Chinese Bubble Tea

written by The Recipe Exchange | June 8, 2021

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups boiled water
1/4 cup good black tea leaves
4 1/2 tablespoons sugar
Black tapioca pearls aka Bubbles aka “Boba” (1/4 cup per glass)
3/4 cup half and half

Directions

First, boil your water. After it reaches a rolling boil, turn off the heat and let sit for 10 minutes or so.

Put the tea in your favorite kettle (or a large mixing bowl), making sure that it’s either in a tea bag or a few metal tea infusers. Add the hot water and let steep for 15 minutes.

Add the sugar. Mix the tea and sugar thoroughly until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then add the half and half.

Put the tea in the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour. This is preferred over adding ice, so that the tea doesn’t get diluted.

Preparing the bubbles entails boiling them in water, follow the package instructions.

Spoon out 1/4 cup of bubbles per glass and pour in the finished tea