Strawberry Milk Tea

Easy, delicious homemade strawberry milk tea made from scratch

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Taiwanese

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 40

Total Time: 50

Servings:

Calories: 545kcal

Boil the water in a pot.
Once the water starts to boil, turn the heat down to a simmer, then add the uncooked tapioca
Continue to cook on medium/low heat for 30 minutes
Turn off the heat after 30 minutes, and let the boba pearls sit in the hot water for about 5 minutes
After 5 minutes, scoop the pearls into a bowl of cold water
Stir in 2 Tablespoons of sugar, and leave the boba pearls in the water until ready to use

Rinse and hull the fresh strawberries (frozen strawberries can also be used instead of fresh strawberries)
Cut the strawberries in quarters and put in a pot
Add the water and sugar to the pot with the strawberries
Cook on low heat until the strawberries soften - approximately 10 minutes
Turn off the heat, and let the strawberries rest for about 5 minutes in the pot
Strain out the strawberry syrup, and set it aside to let it cool

Ensure all the various components of the strawberry milk tea are cool before combining them.
If you cannot wait for the tea to cool down, you can place the bowl/cup containing the tea in a bigger container with ice. This will cool it down quickly. You can do the same for the strawberry syrup
You could also replace the sugar with honey, maple syrup, or any other low-calorie sweetener
It is recommended that already cooked pearls be consumed within 4-6hrs. You can store already cooked pearls in a sugar syrup at room temperature. The sugar syrup prevents them from sticking together
Strawberry simple syrup can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks. If your strawberry simple syrup starts to look cloudy, then it may be going bad and may need to be thrown out.