Taro bubble milk tea is one of our family favorite drinks. Try out this sweet and flavorable taro boba drink with soft and chewy boba pearls. Let's learn how to make taro boba at home!
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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 and etc.
What is boba?
Pearl boba are black and chewy tapioca balls that originated from Taiwan.
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 of Chinese and Asian like this flavor for drink or dessert. 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 drink. It contains taro flavor powder, milk and boba.
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 drink or dessert in purple because of food coloring.
Is it boba safe to eat?
Yes, it is because boba pearls made from tapioca starch, water and sugar.
What does taro bubble tea taste like?
Instructions for how to make taro boba:
1.Put one cup of ice into the blender.
2. Then, pour one cup of milk into the blender.
3. After that, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of taro boba powder into the blender.
4. Cover the lid and blend until it smoothes.
5. Next, put 2 tablespoons of cooked boba pearls into a jar and pour the mixture drink in the jar. (See detail on how to cook boba pearls )
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
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 drink in the jar. (See detail on how to cook boba pearls )
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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.
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