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How to cook boba pearls- Regular boba or homemade boba

How to cook boba pearls - Regular boba or homemade boba instruction

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked tapioca pearls
  • 8 cups water
Sweetener
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

Instructions

Boil the water
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  1. Bring a large pot of water (Recommend 10 times in volume) to a rolling boil.
add the tapioca pearls and cook
  1. Add the tapioca pearls to the boiling water. Stir the tapioca pearls gently to prevent them from sticking together. Cook for 20 minutes or 5 minutes for quick boba pearls on medium heat.
rest it
  1. Turn off the fire and let it rest for another 20 minutes or 5 minutes for quick boba.
rinse or soak
  1. Rinse the tapioca pearls in running water to remove extra starch. For an even chewier texture, soak the tapioca pearls in iced water.
Sweeten the tapioca pearls
  1. Drain the tapioca pearls and then flavor the tapioca pearls with simple syrup honey or brown sugar syrup. If you don’t have syrup by hand, mix it with white sugar. If you want a caramelized brown sugar version, add some brown sugar in a saucepot, then place the cooked tapioca pearls in. Cook until the sugar is completely dissloved.