Best 14 Bubble Tea Recipes

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**Bubble tea**, also known as pearl milk tea, tapioca tea, or boba tea, is a Taiwanese tea-based drink that has gained immense popularity worldwide. It is characterized by its distinct chewy tapioca pearls and flavorful tea base, creating a unique and refreshing beverage. This article presents a collection of diverse bubble tea recipes that cater to various tastes and preferences. From classic black tea-based bubble tea to unique fruit-infused and milk foam variations, these recipes offer a delightful exploration of the beloved drink. Whether you are a bubble tea enthusiast or seeking to expand your culinary skills, this comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and enticing images to make tantalizing bubble tea at home.

Here are our top 14 tried and tested recipes!

VERY POPULAR BUBBLE TEA



Very Popular Bubble Tea image

Bubble tea is very popular, especially to Asians, but now, more and more people from different backgrounds like the taste of it. I'm no expert at this, but I do know how to make it. It's simple but some of the ingredients may be a little tough to find. Just be patient and look for them in Chinese grocery stores. It is worth the trouble!

Provided by skybaby

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Tea     Iced Tea Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 teaspoon white sugar
⅓ cup pearl tapioca
1 cup brewed black tea
2 tablespoons milk
4 teaspoons white sugar
1 cup ice cubes

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Stir in 1 teaspoon sugar until it dissolves. Toss in the pearl tapioca. Cook for about 20 minutes. Rinse, drain, and refrigerate until chilled.
  • Pour tea, milk, and 4 teaspoons sugar into a cocktail shaker. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and the milk is well mixed in. Add the ice cubes, and shake so the whole drink can get cold. Pour into a glass, and add tapioca.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.6 calories, Carbohydrate 67.9 g, Cholesterol 2.4 mg, Fat 0.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 20.1 mg, Sugar 23.9 g

TAIWANESE BUBBLE TEA RECIPE BY TASTY



Taiwanese Bubble Tea Recipe by Tasty image

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!

Provided by Frank Tiu

Categories     Drinks

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

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

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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: Divide the pearls and ice between 2 glasses, then add the brown sugar syrup, tea, and half and half.
  • Stir with a wide-opening straw, then serve.
  • Enjoy!

BUBBLE TEA



Bubble Tea image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Cook 1 1/2 cups large black tapioca in boiling water, 6 minutes; cover and let sit off the heat, 30 minutes. Bring 1 cup each water and sugar to a boil; transfer to a bowl. Drain the tapioca and soak in the sugar syrup. To serve, put 1/4 cup tapioca in a glass. Shake 1 cup cold green tea, 3 tablespoons soaking syrup, 1/4 cup milk and 1 tablespoon sugar with ice; pour over the tapioca.

BUBBLE TEA



Bubble Tea image

A fun slushy drink with chewy tapioca pearls! If you can find extra wide straws, put one in each drink so you can suck the pearls up the straw and chew on them while you are drinking!

Provided by Galax

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian

Time 1h20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup large tapioca pearls
1 cup milk
1 cup chai tea mix
2 cups ice
3 tablespoons honey, or to taste

Steps:

  • Fill a saucepan about halfway with water, and bring to a boil. Add the tapioca pearls, and return to a boil. Stir to make sure they do not start to stick together or to the pot. Cover, and simmer over medium heat for 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand for 30 minutes, then rinse and drain. The pearls should be squishy and black. Stir some of the honey into the pearls so they are coated.
  • Place the milk, any remaining honey, tea mix, and ice into the container of a blender. Cover, and blend to your desired slushiness. Pour the tea into two large glasses. Spoon half of the tapioca pearls into each glass. If you can find extra wide straws, place one into each drink to suck up the pearls and chew on them while you are drinking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 573 calories, Carbohydrate 130.5 g, Cholesterol 11 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 91.6 mg, Sugar 57.2 g

HOMEMADE BROWN SUGAR BUBBLE TEA



Homemade Brown Sugar Bubble Tea image

I drank bubble tea every day when I visited Taiwan, and decided to bring back some tapioca pearls (boba) to make my own at home. This is a versatile recipe: you can vary the type of tea and milk you use, and sweeten it to taste. Brew tea to your preferred strength, though it's a good idea to use strong tea because you're going to dilute it with milk and ice. You'll need a wide straw to drink up the boba, or use a long spoon to fish them out!

Provided by LauraF

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian

Time 1h5m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 ¼ cups water, divided
¼ cup white tapioca pearls (boba)
2 tablespoons black tea leaves
¼ cup brown sugar
1 cup ice cubes
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk, or to taste

Steps:

  • Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add tapioca pearls and stir gently until they begin floating to the top of the water. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until softened and dark, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Remove from heat and add tea leaves. Let steep for 15 minutes. Strain out tea leaves and refrigerate the tea.
  • Drain pearls. Bring 1/4 cup of water to a boil in the empty saucepan. Stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Immerse the pearls in the syrup and let sit until room temperature, about 15 minutes.
  • Divide the pearls and desired amount of syrup between 2 tall glasses. Pour in tea. Add ice, milk, and sweetened condensed milk to both glasses. Stir before drinking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 248 calories, Carbohydrate 54.4 g, Cholesterol 8.9 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 64.3 mg, Sugar 38.4 g

SIMPLE BUBBLE TEA



Simple Bubble Tea image

Popular Asian tea drink.

