Homemade Boba Style Bubble Tea is far cheaper than the high-street version and easy to make with a strong, malty Black Tea as the base. Tetley Original English Breakfast is exactly the kind of robust milk-tea backbone bubble tea needs, holding its own against milk, sugar and ice.
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Serves one. The only special ingredient is dried tapioca pearls, which cook in a few minutes. Brew the tea strong, sweeten it, chill it, and build it over the pearls and ice with a wide straw.
You'll need
- 2 tea bags of Tetley Original English Breakfast
- 200ml freshly boiled water (100C)
- 60g dried tapioca pearls (boba)
- 100ml milk or oat milk
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar or honey, to taste
- Plenty of ice
Method
- Cook the tapioca pearls as the pack directs, usually boiled for 5 to 15 minutes until soft and chewy, then drained and tossed in a little sugar. Set aside.
- Pour the boiled water over the tea bags and steep for 4 minutes for a strong brew. Lift out the bags and stir in the sugar while hot, then let it cool.
- Spoon the pearls into a tall glass and add plenty of ice.
- Pour over the cooled sweet tea, top with the milk, and stir. Drink with a wide straw so you can scoop up the pearls.
- Cooked pearls turn hard if chilled, so make them fresh and use within a few hours; do not refrigerate them.
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Brewed with: Tetley Original English Breakfast, 40 Tea Bags 125g
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