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Brown Sugar Milk Tea with Boba

Tiger Milk Tea with Boba Pearls

Craving a milk tea? This Tiger Milk Tea recipe is so easy to make in the comfort of your own home. This beverage originated from Taiwan in the 1980s and gained international popularity. Made with a base of black tea, milk and brown sugar syrup to sweeten the beverage. Add boba or tapioca to give it a nice chew to every sip!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Black tea bags 2 tbsp of loose black tea leaves
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar or muscovado sugar
  • ½ cup milk non-diary alternative
  • ½ cup tapioca pearls
  • ice cubes

Instructions
 

Brew the tea

  • Boil water. Steep the black tea for 3 – 5 minutes. Depending on how strong you like the tea. If you prefer a light tea flavor steep for about 3 minutes, if you like a strong tea flavor steep it longer.

Prepare brown sugar syrup

  • Take a small sauce pan and add the dark brown sugar or muscovado sugar and a splash of water. Stir until the sugar melts and you get a thick and sticky consistency. 

Prepare the tapioca pearls

  • Take a medium pot and bring water to a rolling boil. 
  • Add the boba/tapioca pearls and let it boil for 5-7 minutes. Adjust the time to you preference. If you like them softer and chewier go for approximately 7 minutes.
  • Rinse in cold water and drain the boba/tapioca pearls.
  • Optional: I like to add some of the brown sugar syrup or honey to coat the boba. Just add 1 tsp and mix it until its well covered.

Assemble the Milk Tea

  • Add the desired amount of boba to the bottom of a glass cup.
  • Add ice cubes if you want the drink to be cold.
  • Take the syrup and gentle add it to the side of the glass making sure you add enough so it runs down.
  • Pour the tea and add the milk.

Notes

Tiger stripes. To achieve the eye catching presentation of this drink, pour  the brown sugar syrup slowly and steadily so you have just enough syrup so it drips down the side.
Creaminess. Milk tea is both creamy in texture but still has the tea flavor. This ratio of milk to tea will create the perfect creaminess to the milk tea
Keyword Boba Tea, Milk Tea, Tiger Milk Tea
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