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Strawberry Boba Pearls Recipe

Homemade strawberry boba pearls recipe with fresh strawberry. The strawberry boba pearls will have a lovely pink color which can match well with all of your homamde drinks.
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Courseboba
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Shaping20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Calories457kcal

Ingredients

  • 100 g strawberry cubes
  • 1 tbsp. water
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 cup tapioca starch
  • more tapoica starch for dusting

Instructions

Strawberry Puree

  • Add strawberry, sugar and water. Blend until smooth.

Make the dough

  • Add the strawberry puree to a small pot. Heat until boiling. Then turn off the fire, add the half of the starch. Mix for 6-7 seconds quickly. Then add the remaining starch.
  • Mix the dough when it is still hot using tools like scraper. Knead with hand until it is warm, but not competely cooled.
  • Knead until the dough is almost smooth. Then cut into four pieces, shape each piece into a long log. Pinch a small portion and roll into a round ball.
  • Dust with more starch to avoid sticky. Then shift the extra flour off with a strainer.

Cook the pearls

  • You can freeze the boba pearls after dusting or cook them right now.
  • On stove: bring a large pot of water to a boil and then add the boba pearls. Heat over the high-middle fire and cook for around 15 minutes until the boba peel floats on the surface. Turn off the heat, cover the lid, and let it stay for another 15 minutes. For larger boba pearls, cook 20 minutes and set aside for another 20 minutes.
  • Insant pot method: Add boba peals and water to the pot.  Secure the lid and close the vent. Set the Instant Pot to manual, high pressure for 5 minutes.

Soak and mix with syrup

  • Soak the cooked pearls in iced water and then strain. Mix with syrup or honey.

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Notes

This pink boba pearls are natural colored by the color of strawberry, so it is 100% safe to enjoy.  

Nutrition

Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 119g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 24mg | Sugar: 15g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg