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Okinawa Milk Tea

Rich, velvety, and creamy Okinawa milk tea. A perfect winter warmer when served hot, and a refreshing summer drink when served cold.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 1 serve
Calories: 188 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 1 tea bag black tea of choice e.g. Assam, earl grey, English breakfast
  • ¾ cup (200 ml) water to brew your tea
  • 2 ½ tablespoons tapioca pearls (boba) or more to your liking
  • 2 ½ teaspoons Okinawa brown sugar (kokuto) or more to taste
  • ½ cup (120 ml) milk plant based milk can be used

Instructions

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  1. Brew tea in hot boiling water to your liking.
  2. Cook tapioca pearls (boba) to packet instructions. If using quick cooking boba, bring a small pot of water to boil. Then add the boba and reduce the heat to a simmer. Place a lid on the pot and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Turn off heat.
  3. Once boba is cooked, rinse in cold water and then mix through the sugar.
  4. Place boba in a drinking glass or mug, pour tea and then add the milk (see note 1). Mix until combined. Serve hot or cold.

Notes

  • If you are using a drinking glass, make sure your tea has cooled down before adding it to the glass. Otherwise you may crack the glass with the heat of the tea.
  • If you don’t have kokuto sugar, you can substitute dark muscovado sugar, regular brown sugar, or demerara sugar.
  • The stronger the tea is brewed, the nicer flavor it gives to the milk tea.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 serve Calories 188kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 34g (11%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Monounsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 12mg (4%) Sodium 63mg (3%) Potassium 184mg (5%) Sugar 14g (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1serve

Amount Per Serving

Calories 188

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 serve
Calories 188kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 34g 11%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 63mg 3%
Potassium 184mg 4%
Sugar 14g 28%

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