Homemade Tapioca Boba Pearls

Name: Homemade Tapioca Boba Pearls
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 c tapioca flour; 1/3 c water; 1/4 c brown sugar; Black food dye (optional)

Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

Zomba, Malawi

I have been meaning to share this for days, but a pesky illness got the best of me, s this post is coming a little later than planned. #CA2025 l did not forget about you.

These homemade boba pearls are soft, chewy, and very satisfying. They are perfect for milk tea, fruit drinks, or iced tea (a personal favorite). If you’ve never made tapioca pearls at home before, you will be surprised how easy and calming the process can be.

I have been meaning to share this for days, but a pesky illness got the best of me, s this post is coming a little later than planned. #CA2025 l did not forget about you.

Bianca Mwale @bianca_eatsy

Zomba, Malawi

I have been meaning to share this for days, but a pesky illness got the best of me, s this post is coming a little later than planned. #CA2025 l did not forget about you.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

6-8 servings

1 ctapioca flour
1/3 cwater
1/4 cbrown sugar
Black food dye (optional)

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Place water in a pan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and dye
2

Cook until boiling then mix in half of the tapioca flour until sit forms a sticky goopy mixture
3

Take off heat add the remaining flour. Transfer onto a counter and knead into smooth and pliable dough
4

Roll the dough into two logs and then into small balls to form pearls
5

Boil the pearls in water until they float and become translucent (about 15 minutes)
6

Drain and rinse with cold water before serving