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Matcha bubble tea

Matcha bubble tea, also known as matcha boba tea is a refreshing alcohol-free summer drink that every matcha lover will enjoy. The contrasting combination of the subtle earthy flavor of matcha with sweet and chewy tapioca pearls makes this drink very interesting and delicious.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Asian, Taiwanese
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 280kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking pot
  • Whisk small metal whisk or bamboo matcha whisk
  • Serving glasses

Ingredients

Ingredients to make matcha tea

Ingredients to cook boba

Other ingredients required to make matcha bubble tea

  • 2 cups soy milk or any milk of choice
  • 2 tablespoons any liquid sweetener of choice
  • Ice cubes

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix matcha powder with hot water, whisk, and keep aside.
  • Boil water in a cooking pot. Add dried boba. Stir until the pearls start floating on the surface. Cover the pot and cook for around 35 minutes. Keep stirring after every 10 minutes to make sure there is enough water in the pot and the pearls are not sticking to the bottom of the pot. Turn off the heat. Leave the pot covered for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes, drain the tapioca pearls and rinse with running water. Transfer them to a bowl.
  • Add liquid sweetener. Mix and leave for a few minutes i.e. until they reach room temperature.
  • Take two serving glasses and equally divide the sweetened boba between them.
  • Add ice cubes.
  • Pour one cup of soy milk into each glass.
  • Divide the matcha green tea between the glasses.
  • Stir and enjoy.

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Notes

  • Use a deep cooking pot to cook tapioca pearls so that they don't stick to the bottom of the pot.
  • If you are using instant boba, it won't take this long to get cooked. Follow the package instructions to cook it.
  • Don't leave the cooked tapioca pearls without sweetener otherwise, they will stick to each other.
  • If the sweetness of this drink is not enough for you, drizzle some more sweetener on top. However, matcha drinks taste better without any sweetener or with very little sweetener.
  • If you have leftover cooked tapioca, store them with sweetener in airtight containers and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
  • Don't serve bubble tea with regular straws. You need to drink it with special broad bubble tea straws.
  • Don't drink it directly without the straw as then you won't be able to enjoy the tea and pearls together.
  • You can create different versions of bubble tea by flavoring milk with different ingredients like mango bubble tea, strawberry bubble tea, blueberry bubble tea, etc.
  • More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this recipe.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 337mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 603IU | Calcium: 338mg | Iron: 2mg