Provided by Kshi86

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian

Time 1h10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups water
1 cup quick cooking pearl tapioca
6 cups brewed black tea
¼ cup sweetened condensed milk
4 teaspoons white sugar, or to taste
ice cubes

Steps:

  • Bring water to a boil in a pot, add tapioca pearls, and cover pot. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain pearls and set aside.
  • Pour brewed tea, condensed milk, and sugar into a pitcher; stir to dissolve sugar. Refrigerate tea mixture until chilled, about 1 hour.
  • Scoop tapioca pearls into 4 large glasses, about 2 tablespoons each. Fill each glass with tea mixture; top with ice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217.1 calories, Carbohydrate 49.3 g, Cholesterol 6.5 mg, Fat 1.7 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 42.4 mg, Sugar 15.8 g

CLASSIC BUBBLE TEA RECIPE



Classic Bubble Tea Recipe image

This recipe for iced boba tea with tapioca pearls is perhaps Taiwan's most famous culinary export. The tea may be milky or not, sweetened or not, and flavored with any number of additional powders or infusions, like mango. This recipe is this classic black tea with milk, and sugar.

Provided by Cathy Erway

Categories     Tea     Iced Tea     Tapioca     Taiwan     Milk/Cream     Drinks     Non-Alcoholic

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup tapioca pearls (found in the dry goods section in Asian groceries)
4 cups freshly brewed strong black tea
1 tablespoon sugar
Ice cubes, for shaking
1/2 cup whole milk

Steps:

  • Soak the tapioca pearls according to the package instructions. Once fully reconstituted and softened, drain.
  • While the tea is still hot or warm, add the sugar and stir to dissolve completely. Let cool and then refrigerate until completely chilled, about 2 hours, before serving.Place the tapioca pearls at the bottom of 2 cups. Use a cocktail shaker to shake together the ice, milk, and tea and strain into each cup and serve.

PISTACHIO BUBBLE TEA



Pistachio Bubble Tea image

This is a delicious bubble tea flavor. It has more texture than the normal bubble teas. The excess pistachio pudding mix adds another creamy texture at the bottom of the glass. For my OCD purposes I have added a drop of food dye to get that green pistachio colour. Note: You can use sugar free pudding mix. The tapioca pearl are grey in the package and can be found at asian supermarkets.

Provided by Bubblehead17

Categories     Shakes

Time 5m

Yield 1 16 oz serving, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup evaporated milk or 1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup tea, base
2 tablespoons sugar free pistachio pudding mix
1 tablespoon sugar syrup
2 -4 tablespoons cooked tapioca
ice

Steps:

  • Place all ingredients, except tapioca pearl and ice, in cocktail shaker or thermos. Shake well for 10 seconds.
  • Place Tapioca pearl into bottom of tall glass and pour shaken mixture over it.
  • Put as much ice as you want into glass and serve with bubble tea straw.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 316.1, Fat 14, SaturatedFat 8.6, Cholesterol 53.6, Sodium 200.6, Carbohydrate 35.5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.6, Protein 12.6

CHAI BUBBLE TEA



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Tastes just like a Chai tea latte. Very creamy and delicious. Note: Large Tapioca Pearl can be purchased at an Asian grocery store. Bubble tea straws can be purchased cheap from www.bubbleteacanada.com

Provided by Bubblehead17

Categories     Shakes

Time 5m

Yield 1 16 oz serving, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup tea, base
1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half
1/2 cup warm water
3 teaspoons sugar-free chai latte mix
2 tablespoons sugar syrup
2 -4 tablespoons prepared tapioca
ice

Steps:

  • Pour tea base and fat free half and half into cocktail shaker or thermos.
  • Spoon 3 tsp of Chai latte mix into pyrex measuring cup. Add 1/2 cup warm water and mix until mix is dissolved.
  • Pour chai tea into cocktail shaker and add sugar syrup.
  • Shake for about 10 seconds or until frothy.
  • Spoon tapioca pearl into tall glass and pour shaken mixture over it.
  • Serve with bubble tea straw and enjoy! ^_^.

