Basic Bubble Tea

If you have never tried bubble tea, you need to. Even if you swear you don’t like tapioca bubbles, just try the tea. It’s so good and takes literally minutes to make!

You will need:

• 2 black tea bags
• 4 cups of water
• 4 TBSP sweetened condensed milk (or to taste)
• a handful of tapioca bubbles (you can get these in Asian market)

If you don’t like tapioca bubbles, skip the steps of cooking these bubbles, your tea will still be out of this world amazing.

To make the tapioca bubbles:

Bring a small pot of water to a rapid boil. Put a handful of the tapioca bubbles into the boiling water and stir so they don’t stick to the bottom of the pot. Lower the heat to medium and let it go for about 10 minutes, or until the bubbles are translucent all the way through the center and floating. The easiest way to test if your tapioca bubbles are done is to try one. Make sure the center of the tapioca balls are cooked all the way through and no chalky or hard spots.

Drain the hot water and leave the bubbles in some cold water and set aside. You can make a bigger batch and store them in water bath in a container in the fridge for a few days.

To make the tea:

Bring the 4 cups of water to a boil, kill the heat. Leave the tea bags in the boiling water for 5 minutes and discard. Let tea cool down for a few minutes, or simply add a few ice cubes to speed up the process.

Add sweetened condensed milk to your tea and stir until it’s all mixed through. Taste for sweetness. Add more sweetened condensed milk as you wish.

To serve, scoop some tapioca bubbles into a glass, fill with ice cubes as desired, top off with milk tea. Viola, what a fancy summer treat!