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Taro Bubble Milk Tea

Homemade Taro Bubble Milk Tea Recipe

Calling all milk tea and boba lovers out there! This taro bubble milk tea recipe promises a better creamy, flavorful, and fresh milk tea than milk tea shops. With only a few simple ingredients, you can make the three main parts of this recipe: milk tea base, taro paste, and tapioca pearls. Trust me - you will never go back to spending in milk tea shops again once you learn this foolproof recipe.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2
Calories 638 kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking pot
  • Strainer
  • Glass jar (or any container for the milk tea base)
  • Steamer
  • Mixing bowl
  • Stirrer or silicone spatula
  • Tall glass or boba mason jar
  • Straw (according to the size of the tapioca pearls)

Ingredients
  

For Milk Tea:

  • 100 g sugar
  • 10 g black tea
  • 300 g boiling water
  • 500 g milk

For Taro Paste:

  • 240 g taro
  • 80 g purple potato
  • 50 g white sugar
  • 80 g milk

For Tapioca Pearls:

  • Tapioca pearls adjust the amount according to your liking

Instructions
 

Prepare Taro Milk Tea:

  • In a pot, heat sugar with black tea.
  • Continually stir until the sugar starts to melt.
  • Add 300g of boiling water and 500g of milk. Mix well.
  • Strain the tea and transfer the milk tea base into a container.

Prepare Taro Paste:

  • Steam taro and purple potato for 30 minutes.
  • Mash the steamed taro and purple potato with white sugar and milk until you have a smooth paste.

Cook the Tapioca Pearls:

  • Boil the tapioca pearls until they float to the surface.
  • Then, remove and rinse them with cold water.
  • Set aside.

Assemble the Taro Milk Tea:

  • Start by adding a layer of taro paste to the bottom of the cup or boba glass jar.
  • Decorate the milk tea glass with a layer of smeared taro paste.
  • Add the tapioca pearls and pour in the milk tea.

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Nutrition

Calories: 638kcalCarbohydrates: 129gProtein: 12gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 128mgPotassium: 1369mgFiber: 6gSugar: 90gVitamin A: 562IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 417mgIron: 1mg
Keyword taro milk tea
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