Ube milk tea (Ube bubble tea)
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Ube milk tea (Ube bubble tea)
Description
The Ube milk tea starts with cooking a ube base consisting of thawed frozen ube, coconut milk, sugar, vanilla, and ube extract, cooked carefully until thick and creamy. Evaporated milk adjusts the consistency to be pourable yet rich. For each drink, tapioca pearls are cooked separately, then soaked briefly to maintain chewiness. The base, milk, and ice combine with the boba pearls just before serving, delivering a smooth drink with the characteristic sweet, earthy flavor of ube and a creamy texture from coconut and evaporated milk. The tapioca pearls add a chewy contrast to the velvety tea.
This recipe provides enough ube base for multiple servings and can be stored in the refrigerator for several days. Use standard or homemade tapioca pearls depending on preference and prepare them fresh for optimal texture. This drink is a colorful and flavorful alternative to traditional milk tea, appealing to those wanting a unique bubble tea experience.
Ingredients
Ube base (makes enough for 8 – 10 drinks)
- 226 g ube ½ packet, frozen ube, frozen, thawed
- 1 cup coconut milk canned coconut milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp ube extract
- ½ - 1 cup milk or evaporated milk
Ube milk tea (for two drinks)
- ½ cup tapioca pearls or homemade tapioca pearls, quick cook
- ½ cup of the ube base
- 2 cups milk you can also use a plant-based milk, chilled
- ice few cubes
- honey optional
Instructions
Ube base
- Place all the ingredients (except for the ube extract and evaporated milk) in a saucepan.
- Cook the mixture while stirring frequently, and bring it to a boil.
- Continue to stir more frequently while cooking, until the mixture becomes thick. The consistency at this stage should be such that when you stir it with a spatula, it should leave a trail in the mixture. Stir in the ube extract at this point.
- Add about ½ cup of evaporated milk to get the mixture to a thick but pourable consistency. Add more if needed. Heat through for 1 – 2 minutes.
- Place the ube base in a jar and store in the fridge for up to 4 – 5 days.
To make ube milk tea
- First, cook the tapioca pearls according to package instructions. If you'd like to make my homemade boba pearls instead, cook them according to the recipe here on how to make boba pearls.
- Let the cooked boba pearls soak in warm water (just for a few minutes) until you get the drink ready. Alternatively, mix the drained tapioca pearls with some honey to keep them from sticking to each other.
- Place the ube base in a blender, along with the ice and milk. Blend until the mixture is smooth and the base has mixed in well.
- Add honey if you like your drink to be sweeter.
- Divide the tapioca pearls into two glasses (at least 10 oz capacity).
- Optional - Create some purple streaks with the ube base along the wall of the glass (see pictures in the post). If the ube base is too thick the following day, take a small portion of it and heat it gently in the microwave to make it more spreadable.
- Pour the ube milk into the two glasses and serve with boba straws.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 2drinks
Amount Per Serving
Calories 320 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1glass | |
| Calories | 320kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 128mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 477mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 3658IU | 73% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 300mg | 30% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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