Hello Local Guides!
In the middle of the summer heat, you may want to drink something refreshing. How about a cup of bubble drink?
Within this post, I’ll show you a simple tutorial to make chewy and yummy boba pearls at home. It’s so easy and fun to make with nature ingredients.
Ingredients
For brown sugar boba pearls:
Instruction
Place the palm sugar, white sugar, and water in a frying pan. Turn the heat to medium.
Stir constantly until all the sugar dissolves
Mix the tapioca flour and cocoa powder
Turn the heat to low and slowly add the mixture. Stir until well combined.
Once it becomes thicker, turn off the heat and transfer the dough in a floured surface.
Knead the dough until it becomes soft and elastic
Divide the dough into small parts
Shape each part into thin and long rod
Cut into small cubes
Then, round each cube to a tiny balls
Spread some tapioca flour and coat the balls to avoid sticking to each other
Now, you have your dried boba pearls ready
Strain the boba before boiling them
Add the boba into boiling water
Boil for 20 minutes
Drain the boba and you are ready to add them to your favorite tea or milk drink
For a more authentic taste, I prefer to coat them in brown sugar. Let’s continue with the extra next steps.
Place the palm sugar, white sugar, and water in a frying pan. Turn the heat to medium.
Stir constantly until the sugar dissolves completely
Add the boba. Stir well to coat all the boba pearls with the sugar. Cook until the mixture gets thick.
Your brown sugar boba is ready to be served
Add the sugary boba to a glass
Add ice cubes
Add your favorite tea or milk drink
Enjoy your bubble drink!
It was really fun doing these homemade boba pearls. I think this will be a good family activity at home.
By the way, do you like bubble drink? I’ll love to know, please leave your comments below
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@Lusianaa
Thanks for sharing this great recipe with us.
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For someone who had made the bolu pisang beatifully, no wonder this boba pearls drink looks beautiful too, Kak @Lusianaa
Personally I never knew how to make boba pearls. I like to drink it instead. Hahaa… lol.
I like the mangkuk ayam you’ve used here. Cute
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Never knew how boba is made @Lusianaa . Thank you for writing this very informative Connect post.
What is the difference in using brown sugar vs palm sugar? Is it a difference in taste or texture? Both?
How much boba does your recipe make? And how long can you keep this fresh boba for? How do you store it? Does it taste different as it gets older?
Tagging @TheRealKristin – you might find this recipe interesting for your files.
Cheers,
Karen
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Thank you for your kind words, kak @iorikun301
I’m glad that now you know how to make it. It’s very easy to make at home, right?
Yeah, the mangkok ayam jago is a classic design that becomes popular now. I also have the mini bowl version
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Hi @KarenVChin
Thank you for your comments. I’m glad you found this useful
I haven’t tried making boba with brown sugar. If I compare between my homemade version (using palm sugar) and the one I bought in store (using brown sugar), the taste and texture are very similar, I couldn’t really find the difference. But, using palm sugar definitely will make them more fragrant.
My recipe can make 4-5 cups of bubble drink. I prefer to serve them immediately, but these can be stored for later use. Keep them (step no.12) in an airtight container at room temperature, but don’t refrigerate them as this will harden the boba. Since there are no preservative added, it’s better to consume in several days.
I hope this helps.
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@Lusianaa @KarenVChin
I’m sure they’re delish!
Thank you for sharing
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Velvel
July 29, 2020, 3:12pm
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Hi @Lusianaa
Your boba tastes good with a little bit of cocoa taste
@diana-nekho Check this out! This is what I’ve told you before that my sister made the boba
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Hi @Velvel ,
Good to know how to do the pearls from scratch. Will keep this in mind. To avoid any “ruin risks” for my first bubble tea we ordered readymade
E-Fa Brand Bubble Tea Black Tapioca Pearl 2.2LB. Hope it will be authentic and good.
Hi @Lusianaa thanks for the great recipe.
Enjoy your summer day!
Kind regards,
Diana
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Imho, @Lusianaa @KarenVChin , brown sugar would make the boba has stronger taste because it contain molasses. But palm sugar would add slightly coconut-ish taste, and not as strong sweet taste as the brown sugar version.
Imho
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The funny thing here @iorikun301 is I do not have access to palm sugar, only brown sugar (light and brown kinds).
I have not check the local Asian grocery market.
Cheers,
Karen
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Thank you sister @Velvel I’m glad you like it. The cocoa powder is used to make the boba dark brown and also add the chocolate flavor. Because who doesn’t love chocolate?
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Hi @diana-nekho
I hope this recipe will be useful for you.
Enjoy your bubble tea!
Wow you seem to know about sugar very well, kak @iorikun301
You can just use brown sugar @KarenVChin it’s gonna be alright
I think the dark brown kind will make the boba taste stronger and you don’t need to add white sugar.
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This looks so simple but exactly as we get from bubble tea shops. Definitely going to try this. Thank you for sharing the recipe @Lusianaa
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My pleasure @Dr_AlwyPaul The ingredients are also simple and I think you can find them easily in Philippines. Now, you can make your own brown sugar pearls at home
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Thanks for sharing the recipe to our fellow Local Guides here.
Thanks for the information.