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Honey boba- honey milk tea

Super easy honey boba- honey milk tea
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Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings2
Calories504kcal

Ingredients

For honey boba pearls

  • 90 ml water
  • 2 tbsp. honey , for the dough
  • 2 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 cup tapioca starch
  • more starch for dusting.
  • 1 tbsp. honey for coat the cooked boba pearls

Honey boba -honey milk tea

  • 2-3 black tea bags
  • 400 ml boiling water
  • 1 cup half and half
  • ice cubes
  • 2 tbsp. honey

Instructions

To make the honey boba pearls

  • Add brown sugar and honey in hot boiling. Turn off the fire, and add half of the starch. Mix for 5-6 seconds. add the remaining starch.
  • Mix the dough when it is still hot using tools like a scraper. Knead with your hand until it is warm, but not completely cooled.
  • Knead until the dough is almost smooth. Then cut into four pieces, and shape each piece into a long log. Pinch a small portion and roll it into a round ball. Dust with more starch to avoid sticky. Then shift the extra flour off with a strainer.

Cook the boba pearls

  • Add the boba pearls to a pot with hot boiling water (at least 5 times more water), and then cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the fire, and let it stand for another 10 minutes. Transfer out and soak in cold water. Strain and mix well with honey. Now our honey boba pearls are ready.

Brew the tea

  • Add around 400ml of hot boiling water to 3 black tea bags. Steep for 3-5 minutes. Then transfer the tea bag out.

Assemble

  • Place the cooked boba pearls in the bottom and then add some ice cubes. Pour in cooled black tea liquid and milk. Then add honey to sweeten.
  • You can change the sequence of tea and milk for different effects. Stir well before enjoying.

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Notes

Note: if you make the honey boba at home, you may have leftovers. You can use them in other bubble teas. 
Dust the uncooked boba pearls and then freeze in air-tight bag. 

Nutrition

Calories: 504kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 207mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 428IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 1mg