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5 Homemade Bubble Tea Recipes
Admit it. You've thought about all the foods you miss eating during the school year. Whether it's the local pizza place a few blocks down from campus or the cafe that makes the best smoothies, there are some foods that you can't wait to reunite with once school starts. For many of us, bubble tea sits at the top of the list. Whether it's bubble tea from popular places such as Joy Yee or Kung Fu Tea or that amazing, hole-in-the-wall boba shop that has the best boba ever, it's unlikely you'll be able to put off your cravings until the end of Summer. Here are 5 homemade bubble tea recipes to help you satisfy your bubble tea desires.
Tapioca Pearls (Boba)
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup instant boba
- 4 cups water
- 2 Tbsp honey/agave nectar or 1/2 cup sugar
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Brewed Tea
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1-2 tea bags green or black or 1-2 Tbsp free tea leaves
- 1 cup water
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Using free tea leaves: Place leaves into tea infuser or tea infuser teapot. Add hot water.
Using tea bag: Place teabag in mug with hot water. Allow tea bag to infuse.
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1. Avocado Bubble Tea
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 spoonful boba
- 1 medium avocado pitted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 Tbsp honey or any sweetener
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2. Coffee Bubble Tea
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 spoonful boba
- 1/2 cup coffee or 1 shot espresso
- 1/2 cup milk or 2 Tbsp condensed milk
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3. Jasmine Bubble Tea
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 spoonful boba
- 1 cup jasmine green tea
- 1 cup milk
- 1 Tbsp honey/sweetener
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4. Sweet Peach Bubble Tea
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 spoonful boba
- 1 peach
- 1 Tbsp honey or any sweetener
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup green tea
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5. Mango Bubble Tea
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 spoonful boba
- 1 mango
- 1 Tbsp sweetener
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup black tea
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Whether you're an avid bubble tea drinker who has tried every bubble tea flavor the world has to offer or you've just now learning about the bubble tea craze, these bubble tea recipes are bound to make your Summer a bit more interesting. Who knows? Maybe once you've nailed these bubble tea recipes, you'll want to try more unique bubble tea flavors instead of ordering your usual drink. Either way, you'll have some new recipes to take back to school to impress your friends at the start of the semester.