Description
To please bubble tea lovers, we added ice and tapioca pearls to this milk tea recipe. However, it is easily customizable and can be served hot, with or without toppings.
Ingredients
- 1 Assam tea bag (or 1 tsp loose-leaf tea leaves)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup quick- cooking caramelized tapioca pearls
- 2 tbsp simple syrup
- ice
Instructions
- Cook the tapioca pearls according to the package directions. Set them aside to cool.
- Bring the water to a boil. Take it off the heat and steep the tea for at least 5 minutes. Allow the tea to cool to room temperature.
- Pour the milk, sugar syrup, cooled Assam tea, and ice cubes into a shaking cup.
- Shake the milk tea mixture.
- Taste, and add more sugar if needed.
- Pour the boba pearls into a serving cup, add more ice, then carefully strain the Assam milk tea into the glass. Enjoy!
Notes
When preparing Assam tea, steep the tea for 5 minutes or more. It needs to be steeped longer than lighter teas, like Jasmine and green tea, to bring out its best flavors.
You can enjoy this beverage as a hot or iced tea.
You may also opt for condensed milk as the sweetener of choice. But if you’re sticking with traditional sweeteners, try to use darker sugar, like brown sugar, instead of white sugar so that the tea’s intense flavors won’t overpower it.
If you are in a rush, you might consider using milk tea powder. Typically you need to shake it with warm water and pour it over ice and tapioca pearls.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes