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How to Make Boba Pearls at Home

Homemade boba pearls

Prep Time
1 d 40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 393 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

For boba pearls
  • 1 cup around 135g tapioca starch , + 2 tbsp. more for adjusting and coating
  • 6 tbsp. water 90ml
  • 60 g brown sugar
Brown sugar syrup
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 brown sugar slab , around 70g (can be replaced by brown sugar too)
  • 100 ml water 1/3 cup + 1.5 tbsp.

Instructions

Make boba pearls
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  1. In a small pot, slightly heat the water and dissolve brown sugar over slowest fire (to avoid too much water lost). Make sure the sugar is dissolved. Heat the liquid to a boiling and then use slowest fire. Now, add 1/2 of the tapioca starch in and mix quickly (Count 6 to 7seconds). Turn off the fire or remove from fire and add the remaining 1/2 of the tapioca starch. Mix until gathered. Quick during the process.
  2. Place the remaining flour on an operation board. Transfer the smooth paste in and knead into a dough with the help of a scraper blade. At first, it might be slightly sticky. Continue kneading until smooth. Be quick during the process. The dough becomes hard to control when cool down completely.
  3. Divide the dough into 4 portions. Remember to cover the other three with plastic bag. Then shape one portion into a long log (around 1.5 cm in diameter), cut the log into small cubes.
  4. Round each small squares to small balls (be patient and do not require prefect roundness).
  5. In a large plate, spread some flour and coat each ball with enough flour to avoid sticking to each other. After finish all of the pearls, shift the extra flour off. You can now package in air-tight bags and freeze for later use.
Sugar Syrup
  1. In a small pot, melt 2 slices of brown sugar slab and 1cup brown sugar with 100ml water in a small pot. Heat until there are large bubbles. Or you can simply use brown sugar syrup.
How to cook the boba pearls
  1. Bring a large pot of water (at least 6 times of the volume of the pearls) and cook the pears for 20 to 30 minutes. Then transfer the balls into a cold water (they shrink to original size immediately). Wash under running water. Drain and mix with 2 tablespoons of brown sugar syrup or honey (or sugar) to avoid sticky together.
  2. Now, make your creations and make lovely boba drinks!

Notes

  • Recipe firstly published in 2019 and updated with video in 2020. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 393kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 75g (25%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 24mg (8%) Sodium 120mg (5%) Potassium 384mg (11%) Sugar 58g (116%) Vitamin A 395IU (8%) Calcium 314mg (31%) Iron 0.6mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 393

% Daily Value*

Calories 393kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 75g 25%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 24mg 8%
Sodium 120mg 5%
Potassium 384mg 8%
Sugar 58g 116%
Vitamin A 395IU 8%
Calcium 314mg 31%
Iron 0.6mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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