutes (until the boba starts floating to the top). (If you don’t have quick-cooking boba, then follow your package instructions.) Pour the tapioca into a metal mesh strainer and rinse with cold water.
- Make The Tea: Heat water in a teapot or electric tea kettle to 212°F or 100°C. Add the loose-leaf black tea to a and place it in a thin glass. Pour heated water over the tea and steep for 7-10 minutes. Remove the tea. Pour in the cane sugar and stir thoroughly.
- Assemble The Milk Tea: Scoop cooked boba into a serving glass. Then, add ice on top of the boba. Next, pour oat milk on top, followed by freshly brewed black tea. Finally, stir and enjoy with a reusable bubble tea straw.
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Notes
Storage Tips
Classic milk tea is a drink you’re going to love. It goes down easily and is utterly delicious. But it can be filling too. If you want to store it, you should remove all boba pearls first, as these get hard and unpleasant when you refrigerate them. Then you can save the liquid for up to 2 days. I don't recommend trying to freeze any of it.
Classic milk tea is a drink you’re going to love. It goes down easily and is utterly delicious. But it can be filling too. If you want to store it, you should remove all boba pearls first, as these get hard and unpleasant when you refrigerate them. Then you can save the liquid for up to 2 days. I don't recommend trying to freeze any of it.
Nutrition
Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Calcium: 201mg | Iron: 1mg
