Green Tea Boba (Matcha Milk Bubble Tea) is a delightful blend of matcha green tea, milk, and tapioca pearls. Make it at home using my easy recipe (vegetarian, gluten-free).
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About Green Tea Boba (Matcha Milk Bubble Tea)
Green Tea Boba (Matcha Milk Bubble Tea, Green Bubble Tea) is a refreshing drink that can freshen you up on a hot summer day.
Matcha tea is mixed with milk, ice, and tapioca pearls to make this delightful Green Boba Tea. It has creaminess from milk, sweetness from sugar, and an earthy taste from the matcha green tea powder.
This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled and made vegan.
Ingredients
Matcha Green Tea – It is a green tea powder that is quite popular in East Asia. Use high-quality matcha green tea powder for the best taste.
You can get it in any large grocery store or order it online.
Boba (Tapioca Pearls) – You can find dried boba pearls in the Asian section of any grocery store. You can also order these online.
Milk – I used regular dairy milk to make this drink, but you can use plant-based milk, such as almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, etc., to make it vegan.
Sugar – Adjust according to your taste. You can also use honey or maple syrup to sweeten the tea.
How To Make Green Tea Boba
Cook The Boba Pearls
Add 2 cups of water and ½ cup granulated sugar to a pan.
Heat over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low.
Add ½ cup of boba pearls to the pan and cook for 15 minutes.
Switch off the heat, add 4 tablespoon honey to the pan, and stir well.
Remove the pan from the heat and let the pearls soak in for 30 minutes.
Prepare The Matcha Tea
Add 1 teaspoon matcha green tea, 2 tablespoon sugar, and ¼ cup of cold water to a blender and blend until everything comes together.
Assemble The Tea
Using a slotted spoon, take the boba pearls from the syrup and divide them between the two glasses.
Add a few ice cubes to each glass.
Top the glasses with 1 cup of milk.
Now pour the green tea mixture over the milk and stir well.
Serve immediately, along with a large boba tea straw. These straws assist you in sucking up the tapioca balls from the bottom of your drink. Sip them through the straw and then chew them in your mouth before swallowing them with your drink.
Pro Tips By Neha
This tea cannot be assembled in advance; however, you can cook the boba pearls, prepare the green tea, and refrigerate it for up to a day. Then assemble it just before serving.
The matcha green tea doesn’t mix with the liquid very quickly. Hence blending it in a blender with water makes the process more accessible, and you get a smooth tea paste.
You can use the leftover syrup to make cocktails or mocktails.
If you like more boba pearls in your tea, feel free to increase the quantity.
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Green Tea Boba Recipe (Matcha Milk Bubble Tea)
Ingredients
To Cook The Boba Pearls
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup dried boba pearls
- 4 tablespoons honey (replace with sugar for vegan)
For The Tea
- 1 teaspoon matcha green tea
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cold water
For Assembling The Tea
- matcha tea mixture
- 2 cups milk
- strained cooked boba pearls
- ice cubes (as required)
Instructions
Cook The Boba Pearls
- Add water and sugar to a pan.
- Heat over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low.
- Add boba pearls to the pan and cook for 15 minutes.
- Switch off the heat and add honey to the pan and stir well.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the pearls soak in for 30 minutes.
Prepare The Matcha Tea
- Add matcha green tea, sugar, and water to a blender and blend until everything comes together.
Assemble The Tea
- Take out the boba pearls from the syrup using a slotted spoon and divide them between the two glasses.
- Add a few ice cubes to each glass.
- Top the glasses with 1 cup of milk.
- Now pour the green tea mixture over the milk and stir well.
- Serve immediately along with a large boba tea straw. These straws assist you in sucking up the tapioca balls from the bottom of your drink. Sip them through the straw and then chew them in your mouth before swallowing them with your drink.
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