Brown Sugar Tapioca Pearls

Brown sugar tapioca pearls.

Courseboba

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Shaping20

Total Time40

Calories507kcal

Add white sugar to water a small pot. Heat until boiling. Stir from time to time to avoid burning.

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 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.

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 10 minutes until the boba peel floats on the surface. Turn off the heat, cover the lid, and let it stay for another 10 minutes. For larger boba pearls, cook 15 minutes and set aside for another 15 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 the cooked pearls in iced water and then strain. Warm boba pearls have a softer texture. You can skip soaking process if a softer texture is perfered.
Mix with syrup or honey.