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    Home » Drinks » How to Make Taro Boba

    How to Make Taro Boba

    Published: Sep 20, 2018 Modified: Aug 26, 2022 by Tracy O.This post may contain affiliate links

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    Taro bubble milk tea is one of our family favorite drinks. And, it is a very popular Asian drink like papaya milk, especially in Taiwan. Try out this sweet and flavorful taro boba drink with soft and chewy boba pearls. Let's learn how to make taro boba at home! 

    Love Asian sweet stuff? Check out these taro ice cream, red bean sticky rice cake, taro sago, tang yuan, ginger milk curd and tofu pudding recipes. 

    two taro boba drinks in jars with straws

    What is a boba drink? 

    Boba drink is a very widespread drink that combines milk tea or flavor powder with cooked tapioca pearls known as boba. In addition, Asian boba drinks are prevalent among younger kids, teens and now are a part of Taiwanese pop culture.

    Now, it’s become so famous that you can find this kind of drink in the US or some serve them in Asian restaurants. There are so many different flavored boba drinks, such as taro, mango, coconut, melon, strawberry, etc.

    What is boba?

    Pearl boba are black and chewy tapioca balls that originated from Taiwan. 

    cooked boba scoop on the silver spoon

    What is taro boba?

    Taro drink is one of the popular flavors. Also, some call taro bubble tea because the boba looks like a little ball or bubble.

    In addition, taro is a tropical root plant and most Chinese and Asians like this flavor for drink or dessert such as taro ice cream and taro buns. Besides, taro boba powder can be found at most Asian stores or online.

    What are the ingredients in taro milk tea?

    Taro bubble milk tea is one of the popular flavors of boba drinks. It contains taro flavor powder, milk and boba.

    taro boba drink ingredients

    Cooking tips for taro bubble tea:

    • Use instant pot pressure cooker to cook boba pearl
    • Add more ice and less milk if you want like slushy
    • If you want more drinks, double the recipe. 

    FAQs:

    Is taro actually purple?

    Taro is a root plant and actually not very purple. Often, you see taro drinks or dessert in purple because of food coloring.

    Is it boba safe to eat?

    Yes, it is because boba pearls are made from tapioca starch, water and sugar.

    What does taro bubble tea taste like?


    It's very hard to describe the taste, it's like between the taste of potato and sweet potato. However, taro boba drink is some sort of creamy vanilla, taro boba powder has a nice fragrance. 

    Instructions for how to make taro boba drink:

    ice in the blender

    1.Put one cup of ice into the blender.

    milk and ice in the blender

    2. Then, pour one cup of milk into the blender. 

    taro boba powder, milk and ice in the blender

    3. After that, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of taro boba powder into the blender. 

    taro drink in the blender

    4. Cover the lid and blend until it smoothes. 

    cooked black pearl tapioca in the jar

    5. Next, put 2 tablespoons of cooked boba pearls into a jar and pour the mixture into the jar. (See detail on how to cook boba pearls )

    taro boba drink with a straw in a jar

    Enjoy this simple and tasty taro milk boba tea recipe! Also, check out these strawberry banana smoothie, sweet mung bean soup and red bean mochi recipes. 

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    Taro Boba Drink

    Boba drink is a very widespread drink that combines milk tea or flavor powder with cooked tapioca pearls known as boba.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 227kcal
    Author: Tracy O.

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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Ice
    • 1 cup Milk
    • 2 tablespoons Taro boba powder
    • 2 tablespoons Sugar
    • 4 tablespoons Cooked boba pearls

    Instructions

    • Put one cup of ice into the blender.
    • Then, pour one cup of milk into the blender. 
    • After that, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of taro boba powder into the blender. 
    • Cover the lid and blend until it smoothes. 
    • Next, put 2 tablespoons of cooked boba pearls into a jar and pour the mixture into the jar. (See detail on how to cook boba pearls )

    Notes

    Cooking tips for taro bubble tea:

    • Use instant pot pressure cooker to cook boba pearl
    • Add more ice and less milk if you want like slushy
    • If you want more drinks, double the recipe. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2g | Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 144mg | Iron: 1mg
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