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Taro Boba Tea

Taro Milk Tea with Boba

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Make your favorite purple bubble tea at home with this scrumptious taro boba tea recipe – made easy with the help of taro powder! Learn how to make taro milk tea with boba tapioca pearls in just 30 minutes.
Course Drinks
Cuisine American, Taiwanese
Keyword how to make taro milk tea, how top make taro bubble tea, purple boba, purple boba tea, purple bubble tea, taro boba, taro boba tea, taro bubble tea, taro milk tea, taro milk tea boba, taro milk tea with boba
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 1 drink
Calories 195
Author Alyssia Sheikh

Ingredients

Taro Milk Tea

  • 1 cup milk of choice
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 bag green tea (optional)
  • 2-3 Tbsp taro powder
  • 1-2 Tbsp sugar, to taste (or sweetener of choice)

Taro Bubble Tea

Instructions

Taro Milk Tea

  • Add milk of choice and water to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add green tea bag, and steep 10-15 minutes.
  • Remove tea bag and transfer milk tea to a glass container. Chill in the fridge 10-20 minutes before blending.
  • Option: If you don’t want “milk tea,” you can skip the tea bag and this boiling process and just use plain milk of choice instead.
  • Add chilled milk tea (or 1½ cups milk), taro powder, and sweetener to a blender and blend until smooth.

Taro Boba Tea

  • Boil boba tapioca pearls for 3-5 minutes, according to package directions. (See my process below).
  • To assemble drink, add ¼ cup cooked boba pearls into boba tea cup. Pour taro milk tea over boba, adding ice if desired.
  • Serve with a boba straw and enjoy!
  • Yields 1 taro boba tea drink.

Boba Tapioca Pearls

  • Fill a deep pot halfway with water and bring to a boil. Add black tapioca pearls and stir lightly. (Cook ¼ cup boba for a single serving, or as many servings as you plan to enjoy within the next few hours.)
  • When tapioca pearls float to surface, turn down heat to medium. Cover pot and cook 3-5 minutes, until desired consistency is reached.
  • Use a slotted spoon to scoop and transfer boba to a bowl of cold water until ready to serve. (This will prevent them from sticking together.)

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Notes

Nutrition provided for taro bubble tea made with unsweetened almond milk.

Nutrition

Serving: 1boba drink | Calories: 195kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2.5g | Sodium: 196mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 14g