YOPLAIT® BUBBLE TEA



Yoplait® Bubble Tea image

Make your own bubble tea at home using Yoplait® yogurt!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Beverage

Time 30m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 cup pearl tapioca
Water and sugar called for on tapioca package
1 container (6 oz) Yoplait® yogurt (Original or Light)
1/2 cup fruit juice
1 cup crushed ice
1/2 cup brewed green tea, cooled to room temperature

Steps:

  • Cook tapioca pearls as directed on package.
  • In blender, place Tea Mixture ingredients. Cover; blend on high speed until smooth.
  • Using slotted spoon, place tapioca pearls in tall glass. Top with tea mixture. Serve with extra-wide straw so tapioca pearls can be sipped through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430, Carbohydrate 98 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 110 mg, Sugar 20 g, TransFat 0 g

BUBBLE TEA SUGAR SYRUP



Bubble Tea Sugar Syrup image

This is the liquid sweetner used in all Bubble tea drinks. It is used both to cover the tapioca pearl and sweeten the drink. You can use all white sugar for fruit flavored drinks and green tea base drinks. It can be easily made diabetic but substituting Splenda for the sugar in the recipe. This is how I make it but not everyone is okay with Splenda. This recipe has been borrowed from www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/bubblet.html

Provided by Bubblehead17

Categories     Shakes

Time 10m

Yield 16 1 tbsp servings, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups water

Steps:

  • Mix sugar and water in a large pot.
  • Cook at Medium High heat.
  • When sugar dissolves and the mixture boils remove from heat.
  • Let cool and refrigerate or serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100.2, Sodium 6, Carbohydrate 25.9, Sugar 25.7

LITCHI COCONUT BUBBLE TEA



Litchi Coconut Bubble Tea image

Provided by Amanda Hesser

Categories     non-alcoholic drinks

Time 10m

Yield Serves 1

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 cups tapioca pearls (1/4-inch wide)
1/2 cup chilled tapioca pearls
1 cup crushed ice
1 cup canned litchi nuts in syrup
3/4 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup milk
1 to 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, combine the sugars with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil; then turn off the heat. In a pot, bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Add the tapioca and cook until tender, about 8 minutes if parboiled. Drain. Mix the pearls with the sugar mixture and chill.
  • To make a drink, spoon the pearls into a large glass. In a blender, purée the ice, litchis, coconut milk, milk and lime juice. When smooth and frothy, pour over the pearls and stick in a straw.

VERY POPULAR BUBBLE TEA



VERY POPULAR BUBBLE TEA image

Categories     Game     Summer

Number Of Ingredients 6

5 teaspoons (divided) white sugar
1/3 cup pearl tapioca
1 cup brewed black tea
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup ice cubes
2 cups water

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Stir in 1 teaspoon sugar until it dissolves. Toss in the pearl tapioca. Cook for about 20 minutes. Rinse, drain, and refrigerate until chilled.
  • Pour tea, milk, and 4 teaspoons sugar into a cocktail shaker. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and the milk is well mixed in.
  • Add the ice cubes, and shake so the whole drink can get cold. Pour into a glass, and add tapioca.
  • Note: If you can find it, use Chinese rock sugar, or bing tong, to cook the tapioca with.
  • Note: This drink can be turned into Bubble Green Tea if you use green tea instead.

BUBBLE TEA...OR COFFEE



Bubble Tea...or Coffee image

This is a very popular Asian beverage! I made this with coffee instead of tea and it was very good! I used the raw, large, black pearl tapioca. You can find these ingredients in Oriental grocery stores.

Provided by Lillian Russo

Categories     Other Drinks

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 c brewed black tea or very strong coffee
1/2 c raw tapioca pearls
1 can(s) sweetened condensed milk
ice cubes
bubble tea straws

Steps:

  • 1. I used the raw large black pearl tapioca. Follow direction on package to prepare. The trick is to cook the tapioca pearls long enough so that they are chewable when done. This takes about 1 hour of boiling with plenty of water. Then drain and cool them. Place them in a container and pour a can of sweetened condensed milk over them. Scoop about 1/4 cup of them into a glass and add iced coffee or tea and serve with milk and sugar. You'll need the large diameter straws (bubble tea) to be able to suck up the tapioca pearls while drinking. They taste similar to gummy bears, but softer.

Tips:

  • Choose the right tea: Bubble tea can be made with a variety of teas, but the most popular are black tea, green tea, and oolong tea. Black tea has a strong flavor and is often used for milk tea, while green tea has a more delicate flavor and is often used for fruit tea. Oolong tea is a good choice for people who want a tea with a medium flavor.
  • Use fresh ingredients: The fresher the ingredients, the better your bubble tea will taste. This means using fresh fruit, milk, and tea leaves.
  • Make your own tapioca pearls: Tapioca pearls are the chewy balls that give bubble tea its name. You can buy them pre-made, but they're easy to make at home. Just follow the recipe in the article.
  • Adjust the sweetness to your liking: Bubble tea can be made with a variety of sweeteners, such as sugar, honey, or stevia. Start with a small amount of sweetener and add more to taste.
  • Experiment with different flavors: There are endless possibilities when it comes to bubble tea flavors. You can use fresh fruit, fruit juices, syrups, or powders. Get creative and experiment until you find a flavor combination that you love.

Conclusion:

Bubble tea is a delicious and refreshing drink that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It's easy to make at home, and there are endless possibilities when it comes to flavors. So next time you're looking for a tasty treat, give bubble tea a try.

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