Ube Milk Tea
Need a unique and eye-catching drink idea? This Ube Milk Tea is easy and quick to make and you can make this in the comfort of your own home. In under 15 minutes. Ube Milk Tea provides a unique flavor experience, visual appeal, creamy texture, and the is the perfect drink to experiment with various toppings. Whether you're an avid tea drinker or simply looking to try something new, Ube Milk Tea is definitely worth trying out. Let’s learn more about this recipe and e how to make this refreshing drink!
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Ube extract
- 4 tbsp Black tea leaves or 4 tea bags
- 2 cup hot water
- 4-6 tbsp brown sugar or brown sugar syrup adjust to taste
- 1 cup milk or non-dairy alternative (e.g., almond milk, soy milk)
- 1 cup cooked tapioca pearls
- ice cubes
Instructions
Brewing 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 the 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 boba/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.
Combine Ube extract with milk
- Take the milk or non-diary alterntive and combine the the ube extract. Mix until well combined.
Assemble the drink
- Add the desired amount of boba/tapioca to the bottom of a glass cup.
- Add ice cubes if you want the drink to be cold.
- Take the syrup and add it to the glass.
- Pour the tea and add the milk.
Notes
Ube extract. There are many different ways to make the Ube Milk Tea, this is the easiest and fastest way to get flavor and the bright purple color. You can also use ube halaya, frozen ube puree or fresh ube.
Add Ice. Using ice really brings out the true flavor of the drink. I like my milk teas really cold and I think the flavor stands out much more when it is cold.
Steeping tea. To get the tea flavor steeping it to get all the flavor out is important. Otherwise the milk tea will only taste like ube. The balance between tea and ube is important to get the flavor. Use a tea infuser if you are using loose leaf tea so you avoid having tea leaves in your milk tea.
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