Strawberry milk tea
This strawberry milk tea is a smooth, fruity drink, with a hint of tea and strawberry. And not to forget the chewy boba that hit your palate time and again. It is a delicious treat that you are sure to enjoy.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup uncooked boba
- 300 g fresh strawberry (or frozen strawberries)
- 5 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup tea steeped
- 1 ½ cup milk
- 3 teaspoon Maple syrup
Instructions
Step 1 Brew the tea
- Place a teabag in a cup. Then, to brew the tea, boil 1 cup of water. When the water starts to boil, turn off the heat and pour the water into the cup.
- Lift the tea bag 2-3 times in the cup to allow movement of tea leaves to ensure maximum flavor extraction. Then cover the cup with a plate and steep the teabag in the boiling water for 3 minutes.
- Uncover the teacup and remove the teabag.
- After brewing the tea, refrigerate it for at least 2-3 hours or until chilled.
Step 2 Make strawberry milk
- In a pan, put washed and sliced strawberries with sugar. Cook until it becomes all mushy and sauce thick and bubbly. Use a potato masher to press and mash the strawberries if needed.
- When done, empty the contents into a strainer or strain through a muslin cloth or a cheesecloth. Push the pulp through the strainer or cloth.
- Now add the cold milk to the gathered sauce and mix well.
- Refrigerate the strawberry milk until you are ready to assemble the bubble tea.
Step 3 Cooking boba
- To cook ⅓ cup of brown sugar or black boba, bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Then add the boba (tapioca pearls ) to the boiling water.
- Let them boil for 4-5 minutes or until they come floating to the top. After the boba starts to float, cook them for additional 10 minutes at medium heat. Then, turn off the heat and cover the pan and let the boba soak for 5 more minutes.
- Now, strain the water and gather the cooked boba.
- Transfer them into a bowl. Then add maple syrup to dunk the tapioca pearls until ready to assemble the bubble tea.
Step 4 Assemble the strawberry milk tea
- To assemble the strawberry milk boba, start by putting the syrup dunked the boba into the glasses. Add more or less boba depending on how much you want in your tea.
- Then add 9-10 ice cubes to each glass. Then pour in half a cup of brewed tea per glass.
- Finally, add the strawberry milk.
- Put a boba straw and give it a generous stir. There you have it. A strawberry milk bubble tea!
Notes
- You can use fresh or frozen strawberries to make strawberry milk.
- You could also blend the strawberries and milk, strain, and use. This is not the best way in my opinion. The strawberry flavor in the milk is not that strong. But it is quick and saves you time.
- The ideal water temperature to brew the tea is 212 Degree F or 100 Degree C. which is just the boiling point of water. So just as the water starts to boil, you know that you reached the right temperature to steep the tea.
- Make the tea in advance and chill it in the fridge.
- Cook the tapioca pearls or boba right before making the strawberry milk tea. They taste best when made fresh.
- If you are using popping boba or jelly boba, you do not need to cook them.
- The exact time needed to cook boba will vary with the type of boba you use. But look for them to come to the top. It is better to use quick cooking boba.
- You can also add cream to make it creamier if you want.
To make vegan strawberry bubble tea, just substitute the whole milk with plant-based milk that you like. Also, use vegan sugar instead of cane sugar. Follow the rest of the recipe as such to make the vegan strawberry milk tea.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition
Calories: 203kcal
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